Murder in U.S. cities and states
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter: the willful killing of one person by another.
We estimate about 12,300 victims a year across the U.S., down 18.2% from a year earlier. The model projects a 2.4% increase by 2031.
- Group
- Persons crimes
- FBI offense codes
- 09A
- Counted as
- One per victim
Cities and places
Highest murder rates among the places we publish
Index per resident for murder; the U.S. rate is 100. Rates run high where many people work or visit but few live, so downtowns and shopping areas weigh on a city's figure.
PlaceIndex
25 places published so far; 18 are above the U.S. rate for murder. The highest is at 3.6 times the U.S. rate.
States
Murder by state
Every block group in each state, including towns and unincorporated areas.
StateIndex
Louisiana
255
Alaska
195
Alabama
194
New Mexico
191
Missouri
181
Mississippi
169
South Carolina
142
Arkansas
140
Georgia
134
Kansas
122
West Virginia
116
Maryland
112
Michigan
111
Wisconsin
99
Virginia
95
Delaware
95
South Dakota
74
Wyoming
73
Kentucky
72
Nebraska
68
Vermont
64
Montana
59
Minnesota
58
Oregon
58
Utah
55
Connecticut
52
New Jersey
52
Idaho
51
Rhode Island
50
North Dakota
45
Iowa
41
New Hampshire
33
Hawaii
33
Maine
31
Other persons crimes
Estimates, not incident records: agency totals reported to the FBI, modeled across census block groups. How the estimates are made.