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NATIONWIDE MURDER RATES, 1995-2003
ALPHABETICAL BY STATE
MURDER RATES PER 100,000 PEOPLE
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STATES HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW HAVE NO DEATH PENALTY
STATUTE
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| YEAR |
2003
|
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
| NATIONAL RATE |
5.7
|
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
8.2 |
| Alabama |
6.6
|
6.8 |
8.5 |
7.4 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
9.9 |
10.4 |
11.2 |
| Alaska |
6.0
|
5.1 |
6.1 |
4.3 |
8.6 |
6.7 |
8.9 |
7.4 |
9.1 |
| Arizona |
7.9
|
7.1 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
8.5 |
10.4 |
| Arkansas |
6.4
|
5.2 |
5.5 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
8.0 |
9.9 |
8.7 |
10.4 |
| California |
6.8
|
6.8 |
6.4 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
8.0 |
9.1 |
11.2 |
| Colorado |
3.9
|
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
| Connecticut |
3.0
|
2.3 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
| Delaware |
2.9
|
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
| Florida |
5.4
|
5.5 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
| Georgia |
7.6
|
7.1 |
7.1 |
8.0 |
7.5 |
8.1 |
7.5 |
9.5 |
10.0 |
| Hawaii |
1.7
|
1.9 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
| Idaho |
1.8
|
2.7 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
| Illinois |
7.1
|
7.5 |
7.9 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
8.4 |
9.2 |
10.0 |
10.3 |
| Indiana |
5.5
|
5.9 |
6.8 |
5.8 |
6.6 |
7.7 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
8.0 |
| Iowa |
1.6
|
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
| Kansas |
4.5
|
2.9 |
3.4 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
6.2 |
| Kentucky |
4.6
|
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
7.2 |
| Louisiana |
13.0
|
13.2 |
11.2 |
12.5 |
10.7 |
12.8 |
15.7 |
17.5 |
17.0 |
| Maine |
1.2
|
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| Maryland |
9.5
|
9.4 |
8.3 |
8.1 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
11.6 |
11.8 |
| Massachusetts |
2.2
|
2.7 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
| Michigan |
6.1
|
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
7.8 |
7.5 |
8.5 |
| Minnesota |
2.5
|
2.2 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
| Mississippi |
9.3
|
9.2 |
9.9 |
9.0 |
7.7 |
11.4 |
13.1 |
11.1 |
12.9 |
| Missouri |
5.0
|
5.8 |
6.6 |
6.2 |
6.6 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
8.8 |
| Montana |
3.3
|
1.8 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
3.9 |
3.0 |
| Nebraska |
3.2
|
2.8 |
2.5 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
| Nevada |
8.8
|
8.3 |
8.5 |
6.5 |
9.1 |
9.7 |
11.2 |
13.7 |
10.7 |
| New Hampshire |
1.4
|
0.9 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
| New Jersey |
4.7
|
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
| New Mexico |
6.0
|
8.2 |
5.4 |
7.4 |
9.8 |
10.9 |
7.7 |
11.5 |
8.8 |
| New York |
4.9
|
4.7 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
6.0 |
7.4 |
8.5 |
| North Carolina |
6.1
|
6.6 |
6.2 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
8.5 |
9.4 |
| North Dakota |
1.9
|
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
| Ohio |
4.6
|
4.6 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
| Oklahoma |
5.9
|
4.7 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
6.9 |
6.1 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
12.2 |
| Oregon |
1.9
|
2.0 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
| Pennsylvania |
5.3
|
5.1 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
| Rhode Island |
2.3
|
3.8 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
| South Carolina |
7.2
|
7.3 |
6.3 |
5.8 |
6.6 |
8.0 |
8.4 |
9.0 |
7.9 |
| South Dakota |
1.3
|
1.4 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
| Tennessee |
6.8
|
7.2 |
7.4 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
8.5 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
10.6 |
| Texas |
6.4
|
6.0 |
6.2 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
7.7 |
9.0 |
| Utah |
2.5
|
2.0 |
3.0 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
| Vermont |
2.3
|
2.1 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
| Virginia |
5.6
|
5.3 |
5.1 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
| Washington |
3.0
|
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
| West Virginia |
3.5
|
3.2 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
4.9 |
| Wisconsin |
3.3
|
2.8 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
| Wyoming |
2.8
|
3.0 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
2.1 |
| NATIONAL RATE |
5.7
|
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
8.2 |
Average of murder rates among death
penalty states in 2003: 5.3
Average of murder rates among non-death
penalty states in 2003: 2.9
(Averages are obtained by simply averaging the murder rates
for the respective groups of states. For a weighted average which takes into
account the population of each state, see
additional murder rate data)
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