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Homicide deaths by state Deaths from homicide (all methods) and from firearm homicide, by state of residence, with rates per 100,000 people as published by CDC from National Vital Statistics System death records.
Reference period 2024 Licence Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Chart (4 options): Homicide rate* Firearm homicide rate* Homicide deaths Firearm homicide deaths
Homicide rate* (Homicide rate per 100,000) Firearm homicide rate* (Firearm homicide rate per 100,000) Homicide deaths Firearm homicide deaths
Homicide deaths by state: Homicide rate per 100,000 51 areas ranked by Homicide rate per 100,000. Highest: District of Columbia (25.3); lowest: New Hampshire (1.3); national value 6.0. District of Columbia District of Columbia: 25.3 25.3 Mississippi Mississippi: 18.6 18.6 Louisiana Louisiana: 14.4 14.4 New Mexico New Mexico: 12.7 12.7 Alabama Alabama: 12.6 12.6 Tennessee Tennessee: 9.8 9.8 South Carolina South Carolina: 9.4 9.4 Georgia Georgia: 9.1 9.1 Missouri Missouri: 9.0 9.0 Maryland Maryland: 8.6 8.6 Illinois Illinois: 8.4 8.4 Arkansas Arkansas: 8.1 8.1 North Carolina North Carolina: 7.7 7.7 Alaska Alaska: 7.6 7.6 Indiana Indiana: 7.0 7.0 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 7.0 7.0 Kentucky Kentucky: 6.9 6.9 Nevada Nevada: 6.9 6.9 Delaware Delaware: 6.5 6.5 Arizona Arizona: 6.3 6.3 Ohio Ohio: 6.3 6.3 Texas Texas: 6.1 6.1 South Dakota South Dakota: 6.0 6.0 Virginia Virginia: 5.5 5.5 West Virginia West Virginia: 5.5 5.5 Michigan Michigan: 5.4 5.4 Kansas Kansas: 5.3 5.3 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 5.3 5.3 Colorado Colorado: 5.2 5.2 Florida Florida: 5.2 5.2 Wyoming Wyoming: 4.6 4.6 California California: 4.5 4.5 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 4.5 4.5 Washington Washington: 4.4 4.4 Montana Montana: 4.2 4.2 Oregon Oregon: 4.0 4.0 New York New York: 3.5 3.5 Iowa Iowa: 3.3 3.3 Minnesota Minnesota: 3.3 3.3 Vermont Vermont: 3.2 3.2 Nebraska Nebraska: 3.0 3.0 Connecticut Connecticut: 2.9 2.9 New Jersey New Jersey: 2.8 2.8 Hawaii Hawaii: 2.7 2.7 North Dakota North Dakota: 2.6 2.6 Maine Maine: 2.4 2.4 Utah Utah: 2.4 2.4 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 2.2 2.2 Idaho Idaho: 1.8 1.8 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 1.8 1.8 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 1.3 1.3 National 6.0
Homicide deaths by state: Homicide rate per 100,000 51 areas ranked by Homicide rate per 100,000. Highest: District of Columbia (25.3); lowest: New Hampshire (1.3); national value 6.0. District of Colum… District of Columbia: 25.3 25.3 Mississippi Mississippi: 18.6 18.6 Louisiana Louisiana: 14.4 14.4 New Mexico New Mexico: 12.7 12.7 Alabama Alabama: 12.6 12.6 Tennessee Tennessee: 9.8 9.8 South Carolina South Carolina: 9.4 9.4 Georgia Georgia: 9.1 9.1 Missouri Missouri: 9.0 9.0 Maryland Maryland: 8.6 8.6 Illinois Illinois: 8.4 8.4 Arkansas Arkansas: 8.1 8.1 North Carolina North Carolina: 7.7 7.7 Alaska Alaska: 7.6 7.6 Indiana Indiana: 7.0 7.0 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 7.0 7.0 Kentucky Kentucky: 6.9 6.9 Nevada Nevada: 6.9 6.9 Delaware Delaware: 6.5 6.5 Arizona Arizona: 6.3 6.3 Ohio Ohio: 6.3 6.3 Texas Texas: 6.1 6.1 South Dakota South Dakota: 6.0 6.0 Virginia Virginia: 5.5 5.5 West Virginia West Virginia: 5.5 5.5 Michigan Michigan: 5.4 5.4 Kansas Kansas: 5.3 5.3 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 5.3 5.3 Colorado Colorado: 5.2 5.2 Florida Florida: 5.2 5.2 Wyoming Wyoming: 4.6 4.6 California California: 4.5 4.5 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 4.5 4.5 Washington Washington: 4.4 4.4 Montana Montana: 4.2 4.2 Oregon Oregon: 4.0 4.0 New York New York: 3.5 3.5 Iowa Iowa: 3.3 3.3 Minnesota Minnesota: 3.3 3.3 Vermont Vermont: 3.2 3.2 Nebraska Nebraska: 3.0 3.0 Connecticut Connecticut: 2.9 2.9 New Jersey New Jersey: 2.8 2.8 Hawaii Hawaii: 2.7 2.7 North Dakota North Dakota: 2.6 2.6 Maine Maine: 2.4 2.4 Utah Utah: 2.4 2.4 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 2.2 2.2 Idaho Idaho: 1.8 1.8 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 1.8 1.8 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 1.3 1.3 National 6.0
Homicide rate per 100,000, 2024, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Homicide rate per 100,000. Highest: District of Columbia (25.3); lowest: New Hampshire (1.3); national value 6.0. Full data in the table below.Source: CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Homicide deaths by state: Firearm homicide rate per 100,000 51 areas ranked by Firearm homicide rate per 100,000. Highest: District of Columbia (19.7); lowest: New Hampshire (0.8); national value 4.6. District of Columbia District of Columbia: 19.7 19.7 Mississippi Mississippi: 16.0 16.0 Louisiana Louisiana: 12.3 12.3 Alabama Alabama: 11.0 11.0 New Mexico New Mexico: 9.7 9.7 Tennessee Tennessee: 8.1 8.1 South Carolina South Carolina: 7.8 7.8 Georgia Georgia: 7.4 7.4 Missouri Missouri: 7.4 7.4 Arkansas Arkansas: 6.9 6.9 Illinois Illinois: 6.9 6.9 Maryland Maryland: 6.5 6.5 North Carolina North Carolina: 6.3 6.3 Kentucky Kentucky: 5.9 5.9 Indiana Indiana: 5.5 5.5 Nevada Nevada: 5.3 5.3 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 5.0 5.0 Ohio Ohio: 4.9 4.9 Delaware Delaware: 4.8 4.8 Texas Texas: 4.8 4.8 Alaska Alaska: 4.5 4.5 Virginia Virginia: 4.5 4.5 Arizona Arizona: 4.4 4.4 Kansas Kansas: 4.2 4.2 Michigan Michigan: 4.0 4.0 Florida Florida: 3.9 3.9 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 3.9 3.9 Colorado Colorado: 3.6 3.6 West Virginia West Virginia: 3.6 3.6 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 3.5 3.5 South Dakota South Dakota: 3.2 3.2 California California: 3.1 3.1 Washington Washington: 3.0 3.0 Oregon Oregon: 2.8 2.8 Minnesota Minnesota: 2.5 2.5 Montana Montana: 2.2 2.2 Nebraska Nebraska: 2.2 2.2 Iowa Iowa: 2.1 2.1 Connecticut Connecticut: 1.9 1.9 Vermont Vermont: 1.9 1.9 Wyoming Wyoming: 1.9 1.9 New Jersey New Jersey: 1.8 1.8 New York New York: 1.8 1.8 Utah Utah: 1.7 1.7 Hawaii Hawaii: 1.4 1.4 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 1.4 1.4 North Dakota North Dakota: 1.4 1.4 Idaho Idaho: 1.3 1.3 Maine Maine: 1.1 1.1 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 1.1 1.1 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 0.8 0.8 National 4.6
Homicide deaths by state: Firearm homicide rate per 100,000 51 areas ranked by Firearm homicide rate per 100,000. Highest: District of Columbia (19.7); lowest: New Hampshire (0.8); national value 4.6. District of Colum… District of Columbia: 19.7 19.7 Mississippi Mississippi: 16.0 16.0 Louisiana Louisiana: 12.3 12.3 Alabama Alabama: 11.0 11.0 New Mexico New Mexico: 9.7 9.7 Tennessee Tennessee: 8.1 8.1 South Carolina South Carolina: 7.8 7.8 Georgia Georgia: 7.4 7.4 Missouri Missouri: 7.4 7.4 Arkansas Arkansas: 6.9 6.9 Illinois Illinois: 6.9 6.9 Maryland Maryland: 6.5 6.5 North Carolina North Carolina: 6.3 6.3 Kentucky Kentucky: 5.9 5.9 Indiana Indiana: 5.5 5.5 Nevada Nevada: 5.3 5.3 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 5.0 5.0 Ohio Ohio: 4.9 4.9 Delaware Delaware: 4.8 4.8 Texas Texas: 4.8 4.8 Alaska Alaska: 4.5 4.5 Virginia Virginia: 4.5 4.5 Arizona Arizona: 4.4 4.4 Kansas Kansas: 4.2 4.2 Michigan Michigan: 4.0 4.0 Florida Florida: 3.9 3.9 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 3.9 3.9 Colorado Colorado: 3.6 3.6 West Virginia West Virginia: 3.6 3.6 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 3.5 3.5 South Dakota South Dakota: 3.2 3.2 California California: 3.1 3.1 Washington Washington: 3.0 3.0 Oregon Oregon: 2.8 2.8 Minnesota Minnesota: 2.5 2.5 Montana Montana: 2.2 2.2 Nebraska Nebraska: 2.2 2.2 Iowa Iowa: 2.1 2.1 Connecticut Connecticut: 1.9 1.9 Vermont Vermont: 1.9 1.9 Wyoming Wyoming: 1.9 1.9 New Jersey New Jersey: 1.8 1.8 New York New York: 1.8 1.8 Utah Utah: 1.7 1.7 Hawaii Hawaii: 1.4 1.4 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 1.4 1.4 North Dakota North Dakota: 1.4 1.4 Idaho Idaho: 1.3 1.3 Maine Maine: 1.1 1.1 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 1.1 1.1 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 0.8 0.8 National 4.6
Firearm homicide rate per 100,000, 2024, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Firearm homicide rate per 100,000. Highest: District of Columbia (19.7); lowest: New Hampshire (0.8); national value 4.6. Full data in the table below.Source: CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Homicide deaths by state: Homicide deaths 51 areas ranked by Homicide deaths. Highest: Texas (1,851); lowest: New Hampshire (18). Texas Texas: 1,851 1,851 California California: 1,768 1,768 Florida Florida: 1,183 1,183 Illinois Illinois: 1,058 1,058 Georgia Georgia: 1,001 1,001 North Carolina North Carolina: 834 834 Ohio Ohio: 744 744 Tennessee Tennessee: 697 697 New York New York: 693 693 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 684 684 Louisiana Louisiana: 659 659 Alabama Alabama: 645 645 Missouri Missouri: 555 555 Mississippi Mississippi: 548 548 Michigan Michigan: 538 538 Maryland Maryland: 529 529 South Carolina South Carolina: 505 505 Indiana Indiana: 482 482 Virginia Virginia: 477 477 Arizona Arizona: 467 467 Washington Washington: 344 344 Kentucky Kentucky: 314 314 Colorado Colorado: 305 305 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 283 283 New Mexico New Mexico: 268 268 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 266 266 New Jersey New Jersey: 264 264 Arkansas Arkansas: 247 247 Nevada Nevada: 221 221 Minnesota Minnesota: 192 192 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 172 172 Oregon Oregon: 171 171 Kansas Kansas: 156 156 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 153 153 Iowa Iowa: 105 105 Connecticut Connecticut: 104 104 West Virginia West Virginia: 97 97 Utah Utah: 82 82 Delaware Delaware: 67 67 Nebraska Nebraska: 59 59 Alaska Alaska: 56 56 South Dakota South Dakota: 55 55 Montana Montana: 48 48 Hawaii Hawaii: 39 39 Idaho Idaho: 36 36 Maine Maine: 34 34 Wyoming Wyoming: 27 27 Vermont Vermont: 21 21 North Dakota North Dakota: 20 20 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 20 20 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 18 18
Homicide deaths by state: Homicide deaths 51 areas ranked by Homicide deaths. Highest: Texas (1,851); lowest: New Hampshire (18). Texas Texas: 1,851 1,851 California California: 1,768 1,768 Florida Florida: 1,183 1,183 Illinois Illinois: 1,058 1,058 Georgia Georgia: 1,001 1,001 North Carolina North Carolina: 834 834 Ohio Ohio: 744 744 Tennessee Tennessee: 697 697 New York New York: 693 693 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 684 684 Louisiana Louisiana: 659 659 Alabama Alabama: 645 645 Missouri Missouri: 555 555 Mississippi Mississippi: 548 548 Michigan Michigan: 538 538 Maryland Maryland: 529 529 South Carolina South Carolina: 505 505 Indiana Indiana: 482 482 Virginia Virginia: 477 477 Arizona Arizona: 467 467 Washington Washington: 344 344 Kentucky Kentucky: 314 314 Colorado Colorado: 305 305 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 283 283 New Mexico New Mexico: 268 268 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 266 266 New Jersey New Jersey: 264 264 Arkansas Arkansas: 247 247 Nevada Nevada: 221 221 Minnesota Minnesota: 192 192 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 172 172 Oregon Oregon: 171 171 Kansas Kansas: 156 156 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 153 153 Iowa Iowa: 105 105 Connecticut Connecticut: 104 104 West Virginia West Virginia: 97 97 Utah Utah: 82 82 Delaware Delaware: 67 67 Nebraska Nebraska: 59 59 Alaska Alaska: 56 56 South Dakota South Dakota: 55 55 Montana Montana: 48 48 Hawaii Hawaii: 39 39 Idaho Idaho: 36 36 Maine Maine: 34 34 Wyoming Wyoming: 27 27 Vermont Vermont: 21 21 North Dakota North Dakota: 20 20 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 20 20 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 18 18
Homicide deaths, 2024, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Homicide deaths. Highest: Texas (1,851); lowest: New Hampshire (18). Full data in the table below.Source: CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Homicide deaths by state: Firearm homicide deaths 51 areas ranked by Firearm homicide deaths. Highest: Texas (1,450); lowest: New Hampshire (11). Texas Texas: 1,450 1,450 California California: 1,204 1,204 Florida Florida: 889 889 Illinois Illinois: 872 872 Georgia Georgia: 815 815 North Carolina North Carolina: 688 688 Tennessee Tennessee: 578 578 Ohio Ohio: 577 577 Alabama Alabama: 562 562 Louisiana Louisiana: 562 562 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 503 503 Mississippi Mississippi: 469 469 Missouri Missouri: 460 460 South Carolina South Carolina: 417 417 Michigan Michigan: 405 405 Maryland Maryland: 404 404 Virginia Virginia: 395 395 Indiana Indiana: 380 380 New York New York: 362 362 Arizona Arizona: 329 329 Kentucky Kentucky: 265 265 Washington Washington: 235 235 Arkansas Arkansas: 211 211 Colorado Colorado: 209 209 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 207 207 New Mexico New Mexico: 206 206 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 204 204 Nevada Nevada: 170 170 New Jersey New Jersey: 164 164 Minnesota Minnesota: 142 142 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 134 134 Kansas Kansas: 123 123 Oregon Oregon: 120 120 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 96 96 Connecticut Connecticut: 69 69 Iowa Iowa: 67 67 West Virginia West Virginia: 64 64 Utah Utah: 58 58 Delaware Delaware: 50 50 Nebraska Nebraska: 43 43 Alaska Alaska: 33 33 South Dakota South Dakota: 29 29 Idaho Idaho: 26 26 Montana Montana: 25 25 Hawaii Hawaii: 20 20 Maine Maine: 16 16 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 12 12 Vermont Vermont: 12 12 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 11 11 North Dakota North Dakota: 11 11 Wyoming Wyoming: 11 11
Homicide deaths by state: Firearm homicide deaths 51 areas ranked by Firearm homicide deaths. Highest: Texas (1,450); lowest: New Hampshire (11). Texas Texas: 1,450 1,450 California California: 1,204 1,204 Florida Florida: 889 889 Illinois Illinois: 872 872 Georgia Georgia: 815 815 North Carolina North Carolina: 688 688 Tennessee Tennessee: 578 578 Ohio Ohio: 577 577 Alabama Alabama: 562 562 Louisiana Louisiana: 562 562 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 503 503 Mississippi Mississippi: 469 469 Missouri Missouri: 460 460 South Carolina South Carolina: 417 417 Michigan Michigan: 405 405 Maryland Maryland: 404 404 Virginia Virginia: 395 395 Indiana Indiana: 380 380 New York New York: 362 362 Arizona Arizona: 329 329 Kentucky Kentucky: 265 265 Washington Washington: 235 235 Arkansas Arkansas: 211 211 Colorado Colorado: 209 209 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 207 207 New Mexico New Mexico: 206 206 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 204 204 Nevada Nevada: 170 170 New Jersey New Jersey: 164 164 Minnesota Minnesota: 142 142 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 134 134 Kansas Kansas: 123 123 Oregon Oregon: 120 120 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 96 96 Connecticut Connecticut: 69 69 Iowa Iowa: 67 67 West Virginia West Virginia: 64 64 Utah Utah: 58 58 Delaware Delaware: 50 50 Nebraska Nebraska: 43 43 Alaska Alaska: 33 33 South Dakota South Dakota: 29 29 Idaho Idaho: 26 26 Montana Montana: 25 25 Hawaii Hawaii: 20 20 Maine Maine: 16 16 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 12 12 Vermont Vermont: 12 12 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 11 11 North Dakota North Dakota: 11 11 Wyoming Wyoming: 11 11
Firearm homicide deaths, 2024, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Firearm homicide deaths. Highest: Texas (1,450); lowest: New Hampshire (11). Full data in the table below.Source: CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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State Homicide rate* Homicide deaths Firearm homicide rate* Firearm homicide deaths United States 6 20,162 4.6 15,364 Alabama 12.6 645 11 562 Alaska 7.6 56 4.5 33 Arizona 6.3 467 4.4 329 Arkansas 8.1 247 6.9 211 California 4.5 1,768 3.1 1,204 Colorado 5.2 305 3.6 209 Connecticut 2.9 104 1.9 69 Delaware 6.5 67 4.8 50 District of Columbia 25.3 172 19.7 134 Florida 5.2 1,183 3.9 889 Georgia 9.1 1,001 7.4 815 Hawaii 2.7 39 1.4 20 Idaho 1.8 36 1.3 26 Illinois 8.4 1,058 6.9 872 Indiana 7 482 5.5 380 Iowa 3.3 105 2.1 67 Kansas 5.3 156 4.2 123 Kentucky 6.9 314 5.9 265 Louisiana 14.4 659 12.3 562 Maine 2.4 34 1.1 16 Maryland 8.6 529 6.5 404 Massachusetts 2.2 153 1.4 96 Michigan 5.4 538 4 405 Minnesota 3.3 192 2.5 142 Mississippi 18.6 548 16 469 Missouri 9 555 7.4 460 Montana 4.2 48 2.2 25 Nebraska 3 59 2.2 43 Nevada 6.9 221 5.3 170 New Hampshire 1.3 18 0.8 11 New Jersey 2.8 264 1.8 164 New Mexico 12.7 268 9.7 206 New York 3.5 693 1.8 362 North Carolina 7.7 834 6.3 688 North Dakota 2.6 20 1.4 11 Ohio 6.3 744 4.9 577 Oklahoma 7 283 5 204 Oregon 4 171 2.8 120 Pennsylvania 5.3 684 3.9 503 Rhode Island 1.8 20 1.1 12 South Carolina 9.4 505 7.8 417 South Dakota 6 55 3.2 29 Tennessee 9.8 697 8.1 578 Texas 6.1 1,851 4.8 1,450 Utah 2.4 82 1.7 58 Vermont 3.2 21 1.9 12 Virginia 5.5 477 4.5 395 Washington 4.4 344 3 235 West Virginia 5.5 97 3.6 64 Wisconsin 4.5 266 3.5 207 Wyoming 4.6 27 1.9 11
Column headers are shortened: Homicide rate* = Homicide rate per 100,000; Firearm homicide rate* = Firearm homicide rate per 100,000.
* Deaths per 100,000 people, as published by CDC.
Source: CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence – State, data.cdc.gov dataset fpsi-y8tj (intents All_Homicide and FA_Homicide; U.S. total from the National dataset t6u2-f84c; data as of 2026-06-22) . Reference period: 2024.
Cite this table Source agency CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Dataset Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence – State (fpsi-y8tj) Table Homicide deaths by state Data last updated 2026-10-27 Page https://quadranac.com/tables/us-homicide/ Homicide deaths by state (United States, 2024). Data: CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence – State (fpsi-y8tj). Retrieved 2026-10-27 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-homicide/
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