Crime in the United States
by Volume and Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, 1992–2011
Year
|
Population1
|
Violent
crime |
Violent
crime rate (per 100,000) |
Murder and
nonnegligent manslaughter |
Murder and
nonnegligent manslaughter rate (per 100,000) |
1992
|
255,029,699
|
1,932,274
|
757.7
|
23,760
|
9.3
|
1993
|
257,782,608
|
1,926,017
|
747.1
|
24,526
|
9.5
|
1994
|
260,327,021
|
1,857,670
|
713.6
|
23,326
|
9.0
|
1995
|
262,803,276
|
1,798,792
|
684.5
|
21,606
|
8.2
|
1996
|
265,228,572
|
1,688,540
|
636.6
|
19,645
|
7.4
|
1997
|
267,783,607
|
1,636,096
|
611.0
|
18,208
|
6.8
|
1998
|
270,248,003
|
1,533,887
|
567.6
|
16,974
|
6.3
|
1999
|
272,690,813
|
1,426,044
|
523.0
|
15,522
|
5.7
|
2000
|
281,421,906
|
1,425,486
|
506.5
|
15,586
|
5.5
|
20012
|
285,317,559
|
1,439,480
|
504.5
|
16,037
|
5.6
|
2002
|
287,973,924
|
1,423,677
|
494.4
|
16,229
|
5.6
|
2003
|
290,788,976
|
1,383,676
|
475.8
|
16,528
|
5.7
|
2004
|
293,656,842
|
1,360,088
|
463.2
|
16,148
|
5.5
|
2005
|
296,507,061
|
1,390,745
|
469.0
|
16,740
|
5.6
|
2006
|
299,398,484
|
1,435,123
|
479.3
|
17,309
|
5.8
|
2007
|
301,621,157
|
1,422,970
|
471.8
|
17,128
|
5.7
|
2008
|
304,059,724
|
1,394,461
|
458.6
|
16,465
|
5.4
|
2009
|
307,006,550
|
1,325,896
|
431.9
|
15,399
|
5.0
|
20103
|
309,330,219
|
1,251,248
|
404.5
|
14,722
|
4.8
|
2011
|
311,591,917
|
1,203,564
|
386.3
|
14,612
|
4.7
|
Murder
by State, Types of Weapons, 2011
Total
murders1 |
Total
firearms |
Handguns
|
Rifles
|
Shotguns
|
Firearms
(unknown) |
Knives
|
Other
weapons |
Hands, fists,
feet, etc.2 |
|
AK
|
29
|
16
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
8
|
6
|
5
|
2
|
AZ
|
339
|
222
|
165
|
14
|
9
|
34
|
49
|
59
|
9
|
AK
|
153
|
110
|
52
|
4
|
6
|
48
|
22
|
17
|
4
|
CA
|
1,790
|
1,220
|
866
|
45
|
50
|
259
|
261
|
208
|
101
|
CO
|
147
|
73
|
39
|
3
|
5
|
26
|
22
|
31
|
21
|
CT
|
128
|
94
|
54
|
1
|
1
|
38
|
18
|
10
|
6
|
DE
|
41
|
28
|
18
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
DC
|
108
|
77
|
37
|
0
|
1
|
39
|
21
|
9
|
1
|
GA
|
522
|
370
|
326
|
16
|
16
|
12
|
61
|
83
|
8
|
HI
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
ID
|
32
|
17
|
15
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
8
|
3
|
IL3
|
452
|
377
|
364
|
1
|
5
|
7
|
29
|
29
|
17
|
IN
|
284
|
183
|
115
|
9
|
12
|
47
|
36
|
43
|
22
|
IA
|
44
|
19
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
5
|
KS
|
110
|
73
|
31
|
3
|
5
|
34
|
11
|
16
|
10
|
KT
|
150
|
100
|
77
|
6
|
5
|
12
|
13
|
24
|
13
|
LA
|
485
|
402
|
372
|
10
|
8
|
12
|
28
|
29
|
26
|
ME
|
25
|
12
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
4
|
7
|
2
|
MD
|
398
|
272
|
262
|
2
|
5
|
3
|
75
|
34
|
17
|
MA
|
183
|
122
|
52
|
0
|
1
|
69
|
30
|
22
|
9
|
MI
|
613
|
450
|
267
|
29
|
15
|
139
|
43
|
89
|
31
|
MN
|
70
|
43
|
36
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
12
|
12
|
3
|
MS
|
187
|
138
|
121
|
6
|
4
|
7
|
26
|
14
|
9
|
MO
|
364
|
276
|
158
|
13
|
9
|
96
|
28
|
42
|
18
|
MT
|
18
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
NE
|
65
|
42
|
35
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
7
|
9
|
7
|
NV
|
129
|
75
|
46
|
2
|
1
|
26
|
20
|
25
|
9
|
NH
|
16
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
NJ
|
379
|
269
|
238
|
1
|
5
|
25
|
51
|
41
|
18
|
NM
|
121
|
60
|
45
|
2
|
2
|
11
|
21
|
32
|
8
|
NY
|
774
|
445
|
394
|
5
|
16
|
30
|
160
|
143
|
26
|
NC
|
489
|
335
|
235
|
26
|
19
|
55
|
60
|
57
|
37
|
ND
|
12
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
OH
|
488
|
344
|
187
|
8
|
13
|
136
|
44
|
80
|
20
|
OK
|
204
|
131
|
99
|
8
|
9
|
15
|
26
|
21
|
26
|
OR
|
77
|
40
|
13
|
1
|
2
|
24
|
22
|
10
|
5
|
PA
|
636
|
470
|
379
|
8
|
19
|
64
|
73
|
66
|
27
|
RI
|
14
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
SC
|
319
|
223
|
126
|
10
|
12
|
75
|
38
|
40
|
18
|
SD
|
15
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
TN
|
373
|
244
|
172
|
7
|
13
|
52
|
51
|
62
|
16
|
TX
|
1,089
|
699
|
497
|
37
|
48
|
117
|
175
|
134
|
81
|
UT
|
51
|
26
|
15
|
4
|
1
|
6
|
5
|
9
|
11
|
VT
|
8
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
VA
|
303
|
208
|
110
|
10
|
15
|
73
|
33
|
41
|
21
|
WA
|
161
|
79
|
58
|
1
|
3
|
17
|
29
|
36
|
17
|
WV
|
74
|
43
|
23
|
10
|
3
|
7
|
11
|
13
|
7
|
WI
|
135
|
80
|
60
|
7
|
3
|
10
|
21
|
13
|
21
|
WY
|
15
|
11
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
VI
|
38
|
31
|
27
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
Total
|
12,664
|
8,583
|
6,220
|
323
|
356
|
1,684
|
1,694
|
1,659
|
728
|
|
100.0%
|
67.8%
|
49.1%
|
2.6%
|
2.8%
|
13.3%
|
13.4%
|
13.1%
|
5.7%
|
|
Total
murders1 |
Total
firearms |
Handguns
|
Rifles
|
Shotguns
|
Firearms unknown |
Knives
|
Other
weapons |
Hands, fists,
feet, etc.2 |
1 Total number of
murders for which supplemental homicide data were received.
2 Pushed is included
in hands, fists, feet, etc.
3 Limited supplemental
homicide data were received.
|
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