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United States: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 5.8 homicides per 100,000 people (2023)
- +29% in 10 years (since 2013)
- 2nd lowest rate of 3 in Northern America
- World median: 3.8 per 100,000
- Source: World Bank, from UNODC, 2023.
Safety 3 out of 10 compared with the world
Places in United States
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Homicides per 100,000 people by year
| Year | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.8 |
| 2022 | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 6.8 |
| 2020 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 4.9 |
| 2018 | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 5.2 |
| 2016 | 5.3 |
| 2015 | 4.9 |
| 2014 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 4.7 |
| 2010 | 4.7 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5.4 |
| 2007 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | 5.7 |
| 2001 | 6.7 |
| 2000 | 5.5 |
