Murder Rates Nationally and By State
Posted: December 10, 2002
- By Region
- Alphabetical by State
- By Rank, Highest to Lowest
- National Rates, 1970-Current
- Murder Rate of Death Penalty States Compared to Non-Death Penalty States
DATA SOURCES:
FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2008 (Published Sept, 2009)
FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2009 (Published Sept, 2010)
FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2010 (Published Sept, 2011)
FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2011 (Published Oct, 2012)
REGIONAL MURDER RATES, 2001 - 2011
MURDER RATES PER 100,000 PEOPLE
| REGION | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | EXECUTIONS SINCE 1976 (As of 5/16/13) |
| South | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
6.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
6.6 |
6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 1089 |
| Midwest | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
4.7 |
4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 157 |
| West | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
5.7 |
5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 82 |
| Northeast | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
4.2 |
4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4 |
| NATIONAL RATE |
4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
NATIONWIDE MURDER RATES, 1996 - 2011
ALPHABETICAL BY STATE
States marked in yellow have no death penalty statute
| YEAR | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |
| Alabama | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.8 |
7.6 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Alaska | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 |
4.1 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 7.4 |
| Arizona | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.8 |
6.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Arkansas | 5.5 | 4.6 | 6.2 |
5.7 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 8.7 |
| California | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
5.8 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 8 | 9.1 |
| Colorado | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4 | 4.7 |
| Connecticut | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| Delaware | 4.5 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
6.5 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| Florida | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
6.4 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.5 |
| Georgia | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
6.6 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 9.5 |
| Hawaii | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Idaho | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
1.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Illinois | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.0 |
6.1 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 10 |
| Indiana | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
5.1 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Iowa | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Kansas | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 6 | 5.9 | 6 | 6.6 |
| Kentucky | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
4.6 | 4.8 | 4 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| Louisiana | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.8 |
11.9 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 9.9 | 12.7 | 13 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 15.7 | 17.5 |
| Maine | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
2.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Maryland | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 |
8.8 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 9 | 10 | 9.9 | 11.6 |
| Massachusetts | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
2.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| Michigan | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
5.4 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.5 |
| Minnesota | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| Mississippi | 8.0 | 6.9 | 6.6 |
8.1 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 9 | 7.7 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 11.1 |
| Missouri | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
7.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Montana | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
2.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| Nebraska | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
3.8 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Nevada | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
6.3 | 7.5 | 9 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 13.7 |
| New Hampshire | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| New Jersey | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
4.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| New Mexico | 7.5 | 6.8 | 9.9 |
7.2 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 6 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 7.7 | 11.5 |
| New York | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5.1 | 6 | 7.4 |
| North Carolina | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
6.5 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 7 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 |
| North Dakota | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
0.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Ohio | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Oklahoma | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.3 |
5.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Oregon | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
2.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
5.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| Rhode Island | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
2.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| South Carolina | 6.8 | 5.7 | 6.7 |
6.8 | 8 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 8 | 8.4 | 9 |
| South Dakota | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
3.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Tennessee | 5.8 | 5.6 | 7.4 |
6.6 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Texas | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
5.6 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.7 |
| Utah | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| Vermont | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
2.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Virginia | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
4.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 |
| Washington | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
2.9 | 2.7 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.3 | 3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| West Virginia | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.6 |
3.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Wisconsin | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
2.6 | 3.3 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4 | 4.2 |
| Wyoming | 3.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
1.9 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
For 2011, the average Murder Rate of Death Penalty States was 4.7, while the average Murder Rate of States without the Death Penalty was 3.1
For 2010, the average Murder Rate of Death Penalty States was 4.6, while the average Murder Rate of States without the Death Penalty was 2.9
For 2009, the average Murder Rate of Death Penalty States was 4.9, while the average Murder Rate of States without the Death Penalty was 2.8
For 2008, the average Murder Rate of Death Penalty States was 5.2, while the average Murder Rate of States without the Death Penalty was 3.3
For a weighted average which takes into account the population of each state, see additional murder rate data.
BY 2011 RANK, HIGHEST TO LOWEST
(2010 to 1996 Shown for Comparison)
MURDER RATES PER 100,000 PEOPLE
| YEAR | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |
| Louisiana | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 9.9 | 12.7 | 13 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 15.7 | 17.5 |
| Mississippi | 8.0 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 9 | 7.7 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 11.1 |
| New Mexico | 7.5 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 6 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 7.7 | 11.5 |
| Maryland | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 9 | 10 | 9.9 | 11.6 |
| South Carolina | 6.8 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 8 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 8 | 8.4 | 9 |
| Alabama | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Michigan | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7 | 7.3 | 7.5 | |
| Arizona | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7 | 8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Missouri | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Tennessee | 5.8 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Illinois | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 10 |
| Georgia | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 9.5 |
| Oklahoma | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Arkansas | 5.5 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 8 | 9.9 | 8.7 |
| North Carolina | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 7 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Nevada | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 9 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 13.7 |
| Florida | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| California | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6 | 6.6 | 8 | 9.1 |
| Indiana | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Delaware | 4.5 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| Ohio | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Texas | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.7 |
| New Jersey | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| West Virginia | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| New York | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5.1 | 6 | 7.4 |
| Alaska | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 7.4 |
| Kansas | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 6 | 5.9 | 6 | 6.6 |
| Virginia | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 |
| Connecticut | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| Nebraska | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Kentucky | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| North Dakota | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Wyoming | 3.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Colorado | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4 | 4.7 |
| Massachusetts | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| Montana | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| South Dakota | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Wisconsin | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4 | 4.2 |
| Washington | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.3 | 3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| Idaho | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Oregon | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Maine | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Utah | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| Iowa | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Minnesota | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| Rhode Island | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Vermont | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| New Hampshire | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Hawaii | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2 | 4 | 3.4 |
For 2011, the average Murder Rate of Death Penalty States was 4.7, while the average Murder Rate of States without the Death Penalty was 3.1
For 2010, the average Murder Rate of Death Penalty States was 4.6, while the average Murder Rate of States without the Death Penalty was 2.9
For 2009, the average Murder Rate of Death Penalty States was 4.9, while the average Murder Rate of States without the Death Penalty was 2.8
For 2008, the average Murder Rate of Death Penalty States was 5.2, while the average Murder Rate of States without the Death Penalty was 3.3
For a weighted average which takes into account the population of each state, see additional murder rate data.
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