violent crime by state
January 9th, 2011 at 6:31:51 PM
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Nevada doesn't fare very well in this 2009 set of statistics. Puerto Rico seems unusual in that the violent crime rate is about average but murder is off the charts. That may be a reporting issue.
| State | Violent Crimes / 100K | Murder / 100K |
|---|---|---|
| NEVADA | 702.2 | 5.9 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 670.8 | 6.3 |
| TENNESSEE | 667.7 | 7.3 |
| DELAWARE | 636.6 | 4.6 |
| ALASKA | 633.0 | 3.1 |
| LOUISIANA | 620.0 | 11.8 |
| NEW MEXICO | 619.0 | 8.7 |
| FLORIDA | 612.5 | 5.5 |
| MARYLAND | 589.9 | 7.7 |
| ARKANSAS | 517.7 | 6.2 |
| OKLAHOMA | 501.1 | 6.2 |
| ILLINOIS2, 3 | 497.2 | 6.0 |
| MICHIGAN4 | 497.0 | 6.3 |
| MISSOURI | 491.8 | 6.4 |
| TEXAS | 490.9 | 5.4 |
| CALIFORNIA | 472.0 | 5.3 |
| MASSACHUSETTS | 457.1 | 2.6 |
| ALABAMA | 449.8 | 6.9 |
| GEORGIA | 426.1 | 5.8 |
| ARIZONA | 408.3 | 5.4 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 404.3 | 5.3 |
| KANSAS | 400.1 | 4.2 |
| NEW YORK | 384.7 | 4.0 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | 380.5 | 5.2 |
| COLORADO | 337.8 | 3.5 |
| INDIANA | 333.2 | 4.8 |
| OHIO | 332.1 | 4.5 |
| WASHINGTON | 331.0 | 2.7 |
| NEW JERSEY | 311.5 | 3.7 |
| CONNECTICUT | 298.7 | 3.0 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 296.5 | 4.6 |
| NEBRASKA | 281.6 | 2.2 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 281.3 | 6.4 |
| IOWA | 279.2 | 1.1 |
| HAWAII | 274.8 | 1.7 |
| PUERTO RICO | 264.5 | 22.5 |
| KENTUCKY4 | 258.7 | 4.1 |
| WISCONSIN | 257.0 | 2.5 |
| OREGON | 254.7 | 2.2 |
| MONTANA | 253.6 | 2.9 |
| RHODE ISLAND | 252.6 | 2.9 |
| MINNESOTA3 | 243.9 | 1.4 |
| IDAHO | 228.4 | 1.4 |
| WYOMING | 228.2 | 2.4 |
| VIRGINIA | 226.8 | 4.4 |
| UTAH | 212.7 | 1.3 |
| NORTH DAKOTA | 200.7 | 1.5 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | 185.6 | 2.6 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | 159.6 | 0.8 |
| VERMONT | 131.4 | 1.1 |
| MAINE | 119.8 | 2.0 |
January 9th, 2011 at 6:53:09 PM
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