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Homicide Rates by City

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Homicide rates by city

In the second part of this series, we will look at homicide rates by city and state. Out of all violent crimes, it is arguably what gets the most media and public attention, and causes the most general fear. See overall violent crime rates in part 1.

Homicide Rate Per 100K People By Year
2000————————————2010———————————-2020
1. New Orleans: 42.1———–1. New Orleans: 50.9———–1. St. Louis: 87.2
2. Washington DC: 41.8——-2. St. Louis: 45.1—————–2. New Orleans: 52.3
3. Detroit: 41.6——————-3. Detroit: 43.4——————–3. Detroit: 51.3
4. Baltimore: 40.1—————4. Baltimore: 35.9—————–4. Baltimore: 51.0
5. St. Louis: 35.6—————-5. Newark: 32.5——————-5. Memphis: 45.6
6. Atlanta: 32.2——————-6. Oakland: 23.0—————–6. Cleveland: 42.9
7. Kansas City: 25.6————7. Cincinnati: 22.9—————7. Kansas City: 34.6
8. Memphis: 22.6—————-8. Kansas City: 22.2————8. Milwaukee: 33.1
9. Chicago: 21.8—————–9. Atlanta: 22.1——————9. Cincinnati: 29.7
10. Newark, NJ: 21.2———-10. Washington DC: 21.9—–10. Washington DC: 28.7
11. Philadelphia: 21.0———-11. Buffalo: 21.0—————-11. Indianapolis: 24.3
12. Milwaukee: 20.4————12. Cleveland: 20.4————12. Louisville: 23.7
13. Oakland: 20.0—————13. Philadelphia: 20.1———13. Oakland: 23.1
14. Dallas: 19.4——————14. Las Vegas: 18.3———–14. Buffalo: 21.9
15. Las Vegas: 18.8————-15. Pittsburgh: 18.0————15. Greensboro: 19.7
16. Miami: 18.2——————-16. Miami: 17.0—————–16. Toledo: 19.6
17. Durham, NC: 15.0———-17. Stockton: 16.8————–17. Columbus: 19.2
18. Los Angeles: 14.9———–18. Chicago: 16.0————–18. Minneapolis: 18.4
19. Cleveland: 14.8————–19. Milwaukee: 16.0———–19. Chicago: 18.1
20. Charlotte: 13.9—————20. Memphis: 13.8————-20. Dallas: 18.1
21. Buffalo: 13.3——————21. Tulsa: 13.8——————21. Newark: 18.0
22. Nashville: 13.2—————22. Houston: 12.8————–22. Stockton: 17.5
23. Minneapolis: 13.1———–23. Dallas: 12.4—————–23. Houston: 17.4
24. Tampa: 12.5——————24. Columbus: 12.1————24. Tulsa: 17.4
25. Indianapolis: 12.3———–25. Boston: 11.8—————-25. Nashville: 16.4
26. Stockton, CA: 12.3———26. Indianapolis: 11.2———-26. Las Vegas: 15.0
27. Tucson: 12.3—————–27. Jersey City: 10.5———-27. Fort Wayne: 14.8
28. Houston: 11.8—————28. Durham: 10.1—————28. Jacksonville: 14.7
29. Phoenix: 11.5—————29. Tucson: 9.8—————–29. Albuquerque: 14.2
30. Fort Worth: 11.4————30. Jacksonville: 9.7———-30. Fresno: 14.2
31. Orlando: 11.3—————31. Minneapolis: 9.7———–31. Miami: 13.8
32. Pittsburgh: 11.1————-32. Bakersfield: 9.5———–32. Charlotte: 13.6
33. Jacksonville, FL: 10.7—–33. Oklahoma City: 9.3——33. Denver: 13.6
34. Long Beach, CA: 10.6—-34. Fort Wayne: 9.1———–34. Durham: 12.7
35. Fort Wayne, IN: 9.7——–35. Fresno: 9.1—————-35. Philadelphia: 12.5
36. Sacramento: 9.6———–36. Nashville: 9.1————–36. Fort Worth: 12.0
37. Omaha: 9.5——————37. Louisville: 8.7————-37. Atlanta: 11.8
38. Columbus: 9.4————–38. Santa Ana: 8.6———–38. Phoenix: 11.6
39. Greensboro, NC: 9.4——39. Fort Worth: 8.5———-39. Wichita: 11.3
40. Raleigh: 9.4——————40. Charlotte: 8.3———–40. Tucson: 11.2
41. Bakersfield, CA: 9.3——-41. Omaha: 8.3————–41. Bakersfield: 10.9
42. Wichita: 9.0——————42. Phoenix: 8.0————-42. Lubbock: 10.9
43. N. Las Vegas: 8.7———-43. Tampa: 8.0————–43. Corpus Christi: 10.7
44. New York: 8.4—————44. Toledo: 8.0————–44. Tampa: 10.7
45. Tulsa: 8.4———————45. Albuquerque: 7.7——45. Aurora: 10.1
46. Aurora, CO: 8.0————-46. Los Angeles: 7.7——46. Orlando: 10.1
47. San Francisco: 7.6———47. Orlando: 7.6————47. St. Paul: 9.6
48. Oklahoma City: 7.5———48. Aurora: 7.4————-48. Oklahoma City: 9.3
49. Albuquerque: 7.4————49. Greensboro: 7.4——49. San Antonio: 9.1
50. San Antonio: 7.4————50. Sacramento: 7.1——50. Los Angeles: 9.0
51. Jersey City: 7.1————-51. Long Beach: 6.9——-51. Lexington: 8.7
52. St. Paul: 7.0—————–52. N. Las Vegas: 6.9——52. Boston: 8.6
53. Riverside, CA: 6.7———53. New York: 6.6———–53. Pittsburgh: 8.6
54. Boston: 6.6——————54. Lexington: 6.1———–54. Portland: 8.1
55. Cincinnati: 6.6————–55. San Antonio: 6.0——–55. Sacramento: 8.0
56. Seattle: 6.4——————56. San Francisco: 6.0—–56. Long Beach: 7.7
57. Corpus Christi: 6.1——–57. St. Paul: 5.6————–57. Omaha: 7.6
58. Lubbock, TX: 6.0———-58. Honolulu: 5.6————-58. Colorado Springs: 7.5
59. Denver: 5.8—————–59. St. Petersburg: 5.3——59. Seattle: 7.1
60. Laredo, TX: 5.7————60. Corpus Christi: 5.2——60. N. Las Vegas: 6.9
61. Fresno, CA: 5.6————61. Austin: 4.8—————–61. Reno: 6.4
62. St. Petersburg: 5.6——–62. Colorado Springs: 4.8–62. Honolulu: 6.3
63. Honolulu: 5.4—————63. Denver: 4.7—————63. Riverside: 6.3
64. Irving, TX: 5.2————–64. Anchorage: 4.5———-64. Anchorage: 6.2
65. Santa Ana, CA: 5.0——-65. Arlington: 4.4————65. Arlington: 5.8
66. Austin: 4.9——————-66. Lubbock: 4.4————66. Jersey City: 5.8
67. Henderson, NV: 4.6——67. Wichita: 4.2————–67. St. Petersburg: 5.8
68. Reno: 4.6——————-68. Laredo: 3.8————–68. San Francisco: 5.5
69. San Diego: 4.4————69. Portland: 3.8————69. New York: 5.3
70. Arlington, TX: 4.2———70. Reno: 3.8—————-70. Santa Ana: 4.8
71. Colorado Springs: 4.2—71. Raleigh: 3.5————-71. Anaheim: 4.6
72. Lexington, KY: 4.2——-72. Mesa: 3.4—————-72. Austin: 4.6
73. Anchorage: 3.8———–73. Virginia Beach: 3.2—-73. Laredo: 4.6
74. Mesa, AZ: 3.8————-74. Henderson: 3.1——–74. Raleigh: 4.5
75. Toledo: 3.8—————-75. Seattle: 3.1————–75. El Paso: 4.1
76. Portland: 3.6————–76. Riverside: 3.0———-76. Henderson: 4.1
77. El Paso: 3.5—————77. Irving: 2.8—————77. San Diego: 4.0
78. Anaheim: 3.4————–78. Chandler: 2.5———-78. San Jose: 3.9
79. Virginia Beach: 2.6——79. Gilbert: 2.4————–79. Mesa: 3.8
80. Chandler, AZ: 2.3——–80. San Diego: 2.2———80. Madison: 3.7
81. Plano, TX: 2.3————-81. Anaheim: 2.1———–81. Virginia Beach: 3.7
82. San Jose: 2.1————–82. San Jose: 2.1———-82. Chula Vista: 3.6
83. Chula Vista, CA: 1.7—–83. Plano: 1.5—————-83. Irving: 3.5
84. Madison: 1.4—————84. Madison: 0.9————84. Chandler:3.3
85. Lincoln: 1.3—————–85. Chula Vista: 0.8——–85. Lincoln: 1.7
86. Irvine, CA: 0.7————-86. El Paso: 0.8————-86. Gilbert: 1.5
87. Gilbert, AZ: 0.0————-87. Lincoln: 0.8————-87. Plano: 1.1
88. Louisville: N/A————–88. Irvine: 0.0—————88. Irvine: 0.3

Most cities saw their numbers and rates increase by 2020, which is curious given that overall violent crimes decreased in many cities.  In Columbus, homicides rose to near record levels in 2020, but overall violent crimes steadily dropped 2000-2020.  Across the nation, the causes of this could be varied, but it seems the most common factor may be gun proliferation via the relaxation of regulations.  For example, mass shooting incidents across the US have exploded since the mid-2000s, which coincides with the allowed expiration of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which existed from 1994 to September, 2004.



State Homicide Rate Per 100K People By Year
2000———————————2010—————————2020
1. Louisiana: 12.5————-1. Louisiana: 11.0————1. Louisiana: 15.8
2. Mississippi: 9.0————-2. Maryland: 7.4————–2. Missouri: 11.8
3. Maryland: 8.1—————3. Missouri: 7.0—————3. Arkansas: 10.6
4. Georgia: 8.0—————–4. Mississippi: 6.9————4. Mississippi: 10.6
5. Alabama: 7.4—————-5. New Mexico: 6.8———-5. South Carolina: 10.5
6. New Mexico: 7.4———–6. Arizona: 6.4—————–6. Alabama: 9.6
7. South Carolina: 7.3——-7. Michigan: 5.9—————7. Tennessee: 9.6
8. Illinois: 7.2——————-8. Nevada: 5.8—————-8. Illinois: 9.1
9. Tennessee: 7.2————-9. Alabama: 5.7————–9. Maryland: 9.1
10. Arizona: 7.0————–10. Delaware: 5.7————10. Georgia: 8.8
11. North Carolina: 7.0—–11. Georgia: 5.7—————11. North Carolina: 8.0
12. Michigan: 6.7————12. South Carolina: 5.7——12. Pennsylvania: 7.9
13. Nevada: 6.5————–13. Tennessee: 5.6———–13. New Mexico: 7.8
14. Arkansas: 6.3————14. Illinois: 5.5—————–14. Michigan: 7.6
15. Kansas: 6.3————–15. Florida: 5.2—————–15. Indiana: 7.5
16. Missouri: 6.2————-16. Oklahoma: 5.2————-16. Delaware: 7.4
17. California: 6.1————17. Pennsylvania: 5.1———17. Oklahoma: 7.4
18. Texas: 5.9—————–18. North Carolina: 5.0——-18. Kentucky: 7.2
19. Indiana: 5.8—————19. Texas: 4.9——————19. Ohio: 7.0
20. Virginia: 5.7—————20. California: 4.8————-20. Arizona: 6.9
21. Florida: 5.6—————-21. Virginia: 4.7—————-21. Alaska: 6.7
22. Oklahoma: 5.3————22. Arkansas: 4.6————-22. Texas: 6.6
23. New York: 5.0————-23. New York: 4.5————23. West Virginia: 6.6
24. Pennsylvania: 4.9——–24. Alaska: 4.3—————-24. Virginia: 6.1
25. Kentucky: 4.8————-25. Kentucky: 4.3————-25.  Florida: 5.9
26. Alaska: 4.3—————-26. New Jersey: 4.2———-26. Nevada: 5.7
27. Rhode Island: 4.3——-27. Ohio: 4.2——————-27. California: 5.6
28. Nebraska: 3.7————28. Indiana: 4.1—————-28. Wisconsin: 5.3
29. Ohio: 3.7——————29. Connecticut: 3.7———-29. Colorado: 5.1
30. New Jersey: 3.4———30. Kansas: 3.4—————-30. Montana: 5.0
31. Washington: 3.3———31. Massachusetts: 3.3——31. South Dakota: 4.5
32. Delaware: 3.2————32. West Virginia: 3.1——–32. New York: 4.2
33. Wisconsin: 3.2———–33. Nebraska: 3.0————-33. North Dakota: 4.2
34. Colorado: 3.1————34. Rhode Island: 2.8———34. Connecticut: 3.9
35. Minnesota: 3.1———–35. South Dakota: 2.8——–35. Washington: 3.9
36. Connecticut: 2.9———36. Wisconsin: 2.7————-36. New Jersey: 3.7
37. Hawaii: 2.9—————37. Colorado: 2.6—————37. Nebraska: 3.6
38. West Virginia: 2.5——-38. Montana: 2.5—————38. Iowa: 3.5
39. Wyoming: 2.4————39. Oregon: 2.5—————–39. Kansas: 3.4
40. Montana: 2.2————-40. Washington: 2.3————40. Minnesota: 3.4
41. Massachusetts: 2.0—–41. Utah: 1.9———————41. Utah: 3.1
42. Oregon: 2.0—————42. Hawaii: 1.8——————42. Wyoming: 3.1
43. Utah: 1.9——————-43. Maine: 1.8——————-43. Rhode Island: 3.0
44. New Hampshire: 1.8—–44. Minnesota: 1.8————44. Hawaii: 2.9
45. Iowa: 1.6——————–45. North Dakota: 1.5——–45. Oregon: 2.9
46. Vermont: 1.5—————46. Idaho: 1.4——————-46. Massachusetts: 2.3
47. Idaho: 1.2——————-47. Wyoming: 1.4————-47. Idaho: 2.2
48. Maine: 1.2——————48. Iowa: 1.2——————–48. Vermont: 2.2
49. South Dakota: 0.9——–49. Vermont: 1.1—————49. Maine: 1.6
50. North Dakota: 0.6———50. New Hampshire: 1.0—-50. New Hampshire: 0.9

The Southeast states all appear in the top 25 worst, including 8 of the top 10. Most states saw declines 2000-2010, followed by increases 2010-2020.



Columbus Murder Tracker

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Columbus murder tracker

I decided to create this Columbus murder tracker for a few reasons. First, 2020 and 2021 produced consecutive records for total murders in the city, with 2021 coming in far above all other years on record. Additionally, 2021 managed to have the highest murder rate overall, narrowly beating out the early 1990s crack epidemic years. This is significant given that in 2021, the city had a much larger population than it did 30 years ago. I wanted to see if this trend would continue in 2022 or if 2021 was just a very bad fluke.
Second, I wanted to monitor just where murders were taking place in the city. Columbus is going through rapid changes, so I wanted to see if neighborhoods that have been seeing revitalization are still having violent crime issues.
To find out the answers to these questions, this murder tracker monitored homicides through the year and compared the results with previous years. A graph below counts total murders by specific dates of every year since 2018 vs. 2022. Additionally, an interactive map is provided to give further details on specific locations and report information. Homicide data is mostly provided by the Columbus Division of Police

Columbus murder tracker total murders by date

2022 Murders by Month
January: 9
February: 9
March: 11
April: 9
May: 17
June: 9
July: 17
August: 11
September: 16
October: 13
November: 9
December: 7

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The 2022 final numbers are in! 137 murders took place across the year. While not exactly good, this represents a significant decline from both 2020 and 2021. There were 68 fewer than 2021 and 38 fewer than 2020. With luck, this trend of decline will continue into 2023.
It is possible that additional murders will be added to the 2022 over the next few days/weeks/months, so this total will probably change a bit in time. Regardless, 2022 will still end up a vast improvement from last year’s record.
Starting in 2023, the Murder Tracker will be located on the main Columbus Crime Statistics page.