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DEFINITION
Number of total people killed by lynching from 1882 to 1968.
Crime Statistics > Lynchings > Total (most recent) by state
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| Rank |
States
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Amount
(top to bottom)
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| #1 | Mississippi: | 581 | |
| #2 | Georgia: | 531 | |
| #3 | Texas: | 493 | |
| #4 | Louisiana: | 391 | |
| #5 | Alabama: | 347 | |
| #6 | Arkansas: | 284 | |
| #7 | Florida: | 282 | |
| #8 | Tennessee: | 251 | |
| #9 | Kentucky: | 205 | |
| #10 | South Carolina: | 160 | |
| #11 | Missouri: | 122 | |
| #12 | Oklahoma: | 122 | |
| #13 | North Carolina: | 101 | |
| #14 | Virginia: | 100 | |
| #15 | Montana: | 84 | |
| #16 | Colorado: | 68 | |
| #17 | Nebraska: | 57 | |
| #18 | Kansas: | 54 | |
| #19 | West Virginia: | 48 | |
| #20 | Indiana: | 47 | |
| #21 | California: | 43 | |
| #22 | New Mexico: | 36 | |
| #23 | Wyoming: | 35 | |
| #24 | Illinois: | 34 | |
| #25 | Arizona: | 31 | |
| #26 | Maryland: | 29 | |
| #27 | South Dakota: | 27 | |
| #28 | Ohio: | 26 | |
| #29 | Washington: | 26 | |
| #30 | Oregon: | 21 | |
| #31 | Idaho: | 20 | |
| #32 | Iowa: | 19 | |
| #33 | North Dakota: | 16 | |
| #34 | Minnesota: | 9 | |
| #35 | Utah: | 8 | |
| #36 | Michigan: | 8 | |
| #37 | Pennsylvania: | 8 | |
| #38 | Nevada: | 6 | |
| #39 | Wisconsin: | 6 | |
| #40 | New Jersey: | 2 | |
| #41 | New York: | 2 | |
| #42 | Delaware: | 1 | |
| #43 | Vermont: | 1 | |
| #44 | Maine: | 1 | |
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Total: |
4,743 |
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Weighted average: |
107.8 |
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DEFINITION: Number of total people killed by lynching from 1882 to 1968.
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