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Lynchings total (per capita) by state. Definition, graph and map.
 

Crime Statistics > Lynchings > Total (per capita) (most recent) by state


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Rank   States  Amount 
# 1   Mississippi: 198.898 per 1 million people 
# 2   Arkansas: 102.189 per 1 million people 
# 3   Montana: 89.775 per 1 million people 
# 4   Louisiana: 86.435 per 1 million people 
# 5   Alabama: 76.133 per 1 million people 
# 6   Wyoming: 68.723 per 1 million people 
# 7   Georgia: 58.528 per 1 million people 
# 8   Kentucky: 49.121 per 1 million people 
# 9   Tennessee: 42.093 per 1 million people 
# 10   South Carolina: 37.602 per 1 million people 
# 11   South Dakota: 34.797 per 1 million people 
# 12   Oklahoma: 34.387 per 1 million people 
# 13   Nebraska: 32.409 per 1 million people 
# 14   West Virginia: 26.419 per 1 million people 
# 15   North Dakota: 25.13 per 1 million people 
# 16   Texas: 21.566 per 1 million people 
# 17   Missouri: 21.033 per 1 million people 
# 18   Kansas: 19.674 per 1 million people 
# 19   New Mexico: 18.668 per 1 million people 
# 20   Florida: 15.852 per 1 million people 
# 21   Colorado: 14.576 per 1 million people 
# 22   Idaho: 13.995 per 1 million people 
# 23   Virginia: 13.214 per 1 million people 
# 24   North Carolina: 11.632 per 1 million people 
# 25   Indiana: 7.494 per 1 million people 
# 26   Iowa: 6.405 per 1 million people 
# 27   Oregon: 5.768 per 1 million people 
# 28   Arizona: 5.219 per 1 million people 
# 29   Maryland: 5.178 per 1 million people 
# 30   Washington: 4.135 per 1 million people 
# 31   Utah: 3.239 per 1 million people 
# 32   Illinois: 2.664 per 1 million people 
# 33   Nevada: 2.485 per 1 million people 
# 34   Ohio: 2.268 per 1 million people 
# 35   Minnesota: 1.753 per 1 million people 
# 36   Vermont: 1.605 per 1 million people 
# 37   California: 1.19 per 1 million people 
# 38   Delaware: 1.186 per 1 million people 
# 39   Wisconsin: 1.084 per 1 million people 
# 40   Michigan: 0.79 per 1 million people 
# 41   Maine: 0.757 per 1 million people 
# 42   Pennsylvania: 0.644 per 1 million people 
# 43   New Jersey: 0.229 per 1 million people 
# 44   New York: 0.104 per 1 million people 
Weighted average: 26.5 per 1 million people  



DEFINITION: Number of total people killed by lynching from 1882 to 1968. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.

SOURCE: UMKC School of Law via StateMaster

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