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