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


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   Mississippi  12.2%
   Georgia  11.2%
   Texas  10.4%
   Louisiana  8.2%
   Alabama  7.3%
   Arkansas  6%
   Florida  5.9%
   Tennessee  5.3%
   Kentucky  4.3%
   South Carolina  3.4%
   Oklahoma  2.6%
   Missouri  2.6%
   North Carolina  2.1%
   Virginia  2.1%
   Montana  1.8%
   Colorado  1.4%
   Nebraska  1.2%
   Kansas  1.1%
   West Virginia  1%
   Indiana  1%


Rank   States  Amount 
# 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   Oklahoma: 122 
= 11   Missouri: 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 
= 28   Washington: 26 
# 30   Oregon: 21 
# 31   Idaho: 20 
# 32   Iowa: 19 
# 33   North Dakota: 16 
# 34   Minnesota: 9 
= 35   Utah: 8 
= 35   Michigan: 8 
= 35   Pennsylvania: 8 
= 38   Nevada: 6 
= 38   Wisconsin: 6 
= 40   New York: 2 
= 40   New Jersey: 2 
= 42   Maine: 1 
= 42   Delaware: 1 
= 42   Vermont: 1 
Total: 4,743  
Weighted average: 107.8  



DEFINITION: Number of total people killed by lynching from 1882 to 1968.

SOURCE: UMKC School of Law via StateMaster

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