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


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   Texas  10.9%
   Oklahoma  6.3%
   Montana  6.3%
   Colorado  5%
   Kentucky  4.9%
   Arkansas  4.5%
   Louisiana  4.3%
   Missouri  4.1%
   Nebraska  4%
   Alabama  3.7%
   Tennessee  3.6%
   Mississippi  3.2%
   California  3.2%
   Georgia  3%
   Kansas  2.7%
   New Mexico  2.5%
   Indiana  2.5%
   Arizona  2.4%
   Wyoming  2.3%
   South Dakota  2.1%


Rank   States  Amount 
# 1   Texas: 141 
= 2   Oklahoma: 82 
= 2   Montana: 82 
# 4   Colorado: 65 
# 5   Kentucky: 63 
# 6   Arkansas: 58 
# 7   Louisiana: 56 
# 8   Missouri: 53 
# 9   Nebraska: 52 
# 10   Alabama: 48 
# 11   Tennessee: 47 
# 12   Mississippi: 42 
# 13   California: 41 
# 14   Georgia: 39 
# 15   Kansas: 35 
= 16   New Mexico: 33 
= 16   Indiana: 33 
# 18   Arizona: 31 
# 19   Wyoming: 30 
# 20   South Dakota: 27 
= 21   Florida: 25 
= 21   Washington: 25 
= 23   Oregon: 20 
= 23   West Virginia: 20 
= 23   Idaho: 20 
= 26   Iowa: 17 
= 26   Virginia: 17 
= 28   North Carolina: 15 
= 28   Illinois: 15 
# 30   North Dakota: 13 
# 31   Ohio: 10 
# 32   Michigan: 7 
= 33   Wisconsin: 6 
= 33   Utah: 6 
= 33   Nevada: 6 
# 36   Minnesota: 5 
# 37   South Carolina: 4 
= 38   Maryland: 2 
= 38   Pennsylvania: 2 
= 40   Vermont: 1 
= 40   New Jersey: 1 
= 40   New York: 1 
= 40   Maine: 1 
# 44   Delaware: 0 
Total: 1,297  
Weighted average: 29.5  



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

SOURCE: UMKC School of Law via StateMaster

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