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Crime Statistics > Gun violence > Number of homicides (most recent) by state

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   California  15.1%
   Texas  8.6%
   New York  5.6%
   Florida  5.6%
   Illinois  4.9%
   Pennsylvania  4.1%
   Michigan  4.1%
   Georgia  3.9%
   Louisiana  3.6%
   North Carolina  3.4%
   Maryland  3.3%
   Ohio  3.3%
   Arizona  2.6%
   New Jersey  2.5%
   Virginia  2.5%
   Missouri  2.2%
   Tennessee  2.2%
   Indiana  2%
   South Carolina  1.8%
   Alabama  1.6%


Rank   States  Amount 
# 1   California: 2,392 
# 2   Texas: 1,364 
# 3   New York: 889 
# 4   Florida: 883 
# 5   Illinois: 776 
# 6   Pennsylvania: 650 
# 7   Michigan: 643 
# 8   Georgia: 613 
# 9   Louisiana: 574 
# 10   North Carolina: 532 
# 11   Maryland: 521 
# 12   Ohio: 517 
# 13   Arizona: 414 
# 14   New Jersey: 392 
# 15   Virginia: 391 
# 16   Missouri: 354 
# 17   Tennessee: 351 
# 18   Indiana: 316 
# 19   South Carolina: 288 
# 20   Alabama: 254 
# 21   Kentucky: 236 
# 22   Mississippi: 227 
# 23   Colorado: 203 
# 24   Washington: 190 
# 25   Oklahoma: 186 
# 26   Arkansas: 176 
# 27   Nevada: 172 
= 28   New Mexico: 169 
= 28   Massachusetts: 169 
# 30   Wisconsin: 154 
# 31   Kansas: 123 
# 32   Minnesota: 113 
# 33   Connecticut: 91 
# 34   Oregon: 90 
# 35   West Virginia: 68 
= 36   Iowa: 46 
= 36   Utah: 46 
# 38   Nebraska: 40 
# 39   Alaska: 37 
# 40   Hawaii: 33 
= 41   Idaho: 30 
= 41   Montana: 30 
# 43   Rhode Island: 26 
= 44   South Dakota: 18 
= 44   New Hampshire: 18 
= 44   Maine: 18 
# 47   Delaware: 17 
# 48   Vermont: 16 
# 49   Wyoming: 11 
# 50   North Dakota: 9 
Total: 15,876  
Weighted average: 317.5  


SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence in the United States by state

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