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Number Of Homicides > State Prisons statistics - states compared - StateMaster
 

Crime Statistics > State Prisons > Number of Homicides (most recent) by state


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   California  24.1%
   Texas  11.5%
   Maryland  6.9%
   Georgia  4.6%
   Oklahoma  4.6%
   New York  3.4%
   Florida  3.4%
   Indiana  3.4%
   South Carolina  3.4%
   Tennessee  3.4%
   Pennsylvania  2.3%
   Colorado  2.3%
   Nevada  2.3%
   Washington  2.3%
   Arkansas  2.3%
   North Carolina  2.3%
   Ohio  2.3%
   New Mexico  2.3%
   South Dakota  2.3%
   Illinois  2.3%


Rank   States  Amount 
# 1   California: 21 
# 2   Texas: 10 
# 3   Maryland: 6 
= 4   Georgia: 4 
= 4   Oklahoma: 4 
= 6   New York: 3 
= 6   Florida: 3 
= 6   Indiana: 3 
= 6   South Carolina: 3 
= 6   Tennessee: 3 
= 11   Pennsylvania: 2 
= 11   Colorado: 2 
= 11   Nevada: 2 
= 11   Washington: 2 
= 11   Arkansas: 2 
= 11   North Carolina: 2 
= 11   Ohio: 2 
= 11   New Mexico: 2 
= 11   South Dakota: 2 
= 11   Illinois: 2 
= 21   Alabama: 1 
= 21   Virginia: 1 
= 21   Arizona: 1 
= 21   Michigan: 1 
= 21   Kentucky: 1 
= 21   Utah: 1 
= 21   Missouri: 1 
= 28   New Hampshire: 0 
= 28   Connecticut: 0 
= 28   Alaska: 0 
= 28   Delaware: 0 
= 28   Vermont: 0 
= 28   Hawaii: 0 
= 28   North Dakota: 0 
= 28   Iowa: 0 
= 28   Oregon: 0 
= 28   Idaho: 0 
= 28   West Virginia: 0 
= 28   Kansas: 0 
= 28   Montana: 0 
= 28   Louisiana: 0 
= 28   Nebraska: 0 
= 28   Massachusetts: 0 
= 28   New Jersey: 0 
= 28   Maine: 0 
= 28   Rhode Island: 0 
= 28   Minnesota: 0 
= 28   Wisconsin: 0 
= 28   Mississippi: 0 
= 28   Wyoming: 0 
Total: 87  
Weighted average: 1.7  



DEFINITION: Number of homicides among prisoners in state correctional facilities.

SOURCE: Bureau of Justice Statistics, State Prisoner Suicides and Homicides, 2001. via StateMaster

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