From the FBI records primarily, for 2015. I created this from the link. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_the_United_States_by_state State Murder Rate LA 10.3 MS 8.7 MD 8.6 MO 8.3 SC 8.2 AK 8 AL 7.2 DE 6.7 NV 6.2 TN 6.2 AR 6.1 GA 6 OK 6 IL 5.8 MI 5.8 IN 5.6 NM 5.6 NC 5.2 FL 5.1 PA 5.1 CA 4.8 TX 4.8 KY 4.7 VA 4.6 AZ 4.5 KS 4.4 OH 4.3 WI 4.2 NJ 4.1 WV 3.8 SD 3.7 MT 3.5 CT 3.3 NE 3.3 CO 3.2 NY 3.1 WA 2.9 ND 2.8 RI 2.7 WY 2.7 OR 2.5 MN 2.4 IA 2.3 ID 1.9 MA 1.9 UT 1.8 ME 1.7 VT 1.6 HW 1.3 NH 1.1