Our interactive map shows the "murder capitals" of EVERY state in the USA

Which Cities Have the Most Homicides in each of our 50 States? FBI Crime Data

(Interactive Map markers below are placed in the location of the city with the most murders for that state)

2015 Annual Murder Rates by State - Represented by Color Below (#'s based on 100,000 residents)

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*All Murder rate figures were calculated annually.

Table Includes Homicide Data For all 50 "Murder Capitals"

State - City Population Murders Annual Murders per 100,000 residents

State/City Alabama - Birmingham Population 212,291 Total Murders 79 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 37

State/City Alaska - Kenai Population 7,680 Total Murders 3 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 39

State/City Arizona - Phoenix Population 1,559,744 Total Murders 112 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 7

State/City Arkansas - Pine Bluff Population 44,466 Total Murders 10 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 22

State/City California - Salinas Population 158,185 Total Murders 40 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 25

State/City Colorado - Denver Population 682,418 Total Murders 53 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 8

State/City Connecticut - Hartford Population 124,553 Total Murders 32 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 26

State/City Delaware - Wilmington Population 72,078 Total Murders 27 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 37

State/City Florida - West Palm Beach Population 104,919 Total Murders 22 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 21

State/City Georgia - Savannah Population 240,178 Total Murders 54 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 22

State/City Hawaii - Honolulu Population 999,307 Total Murders 15 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 2

State/City Idaho - Nampa Population 89,875 Total Murders 6 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 7

State/City Illinois - Chicago Population 2,728,695 Total Murders 478 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 18

State/City Indiana - Gary Population 77,736 Total Murders 50 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 64

State/City Iowa - Des Moines Population 210,403 Total Murders 19 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 9

State/City Kansas - Kansas City Population 150,370 Total Murders 28 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 19

State/City Kentucky - Louisville Population 680,550 Total Murders 81 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 12

State/City Louisiana - New Orleans Population 393,447 Total Murders 164 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 42

State/City Maine - Saco Population 19,146 Total Murders 1 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 5

State/City Maryland - Baltimore Population 621,252 Total Murders 344 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 55

State/City Massachusetts - Springfield Population 154,090 Total Murders 18 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 12

State/City Michigan - Flint Population 98,221 Total Murders 47 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 48

State/City Minnesota - Minneapolis Population 413,479 Total Murders 47 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 11

State/City Mississippi - Jackson Population 170,508 Total Murders 53 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 31

State/City Missouri - St. Louis Population 317,095 Total Murders 188 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 59

State/City Montana - Billings Population 109,997 Total Murders 9 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 8

State/City Nebraska - Omaha Population 452,252 Total Murders 48 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 11

State/City Nevada - Las Vegas Population 1,562,134 Total Murders 127 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 8

State/City New Hampshire - Nashua Population 87,433 Total Murders 5 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 6

State/City New Jersey - Trenton Population 83,662 Total Murders 17 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 20

State/City New Mexico - Albuquerque Population 559,721 Total Murders 43 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 8

State/City New York - Buffalo Population 258,096 Total Murders 41 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 16

State/City North Carolina - Durham Population 257,911 Total Murders 34 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 13

State/City North Dakota - Minot Population 49,842 Total Murders 3 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 6

State/City Ohio - Cincinnati Population 298,478 Total Murders 66 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 22

State/City Oklahoma - Tulsa Population 401,520 Total Murders 55 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 14

State/City Oregon - Eugene Population 161,608 Total Murders 4 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 2

State/City Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh Population 306,870 Total Murders 57 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 19

State/City Rhode Island - Providence Population 179,522 Total Murders 15 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 8

State/City South Carolina - North Charleston Population 109,051 Total Murders 19 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 17

State/City South Dakota - Aberdeen Population 28,219 Total Murders 3 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 11

State/City Tennessee - Memphis Population 657,936 Total Murders 135 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 21

State/City Texas - Waco Population 131,413 Total Murders 22 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 17

State/City Utah - Murray Population 49,361 Total Murders 3 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 6

State/City Vermont - Barre Population 8,786 Total Murders 1 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 11

State/City Virginia - Portsmouth Population 95,877 Total Murders 27 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 28

State/City Washington - Auburn Population 77,914 Total Murders 7 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 9

State/City West Virginia - Charleston Population 50,176 Total Murders 8 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 16

State/City Wisconsin - Milwaukee Population 600,400 Total Murders 145 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 24

State/City Wyoming - Cheyenne Population 63,619 Total Murders 7 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 11

10 Cities with the Most Homicides (population not factored)

City/State Population Murders Annual Murders per 100,000 residents

City/State #1 Chicago, Illinois Population 2,728,695 Total Murders 478 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 18

City/State #2 Baltimore, Maryland Population 621,252 Total Murders 344 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 55

City/State #3 St. Louis, Missouri Population 317,095 Total Murders 188 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 59

City/State New Orleans, Louisiana Population 393,477 Total Murders 164 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 42

City/State #5 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Population 600,400 Total Murders 145 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 24

City/State #6 Memphis, Tennessee Population 657,936 Total Murders 135 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 21

City/State #7 Las Vegas, Nevada Population 1,562,134 Total Murders 127 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 8

City/State #8 Phoenix, Arizona Population 1,559,744 Total Murders 112 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 7

City/State #9 Louisville, Kentucky Population 680,550 Total Murders 81 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 12

City/State #10 Birmingham, Alabama Population 212,291 Total Murders 79 # of Murders for 100,000 residents 37

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