<Dd> Note: The rate columns can be sorted in ascending or descending order . Click the arrows in the second row to do so . The row number column on the left sorts separately . This way the states can be ranked in order by homicide rate . Sort the state column to return to alphabetical order . </Dd> <P> Rates are calculated per 100,000 population . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> 2016 </Th> <Th> 2014 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 2005 </Th> <Th> 2000 </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> 8.4 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 8.2 </Td> <Td> 7.4 </Td> <Td> 10.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alaska </Td> <Td> 7.0 </Td> <Td> 5.6 </Td> <Td> 4.3 </Td> <Td> 4.8 </Td> <Td> 4.3 </Td> <Td> 7.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arizona </Td> <Td> 5.5 </Td> <Td> 4.7 </Td> <Td> 6.4 </Td> <Td> 7.5 </Td> <Td> 7.0 </Td> <Td> 8.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> 7.2 </Td> <Td> 5.6 </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> 6.7 </Td> <Td> 6.3 </Td> <Td> 8.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> California </Td> <Td> 4.9 </Td> <Td> 4.4 </Td> <Td> 4.8 </Td> <Td> 6.9 </Td> <Td> 6.1 </Td> <Td> 9.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colorado </Td> <Td> 3.7 </Td> <Td> 2.8 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> <Td> 3.7 </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td> 4.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> 3.7 </Td> <Td> 2.9 </Td> <Td> 2.9 </Td> <Td> 4.8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> 5.9 </Td> <Td> 5.8 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 4.4 </Td> <Td> 3.2 </Td> <Td> 4.3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> 5.4 </Td> <Td> 5.8 </Td> <Td> 5.2 </Td> <Td> 5.0 </Td> <Td> 5.6 </Td> <Td> 7.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 6.6 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 6.2 </Td> <Td> 8.0 </Td> <Td> 9.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hawaii </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 2.9 </Td> <Td> 3.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Idaho </Td> <Td> 2.9 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> 1.2 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> 8.2 </Td> <Td> 5.3 </Td> <Td> 5.5 </Td> <Td> 6.0 </Td> <Td> 7.2 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indiana </Td> <Td> 6.6 </Td> <Td> 5.0 </Td> <Td> 4.1 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 5.8 </Td> <Td> 7.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iowa </Td> <Td> 2.3 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 1.2 </Td> <Td> 1.3 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kansas </Td> <Td> 3.8 </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td> 3.4 </Td> <Td> 3.7 </Td> <Td> 6.3 </Td> <Td> 6.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> 5.9 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> <Td> 4.3 </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> 4.8 </Td> <Td> 5.9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> 11.8 </Td> <Td> 10.3 </Td> <Td> 11.0 </Td> <Td> 9.9 </Td> <Td> 12.5 </Td> <Td> 17.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maine </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> 1.2 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> 8.0 </Td> <Td> 6.1 </Td> <Td> 7.4 </Td> <Td> 9.9 </Td> <Td> 8.1 </Td> <Td> 11.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 3.3 </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michigan </Td> <Td> 6.0 </Td> <Td> 5.4 </Td> <Td> 5.9 </Td> <Td> 6.1 </Td> <Td> 6.7 </Td> <Td> 7.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Minnesota </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> 8.0 </Td> <Td> 8.6 </Td> <Td> 6.9 </Td> <Td> 7.3 </Td> <Td> 9.0 </Td> <Td> 11.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> 8.8 </Td> <Td> 6.6 </Td> <Td> 7.0 </Td> <Td> 6.9 </Td> <Td> 6.2 </Td> <Td> 8.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montana </Td> <Td> 3.5 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> 3.9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nebraska </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> <Td> 2.9 </Td> <Td> 3.0 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 3.7 </Td> <Td> 2.9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nevada </Td> <Td> 7.6 </Td> <Td> 6.0 </Td> <Td> 5.8 </Td> <Td> 8.5 </Td> <Td> 6.5 </Td> <Td> 13.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Hampshire </Td> <Td> 1.3 </Td> <Td> 0.9 </Td> <Td> 1.0 </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> 4.2 </Td> <Td> 3.9 </Td> <Td> 4.2 </Td> <Td> 4.8 </Td> <Td> 3.4 </Td> <Td> 4.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Mexico </Td> <Td> 6.7 </Td> <Td> 4.8 </Td> <Td> 6.8 </Td> <Td> 7.4 </Td> <Td> 7.4 </Td> <Td> 11.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> 3.2 </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td> 4.5 </Td> <Td> 4.5 </Td> <Td> 5.0 </Td> <Td> 7.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> 6.7 </Td> <Td> 5.1 </Td> <Td> 5.0 </Td> <Td> 6.7 </Td> <Td> 7.0 </Td> <Td> 8.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Dakota </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 3.0 </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> 1.1 </Td> <Td> 0.6 </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> 5.6 </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> <Td> 4.2 </Td> <Td> 5.1 </Td> <Td> 3.7 </Td> <Td> 4.8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oklahoma </Td> <Td> 6.2 </Td> <Td> 4.5 </Td> <Td> 5.2 </Td> <Td> 5.3 </Td> <Td> 5.3 </Td> <Td> 6.8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oregon </Td> <Td> 2.8 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> 5.2 </Td> <Td> 4.8 </Td> <Td> 5.1 </Td> <Td> 6.1 </Td> <Td> 4.9 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> 2.8 </Td> <Td> 3.2 </Td> <Td> 4.3 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> 7.4 </Td> <Td> 6.4 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 7.4 </Td> <Td> 5.8 </Td> <Td> 9.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Dakota </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td> 2.3 </Td> <Td> 2.8 </Td> <Td> 2.3 </Td> <Td> 0.9 </Td> <Td> 1.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> 7.3 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 5.6 </Td> <Td> 7.2 </Td> <Td> 7.2 </Td> <Td> 9.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> 5.3 </Td> <Td> 4.4 </Td> <Td> 4.9 </Td> <Td> 6.2 </Td> <Td> 5.9 </Td> <Td> 7.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Utah </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> 2.3 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 2.3 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 3.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> 1.1 </Td> <Td> 1.3 </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> 5.8 </Td> <Td> 4.1 </Td> <Td> 4.7 </Td> <Td> 6.1 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 7.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 2.3 </Td> <Td> 3.3 </Td> <Td> 3.3 </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> 4.4 </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td> 4.4 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 3.8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wisconsin </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> <Td> 2.9 </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> 3.5 </Td> <Td> 3.2 </Td> <Td> 4.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wyoming </Td> <Td> 3.4 </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> 3.3 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> 2016 </Th> <Th> 2014 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 2005 </Th> <Th> 2000 </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr>

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