Murder Victims by State and Weapons Used, 2012
Updated February 28, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
The following table shows the number of murder victims in the United States by state and the weapon used in the crime. Weapons used include several types of guns, knives, hands, feet, and other weapons.
| State | Total murders1 | Total firearms | Handguns | Rifles | Shotguns | Firearms (type unknown) | Knives or cutting instruments | Other weapons | Hands, fists, feet, etc.2 |
| Alabama3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alaska | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Arizona | 321 | 211 | 157 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 40 | 58 | 12 |
| Arkansas | 166 | 108 | 55 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 25 | 5 |
| California | 1,879 | 1,304 | 899 | 38 | 52 | 315 | 261 | 227 | 87 |
| Colorado | 160 | 92 | 61 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 29 | 22 | 17 |
| Connecticut | 146 | 112 | 50 | 27 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| Delaware | 57 | 41 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| Georgia | 541 | 390 | 344 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 57 | 85 | 9 |
| Hawaii | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Idaho | 26 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Illinois3 | 509 | 439 | 429 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 12 |
| Indiana | 275 | 205 | 128 | 9 | 7 | 61 | 20 | 37 | 13 |
| Iowa | 44 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| Kansas | 84 | 50 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
| Kentucky | 192 | 122 | 101 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 13 |
| Louisiana | 455 | 370 | 341 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 27 | 23 |
| Maine | 25 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Maryland | 365 | 277 | 265 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 28 | 15 |
| Massachusetts | 121 | 70 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 6 |
| Michigan | 682 | 536 | 309 | 36 | 19 | 172 | 48 | 61 | 37 |
| Minnesota | 89 | 41 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 11 |
| Mississippi | 174 | 132 | 99 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 8 |
| Missouri | 389 | 283 | 153 | 8 | 8 | 114 | 29 | 64 | 13 |
| Montana | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Nebraska | 52 | 42 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Nevada | 116 | 70 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 6 |
| New Hampshire | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 385 | 273 | 237 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 63 | 32 | 17 |
| New Mexico | 109 | 67 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 7 |
| New York | 682 | 407 | 358 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 126 | 126 | 23 |
| North Carolina | 470 | 309 | 208 | 12 | 30 | 59 | 43 | 77 | 41 |
| North Dakota | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Ohio | 410 | 278 | 176 | 5 | 8 | 89 | 34 | 74 | 24 |
| Oklahoma | 212 | 149 | 121 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 21 |
| Oregon | 81 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 684 | 522 | 412 | 9 | 10 | 91 | 68 | 74 | 20 |
| Rhode Island | 34 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| South Carolina | 324 | 237 | 134 | 9 | 13 | 81 | 31 | 45 | 11 |
| South Dakota | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Tennessee | 387 | 254 | 183 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 37 | 73 | 23 |
| Texas | 1,141 | 745 | 493 | 28 | 41 | 183 | 173 | 122 | 101 |
| Utah | 49 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Vermont | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Virginia | 314 | 220 | 103 | 9 | 2 | 106 | 37 | 38 | 19 |
| Washington | 194 | 106 | 71 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 43 | 33 | 12 |
| West Virginia | 66 | 47 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Wisconsin | 169 | 108 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 30 | 21 | 10 |
| Wyoming | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Guam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Virgin Islands | 52 | 42 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
1. Total number of murders for which supplemental homicide data were received.
2. Pushed is included in hands, fists, feet, etc.
3. Limited supplemental homicide data were received.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports for the United States, 2012.
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