From 2015 to 2016, murder and non-negligent manslaughter rates in the United States went up 8.4%, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
This list looks at cities with a population of 25,000 or more to remove outliers. Murder rate per capita (per 10,000 people) is calculated to standardize and compare results.
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Murders per 10K people: 2.63
Total murders: 9
Population: 34,242
Murders per 10K people: 2.63
Total murders: 13
Population: 49,429
Murders per 10K people: 2.63
Total murders: 10
Population: 38,021
Murders per 10K people: 2.65
Total murders: 13
Population: 48,996
Murders per 10K people: 2.7
Total murders: 129
Population: 478,364
Murders per 10K people: 2.79
Total murders: 10
Population: 35,791
Murders per 10K people: 2.81
Total murders: 765
Population: 2,725,153
Murders per 10K people: 2.85
Total murders: 62
Population: 217,303
Murders per 10K people: 2.63
Total murders: 9
Population: 34,242
Murders per 10K people: 2.9
Total murders: 32
Population: 110,490
Murders per 10K people: 2.99
Total murders: 196
Population: 656,434
Murders per 10K people: 3.03
Total murders: 84
Population: 277,719
Murders per 10K people: 3.41
Total murders: 11
Population: 32,293
Murders per 10K people: 3.41
Total murders: 58
Population: 170,070
Murders per 10K people: 3.5
Total murders: 135
Population: 386,227
Murders per 10K people: 3.54
Total murders: 35
Population: 98,861
Murders per 10K people: 3.55
Total murders: 100
Population: 281,450
Murders per 10K people: 3.6
Total murders: 26
Population: 72,183
Murders per 10K people: 3.61
Total murders: 11
Population: 30,470
Murders per 10K people: 3.84
Total murders: 16
Population: 41,686
Murders per 10K people: 4.1
Total murders: 14
Population: 34,121
Murders per 10K people: 4.38
Total murders: 174
Population: 397,208
Murders per 10K people: 4.53
Total murders: 303
Population: 669,673
Murders per 10K people: 4.61
Total murders: 45
Population: 97,548
Murders per 10K people: 5.14
Total murders: 318
Population: 618,385
Murders per 10K people: 5.98
Total murders: 188
Population: 314,507
Murders per 10K people: 6.01
Total murders: 46
Population: 76,556
Murders per 10K people: 6.74
Total murders: 23
Population: 34,109
Murders per 10K people: 10.09
Total murders: 27
Population: 26,769
Real estate heir Robert Durst was convicted of murdering Susan Berman, shot point-blank in the back of the head in December 2000 as she prepared to tell police how she helped cover up Durst's wife's killing.
New York real estate heir Robert Durst was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without chance of parole for the murder of his best friend more that two decades ago.
From 2015 to 2016, murder and non-negligent manslaughter rates in the United States went up 8.4%, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Here is a look at the cities with the highest murder rates in the country.
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