Texas Murder/Homicide Rate 1979-2018
Interactive chart of the Texas murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
- The Texas murder/homicide rate for 2018 was 4.61 per 100,000 population, a 7.06% decline from 2017.
- The Texas murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 4.96 per 100,000 population, a 6.42% decline from 2016.
- The Texas murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 5.3 per 100,000 population, a 10.42% increase from 2015.
- The Texas murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 4.8 per 100,000 population, a 8.6% increase from 2014.
| State Name |
Population |
Rate |
| District Of Columbia |
702,455 |
22.78 |
| Louisiana |
4,659,978 |
11.37 |
| Missouri |
6,126,452 |
9.91 |
| Maryland |
6,042,718 |
8.11 |
| New Mexico |
2,095,428 |
7.97 |
| Alabama |
4,887,871 |
7.84 |
| South Carolina |
5,084,127 |
7.71 |
| Tennessee |
6,770,010 |
7.36 |
| Arkansas |
3,013,825 |
7.17 |
| Illinois |
12,741,080 |
6.94 |
| Nevada |
3,034,392 |
6.66 |
| Indiana |
6,691,878 |
6.55 |
| Alaska |
737,438 |
6.37 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,807,060 |
6.12 |
| Georgia |
10,519,475 |
6.10 |
| North Carolina |
10,383,620 |
6.05 |
| Mississippi |
2,986,530 |
5.73 |
| Michigan |
9,995,915 |
5.51 |
| Kentucky |
4,468,402 |
5.46 |
| Oklahoma |
3,943,079 |
5.22 |
| Florida |
21,299,325 |
5.20 |
| Arizona |
7,171,646 |
5.15 |
| Delaware |
967,171 |
4.96 |
| Ohio |
11,689,442 |
4.82 |
| Texas |
28,701,845 |
4.61 |
| Virginia |
8,517,685 |
4.59 |
| California |
39,557,045 |
4.40 |
| Kansas |
2,911,505 |
3.88 |
| West Virginia |
1,805,832 |
3.71 |
| Colorado |
5,695,564 |
3.69 |
| New Jersey |
8,908,520 |
3.21 |
| Montana |
1,062,305 |
3.20 |
| Washington State |
7,535,591 |
3.13 |
| Wisconsin |
5,813,568 |
3.03 |
| New York |
19,542,209 |
2.88 |
| Hawaii |
1,420,491 |
2.53 |
| North Dakota |
760,077 |
2.37 |
| Connecticut |
3,572,665 |
2.32 |
| Nebraska |
1,929,268 |
2.28 |
| Wyoming |
577,737 |
2.25 |
| Idaho |
1,754,208 |
2.00 |
| Massachusetts |
6,902,149 |
1.97 |
| Oregon |
4,190,713 |
1.96 |
| Utah |
3,161,105 |
1.90 |
| Minnesota |
5,611,179 |
1.89 |
| Maine |
1,338,404 |
1.79 |
| Iowa |
3,156,145 |
1.71 |
| Vermont |
626,299 |
1.60 |
| New Hampshire |
1,356,458 |
1.55 |
| Rhode Island |
1,057,315 |
1.51 |
| South Dakota |
882,235 |
1.36 |
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Historical Murder/Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population
|
| Year |
Texas |
United States |
| 2018 |
4.61 |
4.96 |
| 2017 |
4.96 |
5.32 |
| 2016 |
5.30 |
5.38 |
| 2015 |
4.80 |
4.95 |
| 2014 |
4.42 |
4.44 |
| 2013 |
4.30 |
4.52 |
| 2012 |
4.41 |
4.73 |
| 2011 |
4.41 |
4.71 |
| 2010 |
4.95 |
4.76 |
| 2009 |
5.37 |
5.02 |
| 2008 |
5.63 |
5.42 |
| 2007 |
5.94 |
5.68 |
| 2006 |
5.90 |
5.78 |
| 2005 |
6.14 |
5.65 |
| 2004 |
6.07 |
5.50 |
| 2003 |
6.43 |
5.68 |
| 2002 |
5.99 |
5.64 |
| 2001 |
6.23 |
5.62 |
| 2000 |
5.94 |
5.54 |
| 1999 |
6.07 |
5.69 |
| 1998 |
6.81 |
6.28 |
| 1997 |
6.83 |
6.80 |
| 1996 |
7.72 |
7.41 |
| 1995 |
9.04 |
8.22 |
| 1994 |
11.00 |
8.96 |
| 1993 |
11.91 |
9.51 |
| 1992 |
12.68 |
9.32 |
| 1991 |
15.29 |
9.80 |
| 1990 |
14.06 |
9.40 |
| 1989 |
11.94 |
8.71 |
| 1988 |
12.05 |
8.46 |
| 1987 |
11.67 |
8.29 |
| 1986 |
13.54 |
8.58 |
| 1985 |
13.02 |
7.98 |
| 1984 |
13.09 |
7.93 |
| 1983 |
14.24 |
8.26 |
| 1982 |
16.14 |
9.07 |
| 1981 |
16.58 |
9.81 |
| 1980 |
16.88 |
10.22 |
| 1979 |
16.70 |
9.75 |
