Gun Homicides per 100,000 residents, by US State (2007 – 2016)

February 20, 2018 Alex

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Gun Homicides per 100,000 residents, by US State — *Reddit user: academiaadvice*

Gun Homicides per 100,000 residents:
District of Columbia – 14.4
Louisiana – 9.9
Mississippi – 7.8
Alabama – 7
Maryland – 5.9
Missouri – 5.7
South Carolina – 5.7
Arkansas – 5.3
Tennessee – 5.3
Georgia – 5.2
Illinois – 5.1
Michigan – 4.9
Delaware – 4.5
North Carolina – 4.5
Oklahoma – 4.5
Florida – 4.4
Arizona – 4.1
New Mexico – 4.1
Indiana – 4
Pennsylvania – 4
Nevada – 3.8
Ohio – 3.8
Texas – 3.8
California – 3.7
Alaska – 3.5
Kentucky – 3.5
Virginia – 3.3
New Jersey – 3.1
West Virginia – 2.9
Kansas – 2.8
Nebraska – 2.4
New York – 2.3
Colorado – 2.2
Connecticut – 2.2
Wisconsin – 2.2
Washington – 1.8
Montana – 1.6
Massachusetts – 1.5
Oregon – 1.5
Wyoming – 1.5
Rhode Island – 1.4
Minnesota – 1.3
Utah – 1.2
Idaho – 1.1
Iowa – 1.1
Maine – 1
North Dakota – 1
South Dakota – 1
Vermont – 0.9
Hawaii – 0.6
New Hampshire – 0.6
Total 119,682 deaths (3.8 per 100,000)

Percent who own guns

In the Northeast, gun ownership was below the U.S. average. The lowest rate of gun ownership in Delaware (5.2%). The highest gun ownership rate in Alaska (61.7%).

Best U.S. States for Gun Owners

Guns & Ammo editors estimated each U.S. in each of 5 categories: Right to Carry, access to “Black Rifles”, the states’ use-of-force laws, the prohibition of items regulated by the National Firearms Act and a catch-all Miscellaneous column. U.S. States are awarded 0-10 points in each category and ranked according to their total number of points.