U.S. homicide rate
per 100,000 people, 1950–2020
| Data Item | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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| Homicide rate | 4.60 | 4.40 | 4.60 | 4.50 | 4.20 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.00 | 4.80 | 4.90 | 5.10 | 4.80 | 4.60 | 4.60 | 4.90 | 5.10 | 5.60 | 6.20 | 6.90 | 7.30 | 7.90 | 8.60 | 9.00 | 9.40 | 9.80 | 9.60 | 8.80 | 8.80 | 9.00 | 9.70 | 10.20 | 9.80 | 9.10 | 8.30 | 7.90 | 7.90 | 8.60 | 8.30 | 8.40 | 8.70 | 9.40 | 9.80 | 9.30 | 9.50 | 9.00 | 8.20 | 7.40 | 6.80 | 6.30 | 5.70 | 5.50 | 5.60 | 5.60 | 5.70 | 5.50 | 5.60 | 5.80 | 5.70 | 5.40 | 5.00 | 4.80 | 4.70 | 4.70 | 4.50 | 4.40 | 4.90 | 5.40 | 5.30 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 7.80 |