Kentucky There were 148 Black homicide victims in Kentucky in 2020. The homicide rate among Black victims in Kentucky was 35.75 per 100,000 in 2020. Ranked 9th in the United States Age Eighteen homicide victims (13 percent) were less than…
Kentucky There were 148 Black homicide victims in Kentucky in 2020. The homicide rate among Black victims in Kentucky was 35.75 per 100,000 in 2020. Ranked 9th in the United States Age Eighteen homicide victims (13 percent) were less than…
Louisiana There were 569 Black homicide victims in Louisiana in 2020. The homicide rate among Black victims in Louisiana was 36.45 per 100,000 in 2020. Ranked 8th in the United States Age Thirty-eight homicide victims (7 percent) were less than…
Tennessee There were 489 Black homicide victims in Tennessee in 2020. The homicide rate among Black victims in Tennessee was 40.11 per 100,000 in 2020. Ranked 4th in the United States Age Forty-seven homicide victims (10 percent) were less than…
Wisconsin There were 199 Black homicide victims in Wisconsin in 2020. The homicide rate among Black victims in Wisconsin was 45.72 per 100,000 in 2020. Ranked 2nd in the United States Age Twenty-four homicide victims (12 percent) were less than…
Indiana There were 318 Black homicide victims in Indiana in 2020. The homicide rate among Black victims in Indiana was 42.91 per 100,000 in 2020. Ranked 3rd in the United States Age Twenty-seven homicide victims (9 percent) were less than…
Illinois There were 776 Black homicide victims in Illinois in 2020. The homicide rate among Black victims in Illinois was 40.05 per 100,000 in 2020. Ranked 5th in the United States Age Forty-four homicide victims (6 percent) were less than…
Missouri There were 396 Black homicide victims in Missouri in 2020.The homicide rate among Black victims in Missouri was 50.98 per 100,000 in 2020. Ranked 1st in the United States Age Twenty-nine homicide victims (7 percent) were less than 18…
National Data According to the FBI SHR data, in 2020 there were 9,753 Black homicide victims in the United States. The homicide rate among Black victims in the United States was 23.41 per 100,000. For that year, the overall national…
For Release: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 More than 4,000 Hispanics were killed by guns in 2019 Para la versión en español haga “click” aquí. Washington, DC — Nearly 70,000 Hispanics were killed with guns in the United States from 1999…
For Release: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Missouri has the Highest Black Homicide Victimization Rate in the Nation for the Fifth Year in a Row Washington, DC — Guns are by far the most common weapon used to kill Black homicide…