Georgia Homicides Up Over Last Decade

Homicides were up by nearly 30% in the United States in 2020, the largest single-year increase on record. The surge in deadly violence capped a decade in which the national murder rate was already trending upward.

The historic spike in murders in 2020 came during a tumultuous year in American history. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and surging unemployment, gun sales spiked, and the murder of George Floyd rattled confidence in law enforcement and sparked nationwide protests.

Over the 10-year period from 2011 to 2020, the number of murders reported in the U.S. climbed by 47%. Now, the national murder rate is the highest it has been since 1997.

All but six states reported an increase in homicides over the past decade. According to FBI data, the number of murders reported in Georgia climbed from 549 in 2011 to 943 in 2020. The 71.8% increase ranks as the 15th largest among the 44 states that reported an uptick in murders.

Currently, the murder rate in Georgia is higher than the national average. There were 8.8 murders for every 100,000 people in the state in 2020, compared to the national homicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000.

RankState10-yr. change in homicides (%)Murders in 2020Murders in 2011Murders per 100k people, 2020
1Minnesota153.3190753.4
2Iowa152.3111443.5
3Wisconsin123.23081385.3
4Kentucky113.93231517.2
5Hawaii105.041202.9
6Utah104.0102503.1
7Arkansas100.632116010.6
8South Dakota100.040204.5
9Missouri97.572336611.8
10Colorado89.72941555.1
11Montana86.254295.0
12Washington84.73011633.9
13Tennessee74.56633809.6
14Virginia72.45243046.1
15Georgia71.89435498.8
16South Carolina71.654932010.5
17North Carolina71.18524988.0
18Texas70.91,9311,1306.6
19Indiana65.05053067.5
20Ohio64.08205007.0
21Alaska63.349306.7
22Rhode Island60.032203.0
23Pennsylvania57.91,0096397.9
24Alabama57.54712999.6
25Delaware52.173487.4
26Oregon48.8125842.9
27Illinois47.41,1517819.1
28Louisiana45.173450615.8
29Oklahoma39.62962127.4
30Maryland38.65533999.1
31Mississippi35.831523210.6
32West Virginia34.5117876.6
33North Dakota33.332244.2
34Florida31.11,2909845.9
35Nevada29.51801395.7
36Arizona29.25133976.9
37Vermont27.314112.2
38California22.92,2031,7925.6
39Michigan22.27546177.6
40Idaho17.141352.2
41Connecticut8.51401293.9
42New York5.18087694.2
43New Mexico3.81641587.8
44Nebraska1.569683.6
45Wyoming0.018183.1
46Kansas-9.91001113.4
47Massachusetts-13.01601842.3
48New Jersey-13.43293803.7
49Maine-15.422261.6
50New Hampshire-25.012160.9

Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. via The Center Square

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