The US murder rate compared to other countries

According data published by Nate Silver over on FiveThirtyEight, black Americans are murdered at 12 times the rate of people in other developed countries. 5.2 out of every 100,000 Americans was a murder victim between 2010 and 2012. Read more on the Independent.

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This chart shows homicide deaths per 100,000 of the population (2010-2012 average).

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Murder victims by weapon used in the U.S 2022
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate in the U.S. 2022, by state
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