USA: reported murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate 2021

In 2021, the rate of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter in the United States was at 6.9 cases per 100,000 of the population. This is a slight increase from the previous year, when the murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate stood at 6.7 per 100,000 of the population.

Reported murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (per 100,000 of the population)

Characteristic	Rate per 100,000 population
'21	6.9
'20	6.7
'19	5.1
'18	5
'17	5.3
'16	5.4
'15	4.9
'14	4.4
'13	4.5
'12	4.7
'11	4.7
'10	4.8
'09	5
'08	5.4
'07	5.7
'06	5.8
'05	5.6
'04	5.5
'03	5.7
'02	5.6
'01	5.6
'00	5.5
'99	5.7
'98	6.3
'97	6.8
'96	7.4
'95	8.2
'94	9
'93	9.5
'92	9.3
'91	9.8
'90	9.4

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October 2022

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United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2021

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Rates are the number of reported offenses per 100,000 of the population.

The combined category of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter excludes involuntary or negligent manslaughter, conspiracies to commit murder, solicitation of murder, and attempted murder.

The data from previous years can be accessed at the Uniform Crime Reports section on the Website of the FBI.

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Characteristic	Rate per 100,000 population
'21	6.9
'20	6.7
'19	5.1
'18	5
'17	5.3
'16	5.4
'15	4.9
'14	4.4
'13	4.5
'12	4.7
'11	4.7
'10	4.8
'09	5
'08	5.4
'07	5.7
'06	5.8
'05	5.6
'04	5.5
'03	5.7
'02	5.6
'01	5.6
'00	5.5
'99	5.7
'98	6.3
'97	6.8
'96	7.4
'95	8.2
'94	9
'93	9.5
'92	9.3
'91	9.8
'90	9.4

Characteristic	Rate per 100,000 population
'21	6.9
'20	6.7
'19	5.1
'18	5
'17	5.3
'16	5.4
'15	4.9
'14	4.4
'13	4.5
'12	4.7
'11	4.7
'10	4.8
'09	5
'08	5.4
'07	5.7
'06	5.8
'05	5.6
'04	5.5
'03	5.7
'02	5.6
'01	5.6
'00	5.5
'99	5.7
'98	6.3
'97	6.8
'96	7.4
'95	8.2
'94	9
'93	9.5
'92	9.3
'91	9.8
'90	9.4

Reported murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (per 100,000 of the population)

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Characteristic	Rate per 100,000 population
'21	6.9
'20	6.7
'19	5.1
'18	5
'17	5.3
'16	5.4
'15	4.9
'14	4.4
'13	4.5
'12	4.7
'11	4.7
'10	4.8
'09	5
'08	5.4
'07	5.7
'06	5.8
'05	5.6
'04	5.5
'03	5.7
'02	5.6
'01	5.6
'00	5.5
'99	5.7
'98	6.3
'97	6.8
'96	7.4
'95	8.2
'94	9
'93	9.5
'92	9.3
'91	9.8
'90	9.4