Colorado Murder/Homicide Rate 1979-2018
Interactive chart of the Colorado murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
- The Colorado murder/homicide rate for 2018 was 3.69 per 100,000 population, a 6.58% decline from 2017.
- The Colorado murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 3.95 per 100,000 population, a 15.5% increase from 2016.
- The Colorado murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 3.42 per 100,000 population, a 7.55% increase from 2015.
- The Colorado murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 3.18 per 100,000 population, a 13.57% increase from 2014.
State Name |
Population |
Rate |
District Of Columbia |
702,455 |
22.78 |
Louisiana |
4,659,978 |
11.37 |
Missouri |
6,126,452 |
9.91 |
Maryland |
6,042,718 |
8.11 |
New Mexico |
2,095,428 |
7.97 |
Alabama |
4,887,871 |
7.84 |
South Carolina |
5,084,127 |
7.71 |
Tennessee |
6,770,010 |
7.36 |
Arkansas |
3,013,825 |
7.17 |
Illinois |
12,741,080 |
6.94 |
Nevada |
3,034,392 |
6.66 |
Indiana |
6,691,878 |
6.55 |
Alaska |
737,438 |
6.37 |
Pennsylvania |
12,807,060 |
6.12 |
Georgia |
10,519,475 |
6.10 |
North Carolina |
10,383,620 |
6.05 |
Mississippi |
2,986,530 |
5.73 |
Michigan |
9,995,915 |
5.51 |
Kentucky |
4,468,402 |
5.46 |
Oklahoma |
3,943,079 |
5.22 |
Florida |
21,299,325 |
5.20 |
Arizona |
7,171,646 |
5.15 |
Delaware |
967,171 |
4.96 |
Ohio |
11,689,442 |
4.82 |
Texas |
28,701,845 |
4.61 |
Virginia |
8,517,685 |
4.59 |
California |
39,557,045 |
4.40 |
Kansas |
2,911,505 |
3.88 |
West Virginia |
1,805,832 |
3.71 |
Colorado |
5,695,564 |
3.69 |
New Jersey |
8,908,520 |
3.21 |
Montana |
1,062,305 |
3.20 |
Washington State |
7,535,591 |
3.13 |
Wisconsin |
5,813,568 |
3.03 |
New York |
19,542,209 |
2.88 |
Hawaii |
1,420,491 |
2.53 |
North Dakota |
760,077 |
2.37 |
Connecticut |
3,572,665 |
2.32 |
Nebraska |
1,929,268 |
2.28 |
Wyoming |
577,737 |
2.25 |
Idaho |
1,754,208 |
2.00 |
Massachusetts |
6,902,149 |
1.97 |
Oregon |
4,190,713 |
1.96 |
Utah |
3,161,105 |
1.90 |
Minnesota |
5,611,179 |
1.89 |
Maine |
1,338,404 |
1.79 |
Iowa |
3,156,145 |
1.71 |
Vermont |
626,299 |
1.60 |
New Hampshire |
1,356,458 |
1.55 |
Rhode Island |
1,057,315 |
1.51 |
South Dakota |
882,235 |
1.36 |
Historical Murder/Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population
|
Year |
Colorado |
United States |
2018 |
3.69 |
4.96 |
2017 |
3.95 |
5.32 |
2016 |
3.42 |
5.38 |
2015 |
3.18 |
4.95 |
2014 |
2.80 |
4.44 |
2013 |
3.30 |
4.52 |
2012 |
2.93 |
4.73 |
2011 |
3.03 |
4.71 |
2010 |
2.56 |
4.76 |
2009 |
3.16 |
5.02 |
2008 |
3.34 |
5.42 |
2007 |
3.19 |
5.68 |
2006 |
3.60 |
5.78 |
2005 |
3.71 |
5.65 |
2004 |
4.37 |
5.50 |
2003 |
4.07 |
5.68 |
2002 |
3.98 |
5.64 |
2001 |
3.57 |
5.62 |
2000 |
3.12 |
5.54 |
1999 |
4.56 |
5.69 |
1998 |
4.61 |
6.28 |
1997 |
4.03 |
6.80 |
1996 |
4.71 |
7.41 |
1995 |
5.76 |
8.22 |
1994 |
5.44 |
8.96 |
1993 |
5.78 |
9.51 |
1992 |
6.22 |
9.32 |
1991 |
5.89 |
9.80 |
1990 |
4.19 |
9.40 |
1989 |
4.40 |
8.71 |
1988 |
5.68 |
8.46 |
1987 |
5.79 |
8.29 |
1986 |
7.04 |
8.58 |
1985 |
5.85 |
7.98 |
1984 |
5.79 |
7.93 |
1983 |
6.44 |
8.26 |
1982 |
5.98 |
9.07 |
1981 |
8.07 |
9.81 |
1980 |
6.88 |
10.22 |
1979 |
5.81 |
9.75 |