Texas Murder/Homicide Rate 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the Texas murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Texas murder/homicide rate for 2018 was 4.61 per 100,000 population, a 7.06% decline from 2017.
  • The Texas murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 4.96 per 100,000 population, a 6.42% decline from 2016.
  • The Texas murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 5.3 per 100,000 population, a 10.42% increase from 2015.
  • The Texas murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 4.8 per 100,000 population, a 8.6% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

MLA Citation:
All 50 States Ranked
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 Texas United States
2018 4.61 4.96
2017 4.96 5.32
2016 5.30 5.38
2015 4.80 4.95
2014 4.42 4.44
2013 4.30 4.52
2012 4.41 4.73
2011 4.41 4.71
2010 4.95 4.76
2009 5.37 5.02
2008 5.63 5.42
2007 5.94 5.68
2006 5.90 5.78
2005 6.14 5.65
2004 6.07 5.50
2003 6.43 5.68
2002 5.99 5.64
2001 6.23 5.62
2000 5.94 5.54
1999 6.07 5.69
1998 6.81 6.28
1997 6.83 6.80
1996 7.72 7.41
1995 9.04 8.22
1994 11.00 8.96
1993 11.91 9.51
1992 12.68 9.32
1991 15.29 9.80
1990 14.06 9.40
1989 11.94 8.71
1988 12.05 8.46
1987 11.67 8.29
1986 13.54 8.58
1985 13.02 7.98
1984 13.09 7.93
1983 14.24 8.26
1982 16.14 9.07
1981 16.58 9.81
1980 16.88 10.22
1979 16.70 9.75