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Homicide rate, annual

Deaths recorded as homicide in the year, per 100,000 residents, from death certificates (CDC WONDER). It is shown only for places and years with 10 or more homicides, so small counties appear rarely or never.

Reported for401areas, in 45 states — none in CT, ID, MT, ND, PR, VT, WY
Link to density0.33not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.40Moran’s I: strongly, neighbouring places tend to be similar
Typeratedeaths per 100,000

How it has moved

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Every state, every year

One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.

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Where it comes from

CDC WONDER mortality · CDC WONDER underlying cause of death, homicide by intent, by county and year

Deaths recorded as homicide in the year, per 100,000 residents. Shown only for county-years with 10 or more such deaths.

Combining areas: an average weighted by population (wonder).

What it goes with

The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 11 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.

MeasureUnadjustedAdjusted
Homicide rate, annual and StrokeWhere Homicide rate, annual is higher, Stroke tends to be higher: a strong link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Stroke by US county+0.83+0.80
Homicide rate, annual and Threat of utility shut-offWhere Homicide rate, annual is higher, Threat of utility shut-off tends to be higher: a strong link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Threat of utility shut-off by US county+0.81+0.72
Homicide rate, annual and Children in single-parent householdsWhere Homicide rate, annual is higher, Children in single-parent households tends to be higher: a strong link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Children in single-parent households by US county+0.78+0.71
Homicide rate, annual and Share Black, not HispanicWhere Homicide rate, annual is higher, Share Black, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county+0.73+0.69
Homicide rate, annual and Child mortalityWhere Homicide rate, annual is higher, Child mortality tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Child mortality by US county+0.80+0.69
Homicide rate, annual and Self-care disabilityWhere Homicide rate, annual is higher, Self-care disability tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Self-care disability by US county+0.76+0.68
Homicide rate, annual and Health scoreWhere Homicide rate, annual is higher, Health score tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Health score by US county-0.73-0.68
Homicide rate, annual and Independent-living disabilityWhere Homicide rate, annual is higher, Independent-living disability tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Independent-living disability by US county+0.74+0.68
Homicide rate, annual and Years of potential life lostWhere Homicide rate, annual is higher, Years of potential life lost tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Years of potential life lost by US county+0.78+0.67
Homicide rate, annual and Premature mortalityWhere Homicide rate, annual is higher, Premature mortality tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Premature mortality by US county+0.77+0.67

Population makeup

How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.

Share of residentsUnadjustedAdjusted
Homicide rate, annual and Share White, not HispanicWhere Homicide rate, annual is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share White, not Hispanic by US county-0.36-0.41
Homicide rate, annual and Share Black, not HispanicWhere Homicide rate, annual is higher, Share Black, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county+0.73+0.69
Homicide rate, annual and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceWhere Homicide rate, annual is higher, Share Hispanic or Latino, any race tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county-0.28-0.24
Homicide rate, annual and Share Asian, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county-0.29+0.11
Homicide rate, annual and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county+0.39+0.35

Highest and lowest

Of 401 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.

Highest

  1. Holmes County, MS — 95.1
  2. Leflore County, MS — 87.2
  3. Oglala Lakota County, SD — 81.9
  4. Coahoma County, MS — 69.7
  5. Washington County, MS — 69.1

Lowest

  1. Nassau County, NY — 1.01
  2. DuPage County, IL — 1.19
  3. Westchester County, NY — 1.31
  4. Middlesex County, MA — 1.35
  5. Norfolk County, MA — 1.65

The middle area reports 7.92. The middle half of counties falls between 5.07 and 14.5 (the 25th to 75th percentile).

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