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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Deaths by homicide per 100,000 residents in the U.S. in 2016, by gender and age
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Deaths by homicide per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1950 to 2016, by gender
Deaths by homicide per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1950 to 2019
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Male deaths by homicide per 100,000 resident population in the United States from 1950 to 2016, by race
Global homicide rate in 2010, by region
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Deaths by homicide per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. in 2015 and 2016, by age

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