The Washington Post (12/24, Ingraham) “Wonkblog” reported that according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “the risk of being killed by another person is lowest in New England and the upper Midwest, and highest in the deep South, particularly Mississippi and Louisiana.” The Post pointed out that Louisiana’s age-adjusted homicide rate of 11.67 per 100,000 people and Mississippi is a close second, at 11.41.
The Post also explained that the District of Columbia’s homicide rate is 13.67 deaths per 100,000 but that “comparing it to the more geographically diverse states isn’t very meaningful.” The Post wrote that “the homicide rate in Louisiana is a whopping nine times higher than the rate in New Hampshire, the state with the lowest homicide rate.”
Related Links:
— “Where Americans are most likely to kill each other,” Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post, December 23, 2015.