US National Murder Rate

Murders and nonnegligent manslaughter per 100,000 inhabitants · 1995–2024 · Source: FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS)

Dashed line: ordinary least squares (OLS) trend across all years with published rates.
2021: FBI did not publish a rate for this year (estimated count: 22,526); excluded from trend calculation.

US national murder rate per 100,000 inhabitants, 1995–2024
Year Rate per 100k Murder Count Population Notes