Year

Murder Rate per 100,000 Population

US Population

Actual Number Murders

Murders at 1900 rate

1900

1.2

76094000

913

913

1901

1.2

77584000

931

931

1902

1.2

79163000

950

950

1903

1.1

80632000

887

968

1904

1.3

82166000

1,068

986

1905

2.1

83822000

1,760

1,006

1906

3.9

85450000

3,333

1,025

1907

4.9

87008000

4,263

1,044

1908

4.8

88710000

4,258

1,065

1909

4.2

90490000

3,801

1,086

1910

4.6

92407000

4,251

1,109

1911

5.5

93863000

5,162

1,126

1912

5.4

95335000

5,148

1,144

1913

6.1

97225000

5,931

1,167

1914

6.2

99111000

6,145

1,189

1915

5.9

100546000

5,932

1,207

1916

6.3

101961000

6,424

1,224

1917

6.9

103268000

7,125

1,239

1918

6.5

103208000

6,709

1,238

1919

7.2

104514000

7,525

1,254

1920

6.8

106461000

7,239

1,278

1921

8.1

108538000

8,792

1,302

1922

8

110049000

8,804

1,321

1923

7.8

111947000

8,732

1,343

1924

8.1

114109000

9,243

1,369

1925

8.3

115829000

9,614

1,390

1926

8.4

117397000

9,861

1,409

1927

8.4

119035000

9,999

1,428

1928

8.6

120509000

10,364

1,446

1929

8.4

121767000

10,228

1,461

1930

8.8

123077000

10,831

1,477

1931

9.2

124040000

11,412

1,488

1932

9

124840000

11,236

1,498

1933

9.7

125579000

12,181

1,507

1934

9.5

126374000

12,006

1,516

1935

8.3

127250000

10,562

1,527

1936

8

128053000

10,244

1,537

1937

7.6

128825000

9,791

1,546

1938

6.8

129825000

8,828

1,558

1939

6.4

130880000

8,376

1,571

1940

6.3

132122000

8,324

1,585

1941

6

133412000

8,005

1,601

1942

5.9

134865000

7,957

1,618

1943

5.1

136755000

6,975

1,641

1944

5

138398000

6,920

1,661

1945

5.7

139924000

7,976

1,679

1946

6.4

141392000

9,049

1,697

1947

6.1

144122000

8,791

1,729

1948

5.9

146634000

8,651

1,760

1949

5.4

149199000

8,057

1,790

1950

5.3

151689000

8,040

1,820

1951

4.9

154283000

7,560

1,851

1952

5.2

156947000

8,161

1,883

1953

4.8

159559000

7,659

1,915

1954

4.8

162388000

7,795

1,949

1955

4.5

165276000

7,437

1,983

1956

4.6

168225000

7,738

2,019

1957

4.5

171278000

7,708

2,055

1958

4.5

174154000

7,837

2,090

1959

4.6

177080000

8,146

2,125

1960

4.7

179979000

8,459

2,160

1961

4.7

182992000

8,601

2,196

1962

4.8

185771000

8,917

2,229

1963

4.9

188483000

9,236

2,262

1964

5.1

191141000

9,748

2,294

1965

5.5

193526000

10,644

2,322

1966

5.9

195576000

11,539

2,347

1967

6.8

197457000

13,427

2,369

1968

7.3

199399000

14,556

2,393

1969

7.7

201385000

15,507

2,417

1970

8.3

203984000

16,931

2,448

1971

9.1

206827000

18,821

2,482

1972

9.4

209284000

19,673

2,511

1973

9.7

211357000

20,502

2,536

1974

10.1

213342000

21,548

2,560

1975

9.9

215465000

21,331

2,586

1976

9

217563000

19,581

2,611

1977

9.1

219760000

19,998

2,637

1978

9.2

222095000

20,433

2,665

1979

10

224567000

22,457

2,695

1980

10.7

227255000

24,316

2,727

1981

10.3

229637000

23,653

2,756

1982

9.6

231996000

22,272

2,784

1983

8.6

234284000

20,148

2,811

1984

8.4

236477000

19,864

2,838

1985

8.4

238736000

20,054

2,865

1986

9

241107000

21,700

2,893

1987

8.7

243419000

21,177

2,921

1988

9

245807000

22,123

2,950

1989

9.3

248239000

23,086

2,979

1990

10

249415000

24,942

2,993

1991

10.5

252177000

26,479

3,026

1992

10

254151000

25,415

3,050

1993

10.1

256126000

25,869

3,074

1994

9.6

258100000

24,778

3,097

1995

8.7

260075000

22,627

3,121

1996

7.9

262049000

20,702

3,145

1997

8

265998000

21,280

3,192

1998

8

268229000

21,458

3,219

1999

8

271765239.8

21,741

3,261

2000

9.3

272522399.3

25,309

3,270

Average

6.925743

164179808.3

12183.63

1,970

1,031,561 EXTRA murders

1,230,547

198,986