Murder 2019


Data from UCR CIUS 2019 Table 1

Number of Offenses                            16,425

Rate per 100,00 Population          5.0

Number of Offenders                    16,245

Number of Victims                               13,927

          Male                                                 78%

Number of arrests                               7,711

          Male                                                 88%

Clearance rate                                       61.4%

Data from UCR CIUS 2019 Tables 1, 2, 25, 30, 42, and Expanded Homicide Data Tables 2 and 3



Data from UCR CIUS 2019 Table 43 and Expanded Homicide Table 2


Data from UCR CIUS 2019 Table 43 and Expanded Homicide Table 2

Data from UCR CIUS 2019 Table 38 and Expanded Homicide Tables 2, and 7

Victim age category data for 18-24 actually includes 17 year olds because of the way the UCR breaks down age categories


Data from UCR CIUS 2019 Expanded Homicide Data Table 7
Data from UCR CIUS 2019 Expanded Homicide Data Table 7

Author: Frank Heley

Frank Heley graduated from North Dakota State University with a BS in Criminal Justice in 2009, a MS in Criminal Justice Administration in 2012, and a PhD in Criminal Justice, with a focus on policing, in 2018, and is a current member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. He has worked as a security supervisor in the hospitality field, as a drug and alcohol researcher, and as a criminal justice instructor, as well as having been a private investigator for 21 years. Under the auspice of the Center for Criminological Inquiry, he currently conducts independent research and provides consulting services.