Suicides and Murders

Visualization based on Suicide & Murder data per 100,000 of population by state

Data is from year 2007, source - http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/09/01/suicide-vs-homicide-by-state-per-100000

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State
California
Texas
New York
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Georgia
North Carolina
New Jersey
Virginia
Washington
Massachusetts
Arizona
Indiana
Tennessee
Missouri
Maryland
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Colorado
Alabama
South Carolina
Louisiana
Kentucky
Oregon
Oklahoma
Connecticut
Iowa
Mississippi
Arkansas
Kansas
Utah
Nevada

Smallest First

Murders
2249
1419
800
463
719
486
672
674
555
380
406
170
182
464
333
397
351
553
182
107
150
385
349
577
196
72
222
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152
191
104
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192

Largest First

Suicides 2
364
239
194
129
124
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Murders per
Suicide
6.18
5.95
4.13
3.59
5.79
4.24
6.65
7.03
6.13
4.40
5.26
2.63
2.82
7.31
5.27
6.44
5.95
9.82
3.25
2.06
3.09
8.32
7.90
13.49
4.62
1.93
6.15
2.70
1.21
5.22
6.75
3.76
2.19
7.50

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West Virginia
Nebraska
Idaho
Maine
New Hampshire
Hawaii
Rhode Island
Montana
Delaware
South Dakota
Alaska
North Dakota
Vermont
Wyoming

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3.26
1.24
3.27
1.59
0.84
0.94
1.80
1.46
4.28
1.88
6.29
1.88
1.93
3.06

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Suicides per
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0.17
0.24
0.28
0.17
0.24
0.15
0.14
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0.23
0.19
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0.35
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0.10
0.31
0.49
0.32
0.12
0.13
0.07
0.22
0.52
0.16
0.37
0.83
0.19
0.15
0.27
0.46
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State
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania

Murders
385
43
464
191
2249
150
95
37
674
12
49
463
333
36
104
196
577
21
553
182
672
107
152
351
14
22
192
11
380
148
800
555
12
486
222
72
719

2
Suicides
46.3
6.8
63.5
28.3
363.8
48.6
35.2
8.6
95.9
12.8
15.0
128.8
63.2
29.8
27.7
42.4
42.8
13.2
56.3
64.5
101.0
52.0
29.1
59.0
9.6
17.7
25.6
13.2
86.4
19.7
193.9
90.5
6.4
114.6
36.1
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124.2

Murders per Suicide

8.32
6.29
7.31
6.75
6.18
3.09
2.70
4.28
7.03
0.94
3.27
3.59
5.27
1.21
3.76
4.62
13.49
1.59
9.82
2.82
6.65
2.06
5.22
5.95
1.46
1.24
7.50
0.84
4.40
7.53
4.13
6.13
1.88
4.24
6.15
1.93
5.79

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South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

19
349
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397
1419
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406
170
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182
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44.2
8.0
61.6
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26.4
6.2
77.2
64.6
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7.90
1.88
6.44
5.95
2.19
1.93
5.26
2.63
3.26
3.25
3.06

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0.12
46.25
0.16
6.83
0.14
63.50
0.15
28.31
0.16
363.84
0.32
48.56
0.37
35.19
0.23
8.64
0.14
95.87
1.07
12.79
0.31
14.97
0.28
128.84
0.19
63.20
0.83
29.81
0.27
27.68
0.22
42.42
0.07
42.79
0.63
13.17
0.10
56.30
0.35
64.50
0.15
100.98
0.49
52.00
0.19
29.12
0.17
58.98
0.68
9.56
0.81
17.75
0.13
25.60
1.20
13.17
0.23
86.38
0.13
19.66
0.24
193.89
0.16
90.50
0.53
6.38
0.24
114.60
0.16
36.12
0.52
37.36
0.17
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46.25
6.83
63.50
28.31
363.84
48.56
35.19
8.64
95.87
12.79
14.97
128.84
63.20
29.81
27.68
42.42
42.79
13.17
56.30
64.50
100.98
52.00
29.12
58.98
9.56
17.75
25.60
13.17
86.38
19.66
193.89
90.50
6.38
114.60
36.12
37.36
124.22

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0.46
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0.31
0.31
0.33

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44.17
7.97
61.61
238.53
26.43
6.22
77.19
64.55
18.07
56.08
5.23

10.55
44.17
7.97
61.61
238.53
26.43
6.22
77.19
64.55
18.07
56.08
5.23

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State
Murders
3 Suicides
2 Murders per Suicide
Suicides per Murder
Sorted List
State
Murders Suicides
Murders per
Suicides per Murder
1 California
2249
363.8383838384
6.18
0.16
2 Texas
1419
238.5294117647
5.95
0.17
3 New York
800
193.8888888889
4.13
0.24
4 Illinois
463
128.8372093023
3.59
0.28
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#N/A
#N/A
#N/A
#N/A
6 Pennsylvan
719
124.224137931
5.79
0.17
7 Michigan
672
100.9821428571
6.65
0.15
8 Georgia
674
95.8653846154
7.03
0.14
9 North Carol
555
90.5042016807
6.13
0.16
10 New Jersey
380
86.3768115942
4.40
0.23
11 Virginia
406
77.1929824561
5.26
0.19
12 Washingto
170
64.552238806
2.63
0.38
13 Massachuse
182
64.5
2.82
0.35
14 Arizona
464
63.5
7.31
0.14
15 Indiana
333
63.2
5.27
0.19
16 Tennessee
397
61.6058394161
6.44
0.16
17 Missouri
351
58.9781021898
5.95
0.17
18 Maryland
553
56.3043478261
9.82
0.10
19 Wisconsin
182
56.0769230769
3.25
0.31
20 Minnesota
107
52
2.06
0.49
21 Colorado
150
48.5628742515
3.09
0.32
22 Alabama
385
46.25
8.32
0.12
23 South Carol
349
44.1666666667
7.90
0.13
24 Louisiana
577
42.7868852459
13.49
0.07
25 Kentucky
196
42.4183006536
4.62
0.22
26 Oregon
72
37.358490566
1.93
0.52
27 Oklahoma
222
36.1224489796
6.15
0.16
28 Connecticu
95
35.1948051948
2.70
0.37
29 Iowa
36
29.8148148148
1.21
0.83
30 Mississippi
152
29.1176470588
5.22
0.19
31 Arkansas
191
28.3098591549
6.75
0.15
32 Kansas
104
27.6811594203
3.76
0.27
33 Utah
58
26.4335664336
2.19
0.46
34 Nevada
192
25.597826087
7.50
0.13
35 New Mexic
148
19.6568627451
7.53
0.13
36 West Virgin
59
18.0722891566
3.26
0.31
37 Nebraska
22
17.7450980392
1.24
0.81

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39
#N/A
40 Maine
41 Hawaii
42
#N/A
43 Montana
44 Delaware
45 South Dako
46 Alaska
47 North Dako
48 Vermont
49 Wyoming

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12
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14
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15
43
12
12
16

14.966442953
#N/A
13.1724137931
12.7884615385
#N/A
9.5609756098
8.6363636364
7.96875
6.8348623853
6.3758389262
6.2237762238
5.2331606218

3.27
#N/A
1.59
0.94
#N/A
1.46
4.28
1.88
6.29
1.88
1.93
3.06

0.31
#N/A
0.63
1.07
#N/A
0.68
0.23
0.53
0.16
0.53
0.52
0.33

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