Safety#5 of 102 · Added July 31, 2024
Safer Than Canada
States with a homicide rate below Canada’s 1.7 per 100,000
Data: CDC / NCHS; Statistics Canada, n.d. ↗nhmaps.com/3
New Hampshire is armed to the teeth and has a lower homicide rate than Canada. The gun-crime narrative dies at the border.
Homicide rate below Canada’s national rate (membership)
Source & data: CDC / NCHS; Statistics Canada, n.d. ↗
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine | Homicide rate below Canada’s |
| 2 | New Hampshire | Homicide rate below Canada’s |
| 3 | Alabama | Above Canada’s rate |
| 4 | Alaska | Above Canada’s rate |
| 5 | Arizona | Above Canada’s rate |
| 6 | Arkansas | Above Canada’s rate |
| 7 | California | Above Canada’s rate |
| 8 | Colorado | Above Canada’s rate |
| 9 | Connecticut | Above Canada’s rate |
| 10 | Delaware | Above Canada’s rate |
| 11 | Florida | Above Canada’s rate |
| 12 | Georgia | Above Canada’s rate |
| 13 | Hawaii | Above Canada’s rate |
| 14 | Idaho | Above Canada’s rate |
| 15 | Illinois | Above Canada’s rate |
| 16 | Indiana | Above Canada’s rate |
| 17 | Iowa | Above Canada’s rate |
| 18 | Kansas | Above Canada’s rate |
| 19 | Kentucky | Above Canada’s rate |
| 20 | Louisiana | Above Canada’s rate |
| 21 | Maryland | Above Canada’s rate |
| 22 | Massachusetts | Above Canada’s rate |
| 23 | Michigan | Above Canada’s rate |
| 24 | Minnesota | Above Canada’s rate |
| 25 | Mississippi | Above Canada’s rate |
| 26 | Missouri | Above Canada’s rate |
| 27 | Montana | Above Canada’s rate |
| 28 | Nebraska | Above Canada’s rate |
| 29 | Nevada | Above Canada’s rate |
| 30 | New Jersey | Above Canada’s rate |
| 31 | New Mexico | Above Canada’s rate |
| 32 | New York | Above Canada’s rate |
| 33 | North Carolina | Above Canada’s rate |
| 34 | North Dakota | Above Canada’s rate |
| 35 | Ohio | Above Canada’s rate |
| 36 | Oklahoma | Above Canada’s rate |
| 37 | Oregon | Above Canada’s rate |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | Above Canada’s rate |
| 39 | Rhode Island | Above Canada’s rate |
| 40 | South Carolina | Above Canada’s rate |
| 41 | South Dakota | Above Canada’s rate |
| 42 | Tennessee | Above Canada’s rate |
| 43 | Texas | Above Canada’s rate |
| 44 | Utah | Above Canada’s rate |
| 45 | Vermont | Above Canada’s rate |
| 46 | Virginia | Above Canada’s rate |
| 47 | Washington | Above Canada’s rate |
| 48 | West Virginia | Above Canada’s rate |
| 49 | Wisconsin | Above Canada’s rate |
| 50 | Wyoming | Above Canada’s rate |