1 | Year | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Murder Rate in Death Penalty States* | 9.5 | 9.94 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.24 | 8.59 | 7.73 | 7.09 | 6.54 | 5.86 | 5.74 | 5.83 | 5.82 | 5.92 | 5.81 | 5.98 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.81 | 5.33 | 4.97 | 4.88 | 4.98 | 4.71 | 4.75 | 5.17 | 5.66 | 5.64 | 5.34 |
3 | Murder Rate in Non-death Penalty States | 9.16 | 9.27 | 8.64 | 8.83 | 7.88 | 5.9 | 5.36 | 4.99 | 4.63 | 4.59 | 4.24 | 4.23 | 4.27 | 4.12 | 4 | 4.26 | 4.45 | 4.16 | 4 | 3.93 | 4.03 | 4.23 | 4.09 | 4.09 | 3.79 | 4.41 | 4.71 | 4.53 | 4.1 |
4 | Percent Difference | 4% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 17% | 46% | 44% | 42% | 41% | 28% | 35% | 38% | 36% | 44% | 45% | 40% | 37% | 47% | 45% | 36% | 23% | 15% | 22% | 15% | 25% | 17% | 10% | 25% | 30% |