{
  "id": "murder-2016-preliminary",
  "name": "US City Murder Counts 2015–2016 (Preliminary)",
  "title": "US City Murder Counts 2015–2016 (Preliminary)",
  "description": "Preliminary murder counts for 79 US cities comparing 2015 and 2016 figures. Includes city, state, murder totals, and change.",
  "category": "geography",
  "source": "https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 79,
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "city",
      "label": "City",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "state",
      "label": "State",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "2015_murders",
      "label": "2015 Murders",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "2016_murders",
      "label": "2016 Murders",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "change",
      "label": "Change",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "source",
      "label": "Source",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "as_of",
      "label": "As Of",
      "type": "string"
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "city": "Chicago",
      "state": "Illinois",
      "2015_murders": "378",
      "2016_murders": "536",
      "change": "158",
      "source": "https://portal.chicagopolice.org/portal/page/portal/ClearPath/News/Crime%20Statistics",
      "as_of": "10/2/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Orlando",
      "state": "Florida",
      "2015_murders": "19",
      "2016_murders": "73",
      "change": "54",
      "source": "OPD ",
      "as_of": "9/22/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Memphis",
      "state": "Tennessee",
      "2015_murders": "114",
      "2016_murders": "158",
      "change": "44",
      "source": "MPD",
      "as_of": "9/11/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Phoenix",
      "state": "Arizona",
      "2015_murders": "72",
      "2016_murders": "111",
      "change": "39",
      "source": "PPD ",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Las Vegas",
      "state": "Nevada",
      "2015_murders": "90",
      "2016_murders": "125",
      "change": "35",
      "source": "http://www.lvmpd.com/Sections/Homicide/HomicideLog/tabid/454/Default.aspx",
      "as_of": "9/28/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "San Antonio",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2015_murders": "78",
      "2016_murders": "111",
      "change": "33",
      "source": "SAPD ",
      "as_of": "9/26/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Louisville",
      "state": "Kentucky",
      "2015_murders": "52",
      "2016_murders": "79",
      "change": "27",
      "source": "https://louisvilleky.gov/government/police/lmpd-transparency",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Dallas",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2015_murders": "95",
      "2016_murders": "118",
      "change": "23",
      "source": "DPD",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Houston",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2015_murders": "191",
      "2016_murders": "212",
      "change": "21",
      "source": "http://www.houstontx.gov/police/cs/index-2.htm",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Fort Wayne",
      "state": "Indiana",
      "2015_murders": "17",
      "2016_murders": "34",
      "change": "17",
      "source": "FWPD ",
      "as_of": "9/26/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Atlanta",
      "state": "Georgia",
      "2015_murders": "68",
      "2016_murders": "85",
      "change": "17",
      "source": "http://www.atlantapd.org/crimedatadownloads.aspx",
      "as_of": "9/24/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Indianapolis",
      "state": "Indiana",
      "2015_murders": "102",
      "2016_murders": "117",
      "change": "15",
      "source": "IPD ",
      "as_of": "10/2/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Austin",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2015_murders": "13",
      "2016_murders": "28",
      "change": "15",
      "source": "http://www.austintexas.gov/page/chiefs-monthly-reports",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Kansas City",
      "state": "Missouri",
      "2015_murders": "77",
      "2016_murders": "90",
      "change": "13",
      "source": "http://kcmo.gov/police/homicide-3/crime-stats/",
      "as_of": "10/4/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Arlington",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2015_murders": "4",
      "2016_murders": "17",
      "change": "13",
      "source": "http://www.arlington-tx.gov/police/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/08/UCR-Crime-Summary.pdf",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "San Jose",
      "state": "California",
      "2015_murders": "22",
      "2016_murders": "35",
      "change": "13",
      "source": "http://www.sjpd.org/CrimeStats/updates/Part_One_Crimes_Reported_YTD.pdf?cacheID=20160921",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Albuquerque",
      "state": "New Mexico",
      "2015_murders": "35",
      "2016_murders": "46",
      "change": "11",
      "source": "APD ",
      "as_of": "9/21/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Jacksonville",
      "state": "Florida",
      "2015_murders": "67",
      "2016_murders": "78",
      "change": "11",
      "source": "JPSO ",
      "as_of": "9/21/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Santa Ana",
      "state": "California",
      "2015_murders": "10",
      "2016_murders": "20",
      "change": "10",
      "source": "SAPD ",
      "as_of": "9/21/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Tulsa",
      "state": "Oklahoma",
      "2015_murders": "43",
      "2016_murders": "52",
      "change": "9",
      "source": "TPD ",
      "as_of": "9/27/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Lincoln",
      "state": "Nebraska",
      "2015_murders": "0",
      "2016_murders": "9",
      "change": "9",
      "source": "http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/city/police/stats/stats.htm",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Stockton",
      "state": "California",
      "2015_murders": "30",
      "2016_murders": "38",
      "change": "8",
      "source": "SPD ",
      "as_of": "9/21/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Anchorage",
      "state": "Alaska",
      "2015_murders": "19",
      "2016_murders": "26",
      "change": "7",
      "source": "APD ",
      "as_of": "9/27/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Buffalo",
      "state": "New York",
      "2015_murders": "31",
      "2016_murders": "38",
      "change": "7",
      "source": "http://www.bpdny.org/Home/Statistics",
      "as_of": "9/24/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "San Diego",
      "state": "California",
      "2015_murders": "23",
      "2016_murders": "30",
      "change": "7",
      "source": "http://crimestats.arjis.org/default.aspx",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Mobile",
      "state": "Alabama",
      "2015_murders": "6",
      "2016_murders": "12",
      "change": "6",
      "source": "https://www.mobilepd.org/precinct/pdf/UCR_April_Public.pdf",
      "as_of": "4/30/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Greensboro",
      "state": "North Carolina",
      "2015_murders": "15",
      "2016_murders": "20",
      "change": "5",
      "source": "http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=29678",
      "as_of": "10/2/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Durham",
      "state": "North Carolina",
      "2015_murders": "25",
      "2016_murders": "30",
      "change": "5",
      "source": "https://durhamnc.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2419",
      "as_of": "10/1/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Detroit",
      "state": "Michigan",
      "2015_murders": "216",
      "2016_murders": "221",
      "change": "5",
      "source": "DPD ",
      "as_of": "9/25/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "St. Petersburg",
      "state": "Florida",
      "2015_murders": "9",
      "2016_murders": "14",
      "change": "5",
      "source": "SPPD ",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Philadelphia",
      "state": "Pennsylvania",
      "2015_murders": "209",
      "2016_murders": "213",
      "change": "4",
      "source": "https://www.phillypolice.com/crime-maps-stats/",
      "as_of": "10/4/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Long Beach",
      "state": "California",
      "2015_murders": "25",
      "2016_murders": "29",
      "change": "4",
      "source": "http://homicide.latimes.com/neighborhood/long-beach/year/2016",
      "as_of": "9/20/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Lexington",
      "state": "Kentucky",
      "2015_murders": "13",
      "2016_murders": "16",
      "change": "3",
      "source": "LPD ",
      "as_of": "9/28/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Aurora",
      "state": "Colorado",
      "2015_murders": "13",
      "2016_murders": "16",
      "change": "3",
      "source": "APD ",
      "as_of": "9/21/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Jersey City",
      "state": "New Jersey",
      "2015_murders": "11",
      "2016_murders": "14",
      "change": "3",
      "source": "http://www.njjcpd.org/node/5",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Plano",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2015_murders": "2",
      "2016_murders": "5",
      "change": "3",
      "source": "http://www.plano.gov/DocumentCenter/View/119",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Colorado Springs",
      "state": "Colorado",
      "2015_murders": "12",
      "2016_murders": "15",
      "change": "3",
      "source": "http://www.krdo.com/news/local-news/springs-womans-shooting-death-ruled-homicide-/73436432",
      "as_of": "8/2/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Toledo",
      "state": "Ohio",
      "2015_murders": "5",
      "2016_murders": "8",
      "change": "3",
      "source": "TPD ",
      "as_of": "6/24/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "El Paso",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2015_murders": "12",
      "2016_murders": "14",
      "change": "2",
      "source": "ELPD ",
      "as_of": "9/21/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Laredo",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2015_murders": "7",
      "2016_murders": "9",
      "change": "2",
      "source": "LPD ",
      "as_of": "9/21/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Nashville",
      "state": "Tennessee",
      "2015_murders": "47",
      "2016_murders": "49",
      "change": "2",
      "source": "NPD ",
      "as_of": "9/21/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Oklahoma City",
      "state": "Oklahoma",
      "2015_murders": "28",
      "2016_murders": "30",
      "change": "2",
      "source": "OKCPD ",
      "as_of": "6/30/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Henderson",
      "state": "Nevada",
      "2015_murders": "1",
      "2016_murders": "3",
      "change": "2",
      "source": "HPD ",
      "as_of": "4/30/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Chandler",
      "state": "Arizona",
      "2015_murders": "2",
      "2016_murders": "3",
      "change": "1",
      "source": "CPD ",
      "as_of": "9/21/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Denver",
      "state": "Colorado",
      "2015_murders": "32",
      "2016_murders": "33",
      "change": "1",
      "source": "https://www.denvergov.org/content/dam/denvergov/Portals/720/documents/statistics/2016/UCR_Citywide_Reported_Offenses_2016.pdf",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Riverside",
      "state": "California",
      "2015_murders": "6",
      "2016_murders": "7",
      "change": "1",
      "source": "http://www.riversideca.gov/rpd/crstats/cstats.asp",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Bakersfield",
      "state": "California",
      "2015_murders": "21",
      "2016_murders": "22",
      "change": "1",
      "source": "BPD ",
      "as_of": "6/23/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Boston",
      "state": "Massachusetts",
      "2015_murders": "28",
      "2016_murders": "28",
      "change": "0",
      "source": "BPD ",
      "as_of": "9/27/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Cincinnati",
      "state": "Ohio",
      "2015_murders": "50",
      "2016_murders": "50",
      "change": "0",
      "source": "http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/police/crime-statistics/city-wide-stars-report/",
      "as_of": "9/24/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Pittsburgh",
      "state": "Pennsylvania",
      "2015_murders": "46",
      "2016_murders": "46",
      "change": "0",
      "source": "PPD ",
      "as_of": "9/21/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Columbus",
      "state": "Ohio",
      "2015_murders": "71",
      "2016_murders": "70",
      "change": "-1",
      "source": "CPD ",
      "as_of": "9/24/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Raleigh",
      "state": "North Carolina",
      "2015_murders": "8",
      "2016_murders": "7",
      "change": "-1",
      "source": "RPD ",
      "as_of": "7/17/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Corpus Christi",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2015_murders": "10",
      "2016_murders": "9",
      "change": "-1",
      "source": "CCPD ",
      "as_of": "6/24/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Charlotte-Mecklenburg",
      "state": "North Carolina",
      "2015_murders": "27",
      "2016_murders": "25",
      "change": "-2",
      "source": "http://charlottenc.gov/CMPD/Safety/Pages/CrimeStats.aspx",
      "as_of": "6/30/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "New Orleans",
      "state": "Louisiana",
      "2015_murders": "130",
      "2016_murders": "127",
      "change": "-3",
      "source": "NOPD ",
      "as_of": "9/27/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "state": "California",
      "2015_murders": "35",
      "2016_murders": "32",
      "change": "-3",
      "source": "SFPD ",
      "as_of": "9/27/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Seattle",
      "state": "Washington",
      "2015_murders": "17",
      "2016_murders": "14",
      "change": "-3",
      "source": "http://www.seattle.gov/seattle-police-department/crime-data/crime-dashboard",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "St. Louis",
      "state": "Missouri",
      "2015_murders": "136",
      "2016_murders": "133",
      "change": "-3",
      "source": "http://www.slmpd.org/crime_stats.shtml",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Honolulu",
      "state": "Hawaii",
      "2015_murders": "12",
      "2016_murders": "9",
      "change": "-3",
      "source": "HPD ",
      "as_of": "6/30/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Wichita",
      "state": "Kansas",
      "2015_murders": "13",
      "2016_murders": "10",
      "change": "-3",
      "source": "MCCA",
      "as_of": "6/30/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Virginia Beach",
      "state": "Virginia",
      "2015_murders": "17",
      "2016_murders": "13",
      "change": "-4",
      "source": "https://eprodmz.vbgov.com/MainUI/Crimes/CrimeSearch.aspx",
      "as_of": "9/30/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Newark",
      "state": "New Jersey",
      "2015_murders": "76",
      "2016_murders": "72",
      "change": "-4",
      "source": "http://npd.newarkpublicsafety.org/comstat",
      "as_of": "9/25/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Los Angeles",
      "state": "California",
      "2015_murders": "209",
      "2016_murders": "205",
      "change": "-4",
      "source": "http://assets.lapdonline.org/assets/pdf/cityprof.pdf",
      "as_of": "9/17/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Chula Vista",
      "state": "California",
      "2015_murders": "5",
      "2016_murders": "1",
      "change": "-4",
      "source": "http://crimestats.arjis.org/default.aspx",
      "as_of": "8/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Portland",
      "state": "Oregon",
      "2015_murders": "19",
      "2016_murders": "14",
      "change": "-5",
      "source": "PPD ",
      "as_of": "9/21/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Tucson",
      "state": "Arizona",
      "2015_murders": "23",
      "2016_murders": "18",
      "change": "-5",
      "source": "TPD ",
      "as_of": "9/21/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Anaheim",
      "state": "California",
      "2015_murders": "10",
      "2016_murders": "4",
      "change": "-6",
      "source": "APD ",
      "as_of": "6/27/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Cleveland",
      "state": "Ohio",
      "2015_murders": "96",
      "2016_murders": "89",
      "change": "-7",
      "source": "CPD ",
      "as_of": "9/26/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Minneapolis",
      "state": "Minnesota",
      "2015_murders": "34",
      "2016_murders": "26",
      "change": "-8",
      "source": "http://www.minneapolismn.gov/police/statistics/crime-statistics_codefor_arrests",
      "as_of": "10/3/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Sacramento",
      "state": "California",
      "2015_murders": "31",
      "2016_murders": "21",
      "change": "-10",
      "source": "SPD ",
      "as_of": "9/22/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Fresno",
      "state": "California",
      "2015_murders": "30",
      "2016_murders": "19",
      "change": "-11",
      "source": "http://www.fresno.gov/CityOfFresno/Templates/StandardTemplate.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID=%7bA9D853FB-EBA4-4900-8435-B880D98AE480%7d&NRORIGINALURL=%2fGovernment%2fDepartmentDirectory%2fPolice%2fAboutFresnoPD%2fCrimeReportsandStatistics%2fMonthlyCrimeStatistics%2ehtm&NRCACHEHINT=Guest",
      "as_of": "7/31/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Fort Worth",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2015_murders": "61",
      "2016_murders": "49",
      "change": "-12",
      "source": "FWPD ",
      "as_of": "9/27/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Oakland",
      "state": "California",
      "2015_murders": "65",
      "2016_murders": "52",
      "change": "-13",
      "source": "http://www2.oaklandnet.com/government/o/OPD/s/Statistics/index.htm",
      "as_of": "10/2/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Washington",
      "state": "D.C.",
      "2015_murders": "119",
      "2016_murders": "105",
      "change": "-14",
      "source": "http://mpdc.dc.gov/page/district-crime-data-glance",
      "as_of": "9/30/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "New York",
      "state": "New York",
      "2015_murders": "266",
      "2016_murders": "252",
      "change": "-14",
      "source": "https://compstat.nypdonline.org/",
      "as_of": "9/25/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Omaha",
      "state": "Nebraska",
      "2015_murders": "34",
      "2016_murders": "20",
      "change": "-14",
      "source": "http://dataomaha.com/homicides",
      "as_of": "9/5/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Miami",
      "state": "Florida",
      "2015_murders": "62",
      "2016_murders": "45",
      "change": "-17",
      "source": "MPD ",
      "as_of": "9/21/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Baltimore",
      "state": "Maryland",
      "2015_murders": "249",
      "2016_murders": "230",
      "change": "-19",
      "source": "https://data.baltimorecity.gov/Public-Safety/Summarized-Crime-Data-By-District-Week-26/4nh3-w6zf",
      "as_of": "10/1/2016"
    },
    {
      "city": "Milwaukee",
      "state": "Wisconsin",
      "2015_murders": "105",
      "2016_murders": "84",
      "change": "-21",
      "source": "http://itmdapps.milwaukee.gov/publicApplication_SR/policeDistrict/policeDistrictfm.faces",
      "as_of": "9/28/2016"
    }
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    "description": "Preliminary murder counts for 79 US cities comparing 2015 and 2016 figures. Includes city, state, murder totals, and change. Contains 79 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
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      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from: https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data"
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