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  "id": "us-city-murder-rates-2014-2015",
  "name": "US City Murder Rates 2014–2015",
  "title": "US City Murder Rates 2014–2015",
  "description": "Number of murders in major US cities in 2014 and 2015, with year-over-year change. Compiled by FiveThirtyEight to analyze the 2015 US murder rate increase.",
  "category": "geography",
  "source": "https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 83,
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    },
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    },
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      "label": "2014 Murders",
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    },
    {
      "key": "2015_murders",
      "label": "2015 Murders",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "change",
      "label": "Change",
      "type": "number"
    }
  ],
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      "city": "Baltimore",
      "state": "Maryland",
      "2014_murders": "211",
      "2015_murders": "344",
      "change": "133"
    },
    {
      "city": "Chicago",
      "state": "Illinois",
      "2014_murders": "411",
      "2015_murders": "478",
      "change": "67"
    },
    {
      "city": "Houston",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2014_murders": "242",
      "2015_murders": "303",
      "change": "61"
    },
    {
      "city": "Cleveland",
      "state": "Ohio",
      "2014_murders": "63",
      "2015_murders": "120",
      "change": "57"
    },
    {
      "city": "Washington",
      "state": "D.C.",
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      "2015_murders": "162",
      "change": "57"
    },
    {
      "city": "Milwaukee",
      "state": "Wisconsin",
      "2014_murders": "90",
      "2015_murders": "145",
      "change": "55"
    },
    {
      "city": "Philadelphia",
      "state": "Pennsylvania",
      "2014_murders": "248",
      "2015_murders": "280",
      "change": "32"
    },
    {
      "city": "Kansas City",
      "state": "Missouri",
      "2014_murders": "78",
      "2015_murders": "109",
      "change": "31"
    },
    {
      "city": "Nashville",
      "state": "Tennessee",
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    },
    {
      "city": "St. Louis",
      "state": "Missouri",
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      "2015_murders": "188",
      "change": "29"
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    {
      "city": "Oklahoma City",
      "state": "Oklahoma",
      "2014_murders": "45",
      "2015_murders": "73",
      "change": "28"
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    {
      "city": "Louisville",
      "state": "Kentucky",
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      "change": "25"
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    {
      "city": "Denver",
      "state": "Colorado",
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      "change": "22"
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    {
      "city": "Los Angeles",
      "state": "California",
      "2014_murders": "260",
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      "change": "22"
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    {
      "city": "Dallas",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2014_murders": "116",
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      "change": "20"
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    {
      "city": "New York",
      "state": "New York",
      "2014_murders": "333",
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    },
    {
      "city": "Orlando",
      "state": "Florida",
      "2014_murders": "15",
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      "change": "17"
    },
    {
      "city": "Minneapolis",
      "state": "Minnesota",
      "2014_murders": "31",
      "2015_murders": "47",
      "change": "16"
    },
    {
      "city": "Omaha",
      "state": "Nebraska",
      "2014_murders": "32",
      "2015_murders": "48",
      "change": "16"
    },
    {
      "city": "Sacramento",
      "state": "California",
      "2014_murders": "28",
      "2015_murders": "43",
      "change": "15"
    },
    {
      "city": "Anchorage",
      "state": "Alaska",
      "2014_murders": "12",
      "2015_murders": "26",
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    },
    {
      "city": "Charlotte-Mecklenburg",
      "state": "North Carolina",
      "2014_murders": "47",
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    {
      "city": "New Orleans",
      "state": "Louisiana",
      "2014_murders": "150",
      "2015_murders": "164",
      "change": "14"
    },
    {
      "city": "Albuquerque",
      "state": "New Mexico",
      "2014_murders": "30",
      "2015_murders": "43",
      "change": "13"
    },
    {
      "city": "Aurora",
      "state": "Colorado",
      "2014_murders": "11",
      "2015_murders": "24",
      "change": "13"
    },
    {
      "city": "Fort Wayne",
      "state": "Indiana",
      "2014_murders": "12",
      "2015_murders": "25",
      "change": "13"
    },
    {
      "city": "Long Beach",
      "state": "California",
      "2014_murders": "23",
      "2015_murders": "36",
      "change": "13"
    },
    {
      "city": "Durham",
      "state": "North Carolina",
      "2014_murders": "21",
      "2015_murders": "34",
      "change": "13"
    },
    {
      "city": "Indianapolis",
      "state": "Indiana",
      "2014_murders": "136",
      "2015_murders": "148",
      "change": "12"
    },
    {
      "city": "Newark",
      "state": "New Jersey",
      "2014_murders": "93",
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      "change": "11"
    },
    {
      "city": "Tulsa",
      "state": "Oklahoma",
      "2014_murders": "46",
      "2015_murders": "55",
      "change": "9"
    },
    {
      "city": "Portland",
      "state": "Oregon",
      "2014_murders": "26",
      "2015_murders": "34",
      "change": "8"
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    {
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "state": "California",
      "2014_murders": "45",
      "2015_murders": "53",
      "change": "8"
    },
    {
      "city": "Cincinnati",
      "state": "Ohio",
      "2014_murders": "60",
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    {
      "city": "Tampa",
      "state": "Florida",
      "2014_murders": "28",
      "2015_murders": "34",
      "change": "6"
    },
    {
      "city": "Bakersfield",
      "state": "California",
      "2014_murders": "17",
      "2015_murders": "22",
      "change": "5"
    },
    {
      "city": "Colorado Springs",
      "state": "Colorado",
      "2014_murders": "20",
      "2015_murders": "25",
      "change": "5"
    },
    {
      "city": "Las Vegas",
      "state": "Nevada",
      "2014_murders": "122",
      "2015_murders": "127",
      "change": "5"
    },
    {
      "city": "Oakland",
      "state": "California",
      "2014_murders": "80",
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      "change": "5"
    },
    {
      "city": "San Diego",
      "state": "California",
      "2014_murders": "32",
      "2015_murders": "37",
      "change": "5"
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    {
      "city": "St. Paul",
      "state": "Minnesota",
      "2014_murders": "11",
      "2015_murders": "16",
      "change": "5"
    },
    {
      "city": "Anaheim",
      "state": "California",
      "2014_murders": "14",
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      "change": "4"
    },
    {
      "city": "Greensboro",
      "state": "North Carolina",
      "2014_murders": "23",
      "2015_murders": "26",
      "change": "3"
    },
    {
      "city": "Jersey City",
      "state": "New Jersey",
      "2014_murders": "24",
      "2015_murders": "27",
      "change": "3"
    },
    {
      "city": "Mesa",
      "state": "Arizona",
      "2014_murders": "13",
      "2015_murders": "16",
      "change": "3"
    },
    {
      "city": "Fort Worth",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2014_murders": "54",
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    {
      "city": "Virginia Beach",
      "state": "Virginia",
      "2014_murders": "17",
      "2015_murders": "19",
      "change": "2"
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    {
      "city": "Irvine",
      "state": "California",
      "2014_murders": "0",
      "2015_murders": "2",
      "change": "2"
    },
    {
      "city": "Atlanta",
      "state": "Georgia",
      "2014_murders": "93",
      "2015_murders": "94",
      "change": "1"
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    {
      "city": "Henderson",
      "state": "Nevada",
      "2014_murders": "3",
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      "change": "1"
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    {
      "city": "Jacksonville",
      "state": "Florida",
      "2014_murders": "96",
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    {
      "city": "Raleigh",
      "state": "North Carolina",
      "2014_murders": "16",
      "2015_murders": "17",
      "change": "1"
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    {
      "city": "Wichita",
      "state": "Kansas",
      "2014_murders": "26",
      "2015_murders": "27",
      "change": "1"
    },
    {
      "city": "Chandler",
      "state": "Arizona",
      "2014_murders": "1",
      "2015_murders": "1",
      "change": "0"
    },
    {
      "city": "Plano",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2014_murders": "4",
      "2015_murders": "4",
      "change": "0"
    },
    {
      "city": "Stockton",
      "state": "California",
      "2014_murders": "49",
      "2015_murders": "49",
      "change": "0"
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    {
      "city": "Toledo",
      "state": "Ohio",
      "2014_murders": "24",
      "2015_murders": "24",
      "change": "0"
    },
    {
      "city": "Chula Vista",
      "state": "California",
      "2014_murders": "7",
      "2015_murders": "6",
      "change": "-1"
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    {
      "city": "Phoenix",
      "state": "Arizona",
      "2014_murders": "114",
      "2015_murders": "112",
      "change": "-2"
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    {
      "city": "Riverside",
      "state": "California",
      "2014_murders": "12",
      "2015_murders": "10",
      "change": "-2"
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    {
      "city": "San Jose",
      "state": "California",
      "2014_murders": "32",
      "2015_murders": "30",
      "change": "-2"
    },
    {
      "city": "Detroit",
      "state": "Michigan",
      "2014_murders": "298",
      "2015_murders": "295",
      "change": "-3"
    },
    {
      "city": "Seattle",
      "state": "Washington",
      "2014_murders": "26",
      "2015_murders": "23",
      "change": "-3"
    },
    {
      "city": "El Paso",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2014_murders": "21",
      "2015_murders": "17",
      "change": "-4"
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    {
      "city": "Tucson",
      "state": "Arizona",
      "2014_murders": "35",
      "2015_murders": "31",
      "change": "-4"
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    {
      "city": "Arlington",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2014_murders": "13",
      "2015_murders": "8",
      "change": "-5"
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    {
      "city": "Lexington",
      "state": "Kentucky",
      "2014_murders": "20",
      "2015_murders": "15",
      "change": "-5"
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    {
      "city": "Memphis",
      "state": "Tennessee",
      "2014_murders": "140",
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      "change": "-5"
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    {
      "city": "St. Petersburg",
      "state": "Florida",
      "2014_murders": "19",
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      "change": "-5"
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    {
      "city": "Columbus",
      "state": "Ohio",
      "2014_murders": "83",
      "2015_murders": "77",
      "change": "-6"
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    {
      "city": "Honolulu",
      "state": "Hawaii",
      "2014_murders": "21",
      "2015_murders": "15",
      "change": "-6"
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    {
      "city": "Laredo",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2014_murders": "14",
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      "change": "-6"
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    {
      "city": "Lincoln",
      "state": "Nebraska",
      "2014_murders": "7",
      "2015_murders": "1",
      "change": "-6"
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    {
      "city": "Miami",
      "state": "Florida",
      "2014_murders": "81",
      "2015_murders": "75",
      "change": "-6"
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    {
      "city": "Santa Ana",
      "state": "California",
      "2014_murders": "18",
      "2015_murders": "12",
      "change": "-6"
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    {
      "city": "Mobile",
      "state": "Alabama",
      "2014_murders": "31",
      "2015_murders": "24",
      "change": "-7"
    },
    {
      "city": "Fresno",
      "state": "California",
      "2014_murders": "47",
      "2015_murders": "39",
      "change": "-8"
    },
    {
      "city": "Austin",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2014_murders": "32",
      "2015_murders": "23",
      "change": "-9"
    },
    {
      "city": "San Antonio",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2014_murders": "103",
      "2015_murders": "94",
      "change": "-9"
    },
    {
      "city": "Corpus Christi",
      "state": "Texas",
      "2014_murders": "27",
      "2015_murders": "17",
      "change": "-10"
    },
    {
      "city": "Pittsburgh",
      "state": "Pennsylvania",
      "2014_murders": "69",
      "2015_murders": "57",
      "change": "-12"
    },
    {
      "city": "Boston",
      "state": "Massachusetts",
      "2014_murders": "53",
      "2015_murders": "38",
      "change": "-15"
    },
    {
      "city": "Buffalo",
      "state": "New York",
      "2014_murders": "60",
      "2015_murders": "41",
      "change": "-19"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "title": "US City Murder Rates 2014–2015 - Free Download",
    "description": "Number of murders in major US cities in 2014 and 2015, with year-over-year change. Compiled by FiveThirtyEight to analyze the 2015 US murder rate increase. Contains 83 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "US City Murder Rates 2014–2015 | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download US City Murder Rates 2014–2015 — 83 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "key_takeaways": [
      "Contains 83 records / 5 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from: https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data"
    ]
  }
}