Table 20: murder.

Table 20
Murder

by State, 2004
Type of Weapon

                  Total    Total
                 murders   fire-   Hand-
State              (1)     arms    guns    Rifles   Shotguns

Alabama              247     158     137      0        20
Alaska                37      17      16      0         1
Arizona              409     295     244     30        14
Arkansas             152      95      69      3         6
California         2,391   1,724   1,442     75        69
Colorado             199     116      85      5         8
Connecticut           86      47      39      0         2
Delaware              14       9       7      0         0
Georgia              528     342     283     14        16
Hawaii                31       6       3      0         2
Idaho                 30      17       7      3         1
Illinois (3)         448     337     313      4         0
Indiana              299     208     144      5        11
Iowa                  40      19      11      1         4
Kansas                75      45      31      1         3
Kentucky             217     136      99     11        14
Louisiana            557     442     369     34        14
Maine                 17       9       6      0         3
Maryland             520     386     362      2        17
Massachusetts        167      97      67      1         3
Michigan             638     456     364     18        27
Minnesota            110      73      63      6         4
Mississippi          175     124     104      2        10
Missouri             353     243      97     19        10
Montana               23      11       8      0         0
Nebraska              27      17      13      0         0
Nevada               172     110      71      2         9
New Hampshire         13       4       4      0         0
New Jersey           391     230     225      2         2
New Mexico           150      75      66      3         2
New York             864     500     419     10        25
North Carolina       477     284     199     14        24
North Dakota           8       4       1      2         1
Ohio                 464     245     160     10        15
Oklahoma             186     106      78      5        17
Oregon                90      48      19      3         1
Pennsylvania         632     449     359      8        14
Rhode Island          26      16      11      0         1
South Carolina       287     194     151     15        13
South Dakota          16       5       2      1         2
Tennessee            350     221     142     10        18
Texas              1,362     882     688     49        70
Utah                  21      12      10      0         0
Vermont               16       3       3      0         0
Virginia             390     270     122      8        16
Washington           189     106      82      7         7
West Virginia         62      31      15      3         4
Wisconsin            154      99      54      7         6
Wyoming               11       3       1      0         1

                                                     Hands,
                 Firearms    Knives or               fists,
                  (type       cutting      Other     feet,
State            unknown)   instruments   weapons   etc. (2)

Alabama               1          24          44         21
Alaska                0           4          12          4
Arizona               7          44          45         25
Arkansas             17          19          31          7
California          138         281         242        144
Colorado             18          32          17         34
Connecticut           6          16          18          5
Delaware              2           3           1          1
Georgia              29          70          69         47
Hawaii                1          13           5          7
Idaho                 6           5           6          2
Illinois (3)         20          37          64         10
Indiana              48          37          39         15
Iowa                  3           9           5          7
Kansas               10           6          22          2
Kentucky             12          25          43         13
Louisiana            25          44          50         21
Maine                 0           4           1          3
Maryland              5          57          47         30
Massachusetts        26          37          27          6
Michigan             47          68          79         35
Minnesota             0          19           7         11
Mississippi           8          22          22          7
Missouri            117          37          68          5
Montana               3           7           1          4
Nebraska              4           3           4          3
Nevada               28          24          30          8
New Hampshire         0           3           4          2
New Jersey            1          69          56         36
New Mexico            4          28          29         18
New York             46         173         123         68
North Carolina       47          67          84         42
North Dakota          0           0           3          1
Ohio                 60          57         113         49
Oklahoma              6          32          27         21
Oregon               25          19          19          4
Pennsylvania         68          54         111         18
Rhode Island          4           3           3          4
South Carolina       15          38          38         17
South Dakota          0           4           7          0
Tennessee            51          48          53         28
Texas                75         211         179         90
Utah                  2           2           6          1
Vermont               0           7           6          0
Virginia            124          44          61         15
Washington           10          29          35         19
West Virginia         9           8          18          5
Wisconsin            32          20          18         17
Wyoming               1           3           4          1

(1) Total number of murders for which supplemental homicide data were
received.

(2) Pushed is included in hands, fists, feet, etc.

(3) Limited supplemental homicide data were received.