what state has the most murders in the us
California has the most reported annual murders, with 1699, followed by Texas at 1184 and Florida at 1149. While California may have the most murders, its Louisiana that has the highest murder rate (10.8 per 100,000 people) in the United States. It is common knowledge that murder rates in major cities in the United States have been on a decline over the past few years. In California, for instance, 1,699 people were killed in 2014.