Guns and Murder (by County)

(See the column: Guns, Men, and Murder: The Data. See these tables also: U.S. Counties and Murder and Guns and Murder (by State).)

The top table (in blue) represents the top 101 counties--according to City-Data--when it comes to the “lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes.” The second table (in blue) represents the top 101 counties--according to City-Data--when it comes to the “highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes.” Due to length and time, I listed only the top two percent (62) in each table. Murder rates are listed below each table.

Lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes:

County/Parish/Borough	Population	Murders
1. New York, NY	1,537,195	64
2. Bronx, NY	1,332,650	56
3. Kings, NY	2,465,326	103
4. D.C.	572,059	105
5. Suffolk, MA	689,807	57
6. Hudson, NJ	608,975	24
7. Queens, NY	2,229,379	91
8. Middlesex, MA	1,465,396	14
9. Essex, NJ	793,633	118
10. Westchester, NY	923,459	14
11. Nassau, NY	1,334,544	18
12. Norfolk, MA	650,308	1
13. Philadelphia, PA	1,517,550	248
14. Bristol, MA	534,678	6
15. Union, NJ	522,541	18
16. Monmouth, NJ	615,301	5
17. Middlesex, NJ	750,162	9
18. Providence, RI	621,602	26
19. Cook, IL	5,376,741	476
20. Bergen, NJ	884,118	9
21. Essex, MA	723,419	13
22. Mercer, NJ	350,761	32
23. Ocean, NJ	510,916	4
24. Baltimore, MD	651,154	211
25. Passaic, NJ	489,049	28
26. Worcester, MA	750,963	8
27. Somerset, NJ	297,490	5
28. Camden, NJ	508,932	44
29. Montgomery, MD	873,341	18
30. Kent, RI	167,090	0
31. Morris, NJ	470,212	5
32. Broward, FL	1,623,018	74
33. Hamilton, OH	845,303	77
34. Hampden, MA	456,228	16
35. Newport, RI	85,433	0
36. Los Angeles, CA	9,519,338	526
37. Cuyahoga, OH	1,393,978	76
38. New Haven, CT	824,008	26
39. Plymouth, MA	472,822	14
40. Fairfield, CT	882,567	19
41. Miami-Dade, FL	2,253,362	212
42. Suffolk, NY	1,419,369	29
43. Prince George’s, MD	801,515	56
44. Hartford, CT	857,183	39
45. DuPage, IL	904,161	12
46. Burlington, NJ	423,394	8
47. Gloucester, NJ	254,673	3
48. Denver, CO	554,636	31
49. Montgomery, PA	750,097	15
50. St. Louis, MO	348,189	163
51. Baltimore, MD	754,292	26
52. El Paso, TX	679,622	25
53. Milwaukee, WI	940,164	90
54. Middlesex, CT	155,071	0
55. Orange, FL	896,344	90
56. Washington, RI	123,546	0
57. Lucas, OH	455,054	25
58. New Castle, DE	500,265	38
59. Wyandotte, KS	157,882	0
60. Summit, OH	542,899	29
61. Orleans, LA	484,674	150
62. Franklin, OH	1,068,978	89

            Top 1%: Murder rate = 5.86 per 100,000

Top 2%: Murder rate = 6.05 per 100,000

Top 101 counties: Murder rate = 6.15 per 100,000

Highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes:

County/Parish/Borough	Population	Murders
1. Stewart, TN	12,370	1
2. Fairbanks North Star, AK	82,840	4
3. Nez Perce, ID	37,410	2
4. Natrona, WY	66,533	3
5. Summit, UT	29,736	0
6. Rapides, LA	126,337	9
7. Orange, VT	28,226	0
8. Teller, CO	20,555	0
9. Canyon, ID	131,441	5
10. Tooele, UT	40,735	4
11. Aiken, SC	142,552	11
12. Laramie, WY	81,607	3
13. Pennington, SD	88,565	5
14. Rutland, VT	63,400	4
15. Yellowstone, MT	129,352	12
16. Weber, UT	196,533	7
17. Franklin, VT	45,417	0
18. Anchorage, AK	260,283	12
19. Terrebonne, LA	104,503	8
20. Ouachita, LA	147,250	13
21. Kanawha, WV	200,073	18
22. Calcasieu, LA	183,577	8
23. Minnehaha, SD	148,281	3
24. Cleveland, OK	208,016	11
25. San Juan, NM	113,801	5
26. Pulaski, AR	361,474	57
27. Lexington, SC	216,014	16
28. Utah, UT	368,536	14
29. Randolph, NC	130,454	1
30. Ada, ID	300,904	6
31. St. Tammany, LA	191,268	4
32. Pinal, AZ	179,727	14
33. Scotts Bluff, NE	36,951	1
34. Davis, UT	238,994	6
35. Benton, WA	142,475	8
36. Chelan, WA	66,616	0
37. Valencia, NM	66,152	3
38. Caddo, LA	252,161	22
39. Windsor, VT	57,418	0
40. Hinds, MS	250,800	63
41. Montgomery, TN	134,768	11
42. Gaston, NC	190,365	3
43. Cass, ND	123,138	4
44. Anoka, MN	298,084	1
45. York, SC	164,614	10
46. Sarpy, NE	122,595	1
47. Union, NC	123,677	7
48. Clackamas, OR	338,391	3
49. Jefferson, AL	662,047	49
50. Grafton, NH	81,743	1
51. Catawba, NC	141,685	5
52. Johnston, NC	121,965	6
53. Washington, VT	58,039	0
54. Greenville, SC	379,616	26
55. Buncombe, NC	206,330	8
56. Tulsa, OK	563,299	49
57. East Baton Rouge, LA	412,852	63
58. Shelby, TN	897,472	145
59. Washoe, NV	339,486	19
60. Cumberland, NC	302,963	35
61. Sandoval, NM	89,908	1
62. Salt Lake, UT	898,387	22

            Top 1%: Murder rate = 5.78 per 100,000                  

Top 2%: Murder rate = 6.82 per 100,000

Top 101 counties: Murder rate = 6.28 per 100,000

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