Take a look at this state-by-state breakdown of the murder rates in the US: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/murder-rates-nationally-and-state#MRord http://www.

Take a look at this state-by-state breakdown of the murder rates in the US: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/murder-rates-nationally-and-state#MRord http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/murder-rates-nationally-and-... Every single state is above the UK's murder rate of 0.9.