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Deadliest places in the United States for homicide
Federal CDC data show Louisiana highest with 11.67 per 100000, Mississippi 11.41, Alabama 8.07, and DC at 13.67. Within states, Baltimore 27.6 and Montgomery County 2.8 per 100000 illustrate wide local variation. nationwide homicides declined to 15,809 in 2014 as gun homicides rose to about 70 percent of all killings.
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