Crime Chart in America: How Each US States Rank

2011 January Data ( source : Guardian/ FBI

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Gun crime across the US is in the news – after the shooting spree in Tucson, Arizona, that targeted congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and left six dead, including a nine-year-old child

It’s ignited a strong debate over whether inflammatory rightwing rhetoric was to blame but the figures themselves are astounding for Brits used to around 600 murders per year. In 2009 – the latest year for which detailed statistics are available – there were 13,636 murders in the US. Of those, 9,146were caused by firearms.

The statistics above are compiled by the FBI in its annual crime statistics. The figures are not complete – there are no stats for Florida on firearm murders and the data for Illinois is incomplete. But even so it provides a detailed picture of attacks by state