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title: 'FBI Report Reveals Murder Rate Rise in the South'
description: 'According to the FBI’s Preliminary Uniform Crime Report for 2002, the murder rate in the South increased by 2.1% while the murder rate in the Northeast…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/fbi-report-reveals-murder-rate-rise-in-the-south'
section: news
date: '2003-06-26T20:48:09-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:22:14-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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According to the FBI's Preliminary Uniform Crime Report for 2002, the murder rate in the South increased by 2.1% while the murder rate in the Northeast decreased by almost 5%. The South accounts for 82% of all executions since 1976; the Northeast accounts for less than 1%.

(FBI Preliminary Uniform Crime Report 2002, June 16, 2003). [Deterrence](/facts-about-deterrence-and-death-penalty?scid=12&did=167).