The United States recorded over 24,500 homicide deaths in 2020.  Of that total, 4,122 were in the five-state Great Lakes region.   As seen throughout the U.S., the male homicide rate in the Great Lakes region was significantly higher than the female rate.  Overall, the Great Lakes region had the second-highest regional homicide death rate in 2020.  Consistent with that standing, the homicide rates for both genders in the region were higher than the respective national gender homicide rates. A closer examination of data from the National Center for Health Statistics produces the following details about male vs. female homicide rates in the Great Lakes region:

Male vs. Female Homicide Rates in the Great Lakes Region

	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Regionwide	4,122	46,834,910	8.8
Male	3,389	23,061,455	14.7
Female	733	23,773,455	3.1
Nationwide	24,576	329,484,123	7.5
Male	19,958	162,256,202	12.3
Female	4,618	167,227,921	2.8

(*) number of homicide deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

States in Region:  Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on January 21, 2023