In 2020, over 24,500 deaths in the U.S. were attributed to homicide incidents. The five-state Rocky Mountain region accounted for 563 of those homicide deaths. In keeping with a pattern seen nationally, the homicide death rate for women in the Rocky Mountain states was substantially lower than it was for men. Homicide death rates for both genders in the region were considerably lower than the national average, which is not surprising given that the Rocky Mountain states collectively had one of the lowest regional homicide death rates in 2020. Further examination of data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics provides the following details about male vs. female homicide rates in the Rocky Mountain region:
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Male vs. Female Homicide Death Rates in the Rocky Mountain Region |
| Deaths | Population | Death Rate* | |
| Regionwide | 563 | 12,547,416 | 4.5 |
| Male | 427 | 6,320,743 | 6.8 |
| Female | 136 | 6,226,673 | 2.2 |
| 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: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming
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 December 30, 2022
