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The report, which is huge, contains significant information about Nevada. Some details include the following:

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/data/table_20.htmlMurder by type of weapon
Total number of murders in Nevada in 2006 - 224
by firearm - 133
by knives or cutting instruments - 34
by other weapons - 45
with hands or fists - 12

Crime in the United States by State
Population - 2,495,529
Violent crime - 18,508: 741 per 100,00 population. National rate - 474 per 100,000.
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter - 224: 9 per 100,000 population. National rate - 6 per 100,000
Forcible rape - 1,079: 43 per 100,000 population. National rate - 31 per 100,000
Robbery - 7,027: 282 per 100,000 population. National rate - 150 per 100,000
Aggravated assault - 10,178: 408 per 100,000 population. National rate - 288 per 100,000
Property Crime - 102,036: 4,089 per 100,000 population. National rate - 3,335 per 100,000
Burglary - 24,820: 995 per 100,000 population. National rate - 729 per 100,000
Larceny-theft - 50,255: 2,014 per 100,000 population. National rate - 2,206 per 100,000
Motor vehicle theft - 26,961: 1,080 per 100,000 population. National rate 398 per 100,000

Murder rates for states with the death penalty vs. states without the death penalty:
States with the Death Penalty
Nevada - 9.0
Alabama - 8.3
Arizona - 7.5
Arkansas - 7.3
California - 6.8
Colorado - 3.3
Connecticut - 3.1
Delaware - 4.9
Florida - 6.2
Georgia - 6.4
Idaho - 6.1
Indiana - 5.8
Illinois - 6.1
Kansas - 4.6
Kentucky - 4.0
Louisiana - 12.4
Maryland - 9.7
Mississippi - 7.7
Missouri - 6.3
Montana - 1.8
Nebraska - 2.8
New Hampshire - 1.0
New Jersey - 4.9
New Mexico - 6.8
North Carolina - 6.1
Ohio - 4.7
Oregon - 2.3
Oklahoma - 5.8
Pennsylvania - 5.9
South Carolina - 8.3
South Dakota - 1.2
Tennessee - 6.8
Texas - 5.9
Utah - 1.8
Virgina - 5.2
Washington - 3.0
Wyoming 1.7

States Without the Death Penalty:
Alaska - 5.4
Hawaii - 1.6
Iowa - 1.8
Maine - 1.7
Massachusetts - 2.9
Michigan - 7.1
Minnesota - 2.4
North Dakota - 1.3
Rhode Island - 2.6
Vermont - 1.9
West Virginia - 4.1
Wisconsin - 3.0

New York (law declared unconstitutional in 2004) - 4.8