The following are the number of infant homicides reported by each state during the five-year period from Jan. 1, 2000, through Dec. 31, 2004, the total number of sudden infant deaths reported during that period and the percentage of all sudden infant deaths that were found to be homicides.

	State ........... Homicides . Total Deaths . Rate 
	Alaska ................. 11 ...... 94 .... 11.7
	Alabama ................ 29 ..... 473 ..... 6.1
	Arkansas ............... 25 ..... 349 ..... 7.2
	Arizona ................ 64 ..... 406 .... 15.8
	California ............ 154 ... 2,070 ..... 7.4
	Colorado ............... 35 ..... 355 ..... 9.9
	Connecticut ............ 10 ..... 147 ..... 6.8
	District of Columbia ... 22 ..... 125 .... 17.6
	Delaware ................ 3 ...... 67 ..... 4.5
	Florida ............... 115 ... 1,233 ..... 9.3
	Georgia ................ 65 ..... 855 ..... 7.6
	Hawaii .................. 8 ...... 81 ..... 9.9
	Iowa ................... 10 ..... 188 ..... 5.3
	Idaho ................... 8 ..... 112 ..... 7.1
	Illinois ............... 92 ... 1,022 ..... 9.0
	Indiana ................ 54 ..... 507 .... 10.7
	Kansas ................. 17 ..... 269 ..... 6.3
	Kentucky ............... 22 ..... 425 ..... 5.2
	Louisiana .............. 36 ..... 547 ..... 6.6
	Massachusetts .......... 14 ..... 203 ..... 6.9
	Maryland ............... 35 ..... 356 ..... 9.8
	Maine ................... 0 ...... 42 ..... 0.0
	Michigan ............... 51 ..... 720 ..... 7.1
	Minnesota .............. 27 ..... 274 ..... 9.9
	Missouri ............... 57 ..... 538 .... 10.6
	Mississippi ............ 23 ..... 412 ..... 5.6
	Montana ................. 2 ...... 80 ..... 2.5
	North Carolina ......... 56 ..... 733 ..... 7.6
	North Dakota ............ 3 ...... 43 ..... 7.0
	Nebraska ............... 14 ..... 145 ..... 9.7
	New Hampshire ........... 3 ...... 58 ..... 5.2
	New Jersey ............. 43 ..... 399 .... 10.8
	New Mexico ............. 12 ..... 148 ..... 8.1
	Nevada ................. 20 ..... 163 .... 12.3
	New York ............... 92 ... 1,032 ..... 8.9
	Ohio ................... 67 ... 1,052 ..... 6.4
	Oklahoma ............... 24 ..... 388 ..... 6.2
	Oregon ................. 14 ..... 236 ..... 5.9
	Pennsylvania ........... 56 ..... 744 ..... 7.5
	Rhode Island ............ 2 ...... 42 ..... 4.8
	South Carolina ......... 27 ..... 349 ..... 7.7
	South Dakota ............ 7 ...... 88 ..... 8.0
	Tennessee .............. 47 ..... 605 ..... 7.8
	Texas ................. 185 ... 2,041 ..... 9.1
	Utah ................... 20 ..... 166 .... 12.0
	Virginia ............... 41 ..... 558 ..... 7.3
	Vermont ................. 2 ...... 22 ..... 9.1
	Washington ............. 29 ..... 438 ..... 6.6
	Wisconsin .............. 32 ..... 378 ..... 8.5
	West Virginia ........... 8 ..... 174 ..... 4.6
	Wyoming ................. 2 ...... 38 ..... 5.3
	U.S. Average ........ 1,795 .. 21,990 ..... 8.2
	

Source: Scripps Howard News Service analysis of death records provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.