Until recently I though where I lived was safe. The fact that it isn't was brought home to me recently when someone tried to break into our garage. Morgan Quitno compiled these figures on which states are the safest, or the most dangerous
Obviously the far Northeastern corner of the US and the north central states have something to tell us.
What really ticks me off is how far down the list you find Illinois!
Determining the Safest and Most Dangerous State Rankings
1. Crime rates per 100,000 in murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft are individually applied to a formula and compared to the national average.2. The category results are added to give each state a composite score.
3. The composite scores are ranked from highest to lowest to determine the safest and most dangerous states. The farther below the national average, the safer a state ranks (and vice versa) on the final list.
Note: Crime figures are for the most recent year for which final FBI numbers are available.
1 North Dakota
2 Vermont
3 Maine
4 New Hampshire
5 South Dakota
6 West Virginia
7 Montana
8 Wyoming
9 Iowa
10 Wisconsin
11 Idaho
12 Connecticut
13 Utah
14 Virginia
15 Kentucky
16 Minnesota
17 Nebraska
18 New Jersey
19 Oregon
20 Kansas
21 Pennsylvania
22 Rhode Island
23 New York
24 Massachusetts
25 Indiana
26 Arkansas
27 Colorado
28 Hawaii
29 Ohio
30 Washington
31 Delaware
32 Missouri
33 Alabama
34 Georgia
35 Oklahoma
36 North Carolina
37 Mississippi
38 Illinois
39 Alaska
40 Michigan
41 California
42 Texas
43 Tennessee
44 Florida
45 New Mexico
46 South Carolina
47 Maryland
48 Arizona
49 Louisiana
50 Nevada
In terms of HEALTHY places to live, New Hampshire, Vermont, Hawaii and Iowa are the top four healthiest states. Once again, Illinois leaves something to be desired, ranking #31. Go New Hampshire! Bogie.....tell us just how healthy it is! *G*
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And if I were to migrate to the US, I would most likely end up in Florida...because of weather, friends and family and proximity to home.
I live in Jamaica anyway, so I really can't comment about safe places to live....but don't get me wrong, I don't feel unsafe or live in fear. At the same time, I am cautious when it comes to personal safety. :-)
Posted by Dr. D. | June 10, 2004 4:55 PM
Posted on June 10, 2004 16:55
Yep, this would be the state where people still don't lock their doors at night or when they are away - even on their on vacation (unless they live in the 2 largest cities in NH).
Maybe it has something to do with or long, cold winters.
Posted by bogie | June 12, 2004 7:28 AM
Posted on June 12, 2004 07:28
It's about the same here, Doc. We try to practice "street smarts" when we are in Chicago, but we generally feel fairly safe when we are at home in the suburbs. I think you gravitate to the place where you feel the safest, if you can find work there.
It could be the long cold winters, Bogie, but it's also a sign of the times. When I was growing up, I could almost see Stateville Prison (featured in The Blues Brothers) from my bedroom window. But we rarely locked a door, and I'll bet my parents left keys in their cars when they went into the store for something. We lived the kind of life you saw on "The Andy Griffith Show." Now, it's routine to make the circuit, checking windows and doors before we go to bed.
Posted by Buffy | June 12, 2004 8:36 PM
Posted on June 12, 2004 20:36