How dangerous is your state?

Lampe, Missouri
March 27, 2008 4:04pm CST
I just came across this list of our usa states and they are listed to the most dangerous states check it out where do you live is your area safe in your eyes?i live in missouri just across the arkansas state line so i am in the save zone some what. 1 nevada 2 louisiana 3 new mexico 4 south carollina 5 arizona 6 tennessee 7 maryland 8 alaska 9 florida 10 michigan 11 arkansas 12 delaware 13 california 14 texas 15 alabama 16 north carolina 17 oklahoma 18 missouri 19 georgia 20 wahington 21 illnois 22 ohio 23 mississippi 24 kansas 25 colorado 26 indiana 27 pennsylvania 28 hawaii 29 massachusetts 30 orgaon 31 new jersey 32 new your 33 kentucky 34 minnesota 35 nebraska 36 virginia 37 west virginia 38 utah 39 rhode island 40 connectict 41 wisconsin 42 idaho 43 iowa 44 montana 45 wyoming 46 south dakota 47 vermont 48 north dakota 49 maine 50 new hampshire
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@reeseyj (906)
• United States
27 Mar 08
What does it mean by dangerous. I see Iowa on the list and ive been there, its not dangerous at all.
• Lampe, Missouri
27 Mar 08
the rankings of the safest and most dangerous states are determined using rates for six crime categoriesmurder, rape, aggravated assault, burglary, robbery, and motor vehicle theft by calculating a stat's position relative to the national average for each category. crime catergories are weighted equally, so that state comparisons are based purly on how states performed against the national average. the weighted, aggergate scores are totaled, and a state is assigned a final score. the farther blow the national average a state's crime rate is the safer it ranks, the farther above the national average the more dangerous.