Here is more courtesy of USA Today:
To identify the most dangerous states in America, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed violent crime rates from the FBI's 2013 Uniform Crime Report. Property crime rates also came from the FBI's report. The data were broken into eight types of crime. Violent crime was comprised of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault; and, property crime was comprised of burglary, arson, larceny, and motor vehicle theft. In addition to crime data, we also reviewed median household income, poverty rates, and educational attainment rates from the 2013 Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Number one with a bullet, actually apparently a number of bullets, was the Last Frontier:
1. Alaska
> Violent crimes per 100,000: 602.6
> Population: 735,132
> Total 2013 murders: 34 (11th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 9.3% (2nd lowest)
> Pct. of adults with high school diploma: 91.6% (tied-6th highest)
Alaska was the nation's most dangerous state in 2013 and the only state with more than 600 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. Incidents of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter and rape both rose nearly 10% in 2013 from 2012, despite falling across the country last year. Alaska residents have struggled with sexual assault for years. According to a 2010 survey of Alaskan women, 37% of respondents reported being the victims of rape or sexual assault. As of 2013, rapes were reported nearly four times as frequently as they were nationwide. High violent crime rates in Alaska may seem incongruous with the state's socioeconomic environment. As of 2013, fewer than one in 10 residents lived in poverty, and thanks to a permanent fund that pays residents a share of oil profits, the state had the second highest median household income in the country, at $72,237.
I would quibble with the fact that our median household income is the second highest due to the PFDs. After all the cost of living up here is quite high so we are paid with that in mind.
However I am unable to argue with the rest of the statistics.
It is indeed dangerous to live here. Especially for women, and especially in rural areas.
Is it pathetic that I would be thrilled to someday come in even second on a list like this? Cause I would be.
Gryphen ... chill out ... you should be shouting ... were number one, were number one! USA, USA,USA!
ReplyDelete(I live in Mississippi) Hey, Texas always says...'Thank goodness for Mississippi'. We're the most corrupt state, the fattest state, the least educated, etc, etc. Just say with me, 'Thank goodness for Mississippi', 'Thank goodness for Mississippi', 'Thank goodness for Mississippi'.
ReplyDeleteO/T but did you catch this article G?
ReplyDeleteRyan Bell — the former Seventh-day Adventist pastor who spent 2014 living as an atheist — is ready for his big reveal.
After chronicling the last 12 months on his blog Year Without God, Bell — who now works as director of community engagement at People Assisting the Homeless in Southern California — announced in an interview with NPR that he no longer believes in God.
Bell talked with Religion News Service about his decision and what it will mean to him and his loved ones. Some answers have been edited for length and clarity.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/04/ryan-bell-atheist_n_6397336.html
wow, MS isn't #1 for a change.
ReplyDeleteThough remember, Alaska is small