Safest and Most Dangerous States, 2012
The second annual edition of the United States Peace Index, produced by Institute for Economics and Peace, measures peacefulness according to five indicators: the number of homicides, number of violent crimes, the incarceration rate, number of police employees and the availability of small arms.
| Rank | State |
|---|---|
| 1. | Maine |
| 2. | Vermont |
| 3. | New Hampshire |
| 4. | Minnesota |
| 5. | Utah |
| 6. | North Dakota |
| 7. | Washington |
| 8. | Hawaii |
| 9. | Rhode Island |
| 10. | Iowa |
| 11. | Nebraska |
| 12. | Massachusetts |
| 13. | Oregon |
| 14. | Connecticut |
| 15. | West Virginia |
| 16. | Idaho |
| 17. | Wyoming |
| 18. | Montana |
| 19. | Wisconsin |
| 20. | South Dakota |
| 21. | Kentucky |
| 22. | Ohio |
| 23. | Indiana |
| 24. | Pennsylvania |
| 25. | Virginia |
| 26. | Colorado |
| 27. | Kansas |
| 28. | New Jersey |
| 29. | Michigan |
| 30. | North Carolina |
| 31. | New York |
| 32. | California |
| 33. | Alaska |
| 34. | New Mexico |
| 35. | Illinois |
| 36. | Georgia |
| 37. | Oklahoma |
| 38. | Maryland |
| 39. | Delaware |
| 40. | Mississippi |
| 41. | Alabama |
| 42. | South Carolina |
| 43. | Arkansas |
| 44. | Texas |
| 45. | Missouri |
| 46. | Arizona |
| 47. | Florida |
| 48. | Nevada |
| 49. | Tennessee |
| 50. | Louisiana |
Source: 2012 United States Peace Index. See
also Smartest States.
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Safest and Most Dangerous States, 2012
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