2008 Crime State Rankings: New Hampshire Best, Nevada Worst

New Hampshire was declared  the safest state in the  2008 edition of
Crime State Rankings by CQ Press. 

Nevada was declared the most dangerous.

Best States  (Lowest crime)

New Hampshire
Maine,
North Dakota,
Vermont
South Dakota

Worst States  (Highest Crime)
 
Nevada
Louisiana
New Mexico
South Carolina
Arizona

New Hampshire was declared for the first time after 10 consecutive years of North Dakota being awarded the most safe.  Nevada has been the most dangerous for the last 5 years.  Safety is an important long term consideration to home values and migration patterns.  Retirees should consider crime stats when picking a best place to retire.

CQ publishes an an extensive analysis.  You can find out more at www.cqpress.com/reference.


 
 

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Posted by Ed Kopko at 1/18/2009 1:29 PM
Categories: South Dakota, Lifestyle, North Dakota, Louisiana, Nevada, Arizona, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Maine, Retirement, New Mexico, Vermont
 

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  • 2/3/2009 10:50 PM Sean wrote:
    Great information. I have lived in several of these states, including Hawaii, Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, and others.

    Not sure why Nevada is dangerous?

    Hawaii is probably healthy because all of the pollution blows away to some other part of the world. LoL

    Currently, I own a carpet cleaning company in Portland, OR and it is a nice area. I plan to stay up here for a long time.
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