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The Most Dangerous American States

by David Ellis
Thursday, March 29, 2007provided by

Nevada takes the top spot for most dangerous state for the fourth year in a row; North Dakota ranks as the safest.

For the fourth year in a row, Nevada has earned the dubious distinction of being the most dangerous state in America, according to a survey published Thursday.

Based on annual statistics, Nevada had the highest crime rate among the 50 states across the country, according to Morgan Quitno Press, an independent researcher in Lawrence, Kansas, which publishes the rankings annually.

"The story for Nevada remains the same as in previous years," Scott Morgan, president of Morgan Quitno Press, remarked in the report. "As a rapidly growing state, it struggles with crime and other problems. It has some of the highest murder, robbery and motor vehicle theft rates in the country."

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The survey, which did not include the District of Columbia, looked at rates from 2005 for six major crimes including murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary and auto theft, comparing those to the national average.

Neighboring Southwestern states New Mexico and Arizona joined Nevada as second and third most dangerous states across the country, followed by Maryland and Tennessee.

North Dakota ranked as the safest state this year, making it the 10th time in the last 14 years the state has earned the honor.

Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and Wyoming also ranked as some of the safest states, according to the survey.

Crime: Where Does Your State Rank?

Rank State 2006 Rank 1 Nevada 1 2 New Mexico 3 3 Arizona 4 4 Maryland 5 5 Tennessee 8 6 South Carolina 6 7 Alaska 9 8 Florida 7 9 California 10 10 Louisiana 2 11 Michigan 12 12 Texas 11 13 Arkansas 15 14 Washington 16 15 Oklahoma 14 16 North Carolina 17 17 Alabama 18 18 Delaware 24 19 Missouri 20 20 Georgia 13 21 Illinois 19 22 Colorado 22 23 Ohio 23 24 Mississippi 21 25 Indiana 28

Rank State 2006 Rank 26 Pennsylvania 29 27 Kansas 25 28 Hawaii 26 29 Oregon 27 30 Massachusetts 30 31 New York 31 32 Minnesota 35 33 New Jersey 32 34 Kentucky 33 35 Rhode Island 38 36 Virginia 37 37 Nebraska 34 38 Utah 36 39 Idaho 40 40 Connecticut 39 41 West Virginia 41 42 Wisconsin 44 43 Iowa 43 44 Montana 42 45 South Dakota 45 46 Wyoming 46 47 New Hampshire 47 48 Maine 49 49 Vermont 48 50 North Dakota 50

Source: Morgan Quinto Press using FBI statistics

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