| 2000 SAFEST STATE | ||||||||||
ALPHA ORDER |
RANK ORDER |
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2000 RANK |
STATE |
SUM |
1999 RANK |
CHANGE |
2000 RANK |
STATE |
SUM |
1999 RANK |
CHANGE |
|
30 |
Alabama |
-2.51 |
32 |
2 |
1 |
North Dakota |
-64.61 |
1 |
0 |
|
38 |
Alaska |
10.77 |
40 |
2 |
2 |
New Hampshire |
-64.36 |
2 |
0 |
|
44 |
Arizona |
25.24 |
43 |
-1 |
3 |
Maine |
-62.61 |
3 |
0 |
|
29 |
Arkansas |
-7.88 |
31 |
2 |
4 |
South Dakota |
-59.97 |
7 |
3 |
|
39 |
California |
11.96 |
41 |
2 |
5 |
Vermont |
-58.41 |
4 |
-1 |
|
25 |
Colorado |
-15.43 |
20 |
-5 |
6 |
Montana |
-55.85 |
5 |
-1 |
|
17 |
Connecticut |
-28.39 |
16 |
-1 |
7 |
West Virginia |
-48.43 |
6 |
-1 |
|
40 |
Delaware |
14.71 |
34 |
-6 |
8 |
Wyoming |
-47.17 |
8 |
0 |
|
49 |
Florida |
47.00 |
49 |
0 |
9 |
Iowa |
-46.14 |
9 |
0 |
|
37 |
Georgia |
10.45 |
37 |
0 |
10 |
Wisconsin |
-44.85 |
11 |
1 |
|
16 |
Hawaii |
-29.73 |
22 |
6 |
11 |
Idaho |
-44.33 |
10 |
-1 |
|
11 |
Idaho |
-44.33 |
10 |
-1 |
12 |
Kentucky |
-37.72 |
14 |
2 |
|
42 |
Illinois |
19.60 |
42 |
0 |
13 |
Rhode Island |
-33.43 |
13 |
0 |
|
26 |
Indiana |
-11.18 |
27 |
1 |
14 |
Nebraska |
-30.94 |
12 |
-2 |
|
9 |
Iowa |
-46.14 |
9 |
0 |
15 |
Virginia |
-30.68 |
15 |
0 |
|
24 |
Kansas |
-17.37 |
23 |
-1 |
16 |
Hawaii |
-29.73 |
22 |
6 |
|
12 |
Kentucky |
-37.72 |
14 |
2 |
17 |
Connecticut |
-28.39 |
16 |
-1 |
|
47 |
Louisiana |
38.59 |
48 |
1 |
18 |
Minnesota |
-26.87 |
19 |
1 |
|
3 |
Maine |
-62.61 |
3 |
0 |
19 |
Utah |
-26.50 |
17 |
-2 |
|
46 |
Maryland |
31.59 |
44 |
-2 |
20 |
Pennsylvania |
-22.79 |
18 |
-2 |
|
22 |
Massachusetts |
-21.45 |
21 |
-1 |
21 |
New Jersey |
-21.58 |
24 |
3 |
|
41 |
Michigan |
16.05 |
39 |
-2 |
22 |
Massachusetts |
-21.45 |
21 |
-1 |
|
18 |
Minnesota |
-26.87 |
19 |
1 |
23 |
Ohio |
-18.19 |
25 |
2 |
|
35 |
Mississippi |
6.12 |
38 |
3 |
24 |
Kansas |
-17.37 |
23 |
-1 |
|
31 |
Missouri |
-2.18 |
29 |
-2 |
25 |
Colorado |
-15.43 |
20 |
-5 |
|
6 |
Montana |
-55.85 |
5 |
-1 |
26 |
Indiana |
-11.18 |
27 |
1 |
|
14 |
Nebraska |
-30.94 |
12 |
-2 |
27 |
Oregon |
-10.48 |
26 |
-1 |
|
48 |
Nevada |
42.34 |
50 |
2 |
28 |
New York |
-8.47 |
28 |
0 |
|
2 |
New Hampshire |
-64.36 |
2 |
0 |
29 |
Arkansas |
-7.88 |
31 |
2 |
|
21 |
New Jersey |
-21.58 |
24 |
3 |
30 |
Alabama |
-2.51 |
32 |
2 |
|
50 |
New Mexico |
55.33 |
47 |
-3 |
31 |
Missouri |
-2.18 |
29 |
-2 |
|
28 |
New York |
-8.47 |
28 |
0 |
32 |
Washington |
0.41 |
30 |
-2 |
|
36 |
North Carolina |
7.50 |
35 |
-1 |
33 |
Oklahoma |
2.46 |
33 |
0 |
|
1 |
North Dakota |
-64.61 |
1 |
0 |
34 |
Texas |
6.05 |
36 |
2 |
|
23 |
Ohio |
-18.19 |
25 |
2 |
35 |
Mississippi |
6.12 |
38 |
3 |
|
33 |
Oklahoma |
2.46 |
33 |
0 |
36 |
North Carolina |
7.50 |
35 |
-1 |
|
27 |
Oregon |
-10.48 |
26 |
-1 |
37 |
Georgia |
10.45 |
37 |
0 |
|
20 |
Pennsylvania |
-22.79 |
18 |
-2 |
38 |
Alaska |
10.77 |
40 |
2 |
|
13 |
Rhode Island |
-33.43 |
13 |
0 |
39 |
California |
11.96 |
41 |
2 |
|
45 |
South Carolina |
28.62 |
45 |
0 |
40 |
Delaware |
14.71 |
34 |
-6 |
|
4 |
South Dakota |
-59.97 |
7 |
3 |
41 |
Michigan |
16.05 |
39 |
-2 |
|
43 |
Tennessee |
24.54 |
46 |
3 |
42 |
Illinois |
19.60 |
42 |
0 |
|
34 |
Texas |
6.05 |
36 |
2 |
43 |
Tennessee |
24.54 |
46 |
3 |
|
19 |
Utah |
-26.50 |
17 |
-2 |
44 |
Arizona |
25.24 |
43 |
-1 |
|
5 |
Vermont |
-58.41 |
4 |
-1 |
45 |
South Carolina |
28.62 |
45 |
0 |
|
15 |
Virginia |
-30.68 |
15 |
0 |
46 |
Maryland |
31.59 |
44 |
-2 |
|
32 |
Washington |
0.41 |
30 |
-2 |
47 |
Louisiana |
38.59 |
48 |
1 |
|
7 |
West Virginia |
-48.43 |
6 |
-1 |
48 |
Nevada |
42.34 |
50 |
2 |
|
10 |
Wisconsin |
-44.85 |
11 |
1 |
49 |
Florida |
47.00 |
49 |
0 |
|
8 |
Wyoming |
-47.17 |
8 |
0 |
50 |
New Mexico |
55.33 |
47 |
-3 |
|
| METHODOLOGY:
The Most Dangerous State 2000 rankings are determined by a four step process. First, rates
for six crime categories — murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and
motor vehicle theft — are plugged into a formula that measures how a state compares
to the national average for a given crime category. Second, the outcome of this equation is then multiplied by a weight assigned to each crime category. For this year’s award, we again gave each crime category equal weight. Thus state comparisons are based purely on crime rates and how these rates stack up to the national average for a given crime category. Third, the weighted numbers are added together to achieve state’s score ("SUM.") In the fourth and final step, these composite scores are ranked from highest to lowest to determine which states are the most dangerous and safest. Thus the farther below the national average a state’s crime rate is, the lower (and safer) it ranks. The farther above the national average, the higher (and more dangerous) a state ranks in the final list. |