Thread: TENNESSEE #5 MOST DANGEROUS STATE

Tennessee is ranked number five on the list of most dangerous states according to the gathering of crime stastistics from the FBI. Tennessee is awash in illegal aliens, drug activity, gang activity, drunk driving, murder and this is surely linked with the climb up the ladder.

The Most Dangerous American States

by David Ellis

Thursday, March 29, 2007
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."

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.

http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/ar ... can-States

I thought Detroit would be the most dangerous state.

I remember back in the late 60's, my uncle was safer in the Nam, than we were in Detroit.

Where's California? Give up on us already?

The most dangerous states


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

http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/ar ... can-States

Source: Morgan Quinto Press using FBI statistics