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Rankings of States in Most Dangerous/Safest State Awards 1994 to 2000

[2000 Rankings] [Methodology] [Press Release]

[State Rankings for the 6 Crimes in 2000] [MQ Home]

Ranking of "1" is Most Dangerous; "50" is Safest

(NOTE: The awards for 1994 through 1996 were based on a different methodology and are not directly comparable. The awards were based on a formula averaging a state's ranking in 14 to 16 categories of crime, police and corrections.)

STATE

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

Alabama

21

19

20

21

23

20

16

Alaska

13

11

13

10

12

14

24

Arizona

7

8

9

6

5

7

9

Arkansas

22

20

23

25

25

26

30

California

12

10

7

5

6

8

6

Colorado

26

31

29

31

21

18

20

Connecticut

34

35

32

32

30

36

31

Delaware

11

17

18

16

33

12

21

Florida

2

2

2

2

3

4

5

Georgia

14

14

12

17

15

21

11

Hawaii

35

29

31

29

27

30

28

Idaho

40

41

41

40

38

35

39

Illinois

9

9

10

8

8

5

4

Indiana

25

24

26

27

29

31

25

Iowa

42

42

44

42

45

45

48

Kansas

27

28

30

31

26

23

15

Kentucky

39

37

38

37

34

44

42

Louisiana

4

3

1

3

2

1

1

Maine

48

48

48

48

49

50

49

Maryland

5

7

4

4

4

2

2

Massachusetts

29

30

28

26

31

28

29

Michigan

10

12

11

12

13

13

12

Minnesota

33

32

33

33

36

42

34

Mississippi

16

13

19

19

20

25

32

Missouri

20

22

21

20

9

17

14

Montana

45

46

43

43

41

38

41

Nebraska

37

39

39

41

42

43

44

Nevada

3

1

3

1

1

3

7

New Hampshire

49

49

49

49

47

47

45

New Jersey

30

27

24

24

22

22

17

New Mexico

1

4

5

7

7

9

13

New York

23

23

16

14

14

11

8

North Carolina

15

16

17

18

17

19

22

North Dakota

50

50

50

50

48

46

47

Ohio

28

26

27

28

29

29

23

Oklahoma

18

18

15

13

16

15

18

Oregon

24

25

25

23

19

24

27

Pennsylvania

31

33

34

34

39

38

37

Rhode Island

38

38

36

36

44

41

36

South Carolina

6

6

6

11

10

10

10

South Dakota

47

44

46

46

43

37

43

Tennessee

8

5

8

9

18

16

19

Texas

17

15

14

15

11

6

3

Utah

32

34

35

35

35

33

35

Vermont

46

47

47

47

50

49

50

Virginia

36

36

37

38

32

32

38

Washington

19

21

22

22

24

27

26

West Virginia

44

45

45

45

46

48

46

Wisconsin

41

40

40

39

37

34

33

Wyoming

43

43

42

44

40

40

40