CQ Press did their annual ranking of the annual Crime Rankings by State and it appears the hardest state is Nevada.
1. Nevada (Voted most dangerous 6 years in a row, #1 in Robbery & Car Theft)
2. Louisiana (Highest Murder Rate, 2nd in Assault and 3rd in Burglary)
3. South Carolina (#1 in Assault)
4. New Mexico (#2 In Rape, # 4 In Murder)
5. Florida (#3 in Robbery)
6. Tennessee
7. Alaska (#1 In Rape, 4th In Assault)
8. Arizona
9. Maryland (#2 In Murder & Robbery)
10. Michigan
11. Arkansas
12. Georgia
13. Alabama (#3 in Murder)
14. California
15. Texas
16. Oklahoma
17. Delaware
18. North Carolina (#1 Burglary)
19. Missouri
20. Illinois
Damn my brother lives in Nevada and when I visited him in December, Las Vegas didn’t seem bad at all. To anyone that lives in the top 10 states, does your state really deserve to be on this list?