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Anti Federalist
05-06-2010, 10:23 PM
N.H. Receives Lowest Crime Ranking; Nevada Ranks as Worst State

March 25, 2009

Three northeast states have the lowest crime rate, while Nevada, Louisiana and South Carolina have the highest crime rate, according to a new study.

New Hampshire (1) received the lowest crime rate ranking again this year, followed by Vermont (2) and Maine (3).

New Hampshire reported only 15 murders out of a population of 1.3 million — the lowest rate in the country. New Hampshire was also below the national average for rape, and had the second lowest rate for aggravated assault with only 78 cases per 100,000 citizens in 2007.

Rounding out the top 10 states with the lowest crime rate include: North Dakota (4), South Dakota (5), Montana (6), Wyoming (7), Iowa (8), Rhode Island (9), Connecticut (10).

Ranked least favorably among the states was Nevada (50), followed by Louisiana (49) and South Carolina (48).

Nevada's murder rate was nearly seven times higher than New Hampshire's, and the Silver State reported a rape rate of 43 cases per 100,000 people compared to the national average of 30. Nevada also tops the list for robbery rate, with an average 270 reported cases per 100,000 citizens versus the national average of 148, and New Hampshire's rate of 33.

Rounding out the 10 states ranked least favorably include: New Mexico (47), Florida (46), Tennessee (45), Alaska (44), Arizona (43), Maryland (42), Michigan (41).

To view all 50 state rankings visit: http://os.cqpress.com/rankings/CrimeStateRankings_2009.pdf.

The state crime rankings were released by CQ Press in its "Crime State Rankings 2009," the newest edition of the annual volume comparing the 50 states in more than 500 crime-related categories.

Source: CQ Press

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2009/03/25/99012.htm

BuddyRey
05-06-2010, 10:29 PM
Sweet!

I sure wish NH property taxes weren't so high. I'd love to invest in some land up there.

FSP-Rebel
05-06-2010, 10:32 PM
:):cool: Moved here from Mich, way less gun restrictions here which likely helps keep the crime low. I'm surprised to see AK on that unfavorable list as you see most of the crime happens in the south which is why the FSP never considered a southern state via that reason alone.

FSP-Rebel
05-06-2010, 10:37 PM
Sweet!

I sure wish NH property taxes weren't so high. I'd love to invest in some land up there.
It depends what town you buy into, Seabrook is pretty low. And, our lack of state income/sales taxes makes us one of the lowest taxed states in the country, next to Alaska who gets oil rebates.

TCE
05-06-2010, 10:38 PM
Could this possibly be a result of them allowing open carry/concealed carry?

BuddyRey
05-06-2010, 11:16 PM
It depends what town you buy into, Seabrook is pretty low. And, our lack of state income/sales taxes makes us one of the lowest taxed state in the country, next to Alaska who gets oil rebates.

I'll look into Seabrook then. Thanks for the heads-up!

I'm still kind of frustrated with the FSP though. The activists seem to be expending the bulk of their energy on the cannabis issue which, granted, is very important. But I feel like they're letting their attentions slip away from the fiscal side of things. I don't hear about any of the FSPers working for instance toward getting property taxes lowered/abolished or maybe overturning the state liquor monopoly.

I love what they're doing, and goodness knows it's easy for me to criticize when I'm not facing the slings and arrows of bureaucracy and police corruption myself, but these are just a couple of my concerns. I'm weighing the FSP against competing movements like Free State Wyoming and the Republic of Lakotah and finding it increasingly difficult to decide between them; they're all so intriguing and beset by their own complications too.

Carole
05-07-2010, 12:01 AM
Is there a better Ranking available? This one appears not to account for rankings as a percent of population.

Also which of these states allow concealed carrying of guns?

BuddyRey
05-07-2010, 10:13 AM
Bump!

BuddyRey
05-07-2010, 10:59 AM
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Brian Defferding
05-07-2010, 11:05 AM
Could this possibly be a result of them allowing open carry/concealed carry?

As much as I would like to think so, keep in mind states like Florida, which allow concealed carry as well, ranks near the bottom. So I wouldn't be boasting that kind of correlation too quickly.

tremendoustie
05-07-2010, 11:17 AM
I'll look into Seabrook then. Thanks for the heads-up!

I'm still kind of frustrated with the FSP though. The activists seem to be expending the bulk of their energy on the cannabis issue which, granted, is very important. But I feel like they're letting their attentions slip away from the fiscal side of things. I don't hear about any of the FSPers working for instance toward getting property taxes lowered/abolished or maybe overturning the state liquor monopoly.

There are a lot of people doing a lot of different things -- I think certain aspects of the movement receive the bulk of the press. I encourage you to check out liberty forum or Porcfest (coming up soon!) to get a bigger picture of what's going on. There are TONS of activism going on in many different areas, using many different methods. There have been many free staters elected to local, regional, and state wide positions, there are ongoing lobbying efforts, there's civil disobedience on a variety of issues (far more than just pot, I guarantee you), there's agorism, etc.

Keene activists just had free keene fest, which they conducted without a permit, at which there was unlicenced food vending, small scale gambling, etc.

Here's the site for FKF: http://www.freekeenefest.com/
Here's the site for porcfest: http://freestateproject.org/festival
Liberty forum: http://freestateproject.org/libertyforum

Ultimately, though, one of the greatest benfits is having lots of like minded people around, who are willing to get active. If you want to work in a particular way against the state liquor monopoly, for example, lead it up! I guarantee, if the idea is even half-way decent, you'll have dozens of people backing you up.



I love what they're doing, and goodness knows it's easy for me to criticize when I'm not facing the slings and arrows of bureaucracy and police corruption myself, but these are just a couple of my concerns. I'm weighing the FSP against competing movements like Free State Wyoming and the Republic of Lakotah and finding it increasingly difficult to decide between them; they're all so intriguing and beset by their own complications too.

Visit, visit visit! :)

I'm biased, but I can confidently guarantee you that neither Wyoming or Lakotah can offer even close to the number and quality of activists in the FSP. I really don't think there's even a tiny fraction of the events and activism going on in these places, that there is in NH.