RoadSnacks has issued the 10 Most Dangerous States in America for 2021 — defined as states with the highest number of violent and property crimes per capita, according to FBI’s 2019 Crime Report. The FBI, in turn, derived its crime data from the states.
RoadSnacks‘ methodology:
- Each state is ranked from 1 to 50 for the two criteria (violent crimes; property crimes), 1 being most dangerous.
- The two rankings for each state is then averaged into a “Danger Index”.
- The state with the lowest Danger Index is the most dangerous state in America for 2021.
Here’s the 10 most dangerous states in America, 2021:
- New Mexico: 832 violent crimes per 100,000 population; 3,112 property crimes per 100,000 population.
- Alaska: 867 violent crimes per 100,000 population; 2,910 property crimes per 100,000 population.
- Louisiana: 549 violent crimes per 100,000 population; 3,161 property crimes per 100,000 population.
- Arkansas: 584 violent crimes per 100,000 population; 2,858 property crimes per 100,000 population.
- South Carolina: 511 violent crimes per 100,000 population; 2,940 property crimes per 100,000 population.
- Tennessee: 595 violent crimes per 100,000 population; 2,652 property crimes per 100,000 population.
- Alabama: 510 violent crimes per 100,000 population; 2,674 property crimes per 100,000 population.
- Oklahoma: 431 violent crimes per 100,000 population; 2,845 property crimes per 100,000 population.
- Missouri: 494 violent crimes per 100,000 population; 2,638 property crimes per 100,000 population.
- Arizona: 455 violent crimes per 100,000 population; 2,440 property crimes per 100,000 population.
Here’s the complete list of all 50 states:
If your state is among the most dangerous, that doesn’t necessarily mean your city or town is dangerous. It depends on whether your city is among your state’s most dangerous cities. Go here to find out.
Here are America’s 10 most dangerous cities, 2021:
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Springfield, Missouri
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Oakland, California
- Wichita, Kansas
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
- North Charleston, South Carolina
- Cleveland, Ohio
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This article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment. Don’t freak out.
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Very enlightening! Thanks! I’m just wondering out loud…I noticed that New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, Alaska, for instance, states in the top 10 worst, have large swaths of Indian Reservation lands. I know that on these lands, the tribes maintain their own police forces and police/prosecute any crime that happens on these lands. They are legally recognized as “domestic dependent Nations.” Only Federal crimes can be prosecuted by others— Federal agents, prosecutors, and courts if they occur on these lands. I’m wondering if the violent and property crimes from these separately managed tribal lands are reported and included in the data for this? Similarly, other states, like Utah, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, the Dakotas, Wyoming…..have large reservation lands. If reported, then, OK….but if not included in national stats, it could affect ranking in either direction—safe to dangerous.
NYC may not be in the top 10—yet—but crime is on the march. And it’s very looney MANIAC crime—like punching old ladies on the head and throwing them on the ground, shoving people onto the Subway tracks and other sundry abominations. And the majority of the perps are not white.
We’re in CRAZY LAND, Folks. But don’t look to the media or Team Biden to help.