2005 SAFEST STATE

[RC]

The list starts thus:

1 __ North Dakota __ -65.23 __ 1 __ 0

http://www.morganquitno.com/dangsaf05.htm

The biggest concern right now is extending the time the bars can be open from 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM. Everyone thinking this is a good idea is goin ta hell fersure. People are still living in the 1950's here.
Never mind the candy cigarettes.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

1. weird way to formulate 'dangerousness'

"First, rates for six crime categories — murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft — are plugged into a formula that measures how a state compares to the national average for a given crime category.

If it weren't for motor vehicle theft, MA & NJ would rank higher on the safest state list. MA is #1 in motor vehicle theft, but has a very low violent crime index.

No one lives in N. Dakota either...

[RC]

2. I live there.

And the Motor Vehicle Theft is a carry over from horse theft. You can die without your transportation.