Louisiana has the highest violent crime rate. It is the last state I would live in.
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philoneous@lemmy.world 10 months agoDitto for Louisiana, it was always “well at least we aren’t Mississippi “.
TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Acronymesis@lemmy.world 10 months ago
According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program, the 5 most hazardous states in the U.S. in 2023 are:
Louisiana: Overall Crime Rate of 537.5/100,000 people, making it the most dangerous.
Mississippi: Overall Crime Rate of 413.2/100,000 people.
Alaska: Despite a low population, a high Overall Crimes Rate of 386.2/100,000 people.
Arkansas: Overall Crime Rate of 385.9/100,000 people.
New Mexico: Overall Crime Rate of 369.5/100,000 people.(More info about this)
You ain’t kiddin!
jscummy@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I’ve also heard “Thank God for Mississippi” as a slogan for any of the underperformer states
uncle_bagel@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Typically what happens when you rank 51st in most quality of life stats (which usually include DC alongside all 50 states).