Most Dangerous States 2024

Sources for 

1. Crime Data Explorer – https://crime-data-explorer.fr.cloud.gov/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend
2. FBI – Crime Publications – https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr/publications#cius
3. Council on Criminal Justice – Crime Trends Year-End 2021 Update – https://counciloncj.org/crime-trends-yearend-2021-update/
4. CDC – Firearm Mortality – https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/firearm_mortality/firearm.htm
5. CDC – Homicide Mortality – https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/homicide_mortality/homicide.htm
6. Statista – Reported Violent Crime Rate in the US States – https://www.statista.com/statistics/200445/reported-violent-crime-rate-in-the-us-states/
7. Crime Data Explorer – Downloads – https://crime-data-explorer.app.cloud.gov/pages/downloads
8. The Marshall Project – What did FBI data say about crime in 2021? It’s too unreliable to tell – https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/06/14/what-did-fbi-data-say-about-crime-in-2021-it-s-too-unreliable-to-tell
9. The Hill – Hotter summers, rising gun violence put vulnerable youth at risk: Can advocates keep them safe? – https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/3536338-hotter-summers-rising-gun-violence-put-vulnerable-youth-at-risk-can-advocates-keep-them-safe/
10. The Center Square – How the murder rate in Maine compares to the rest of the country – https://www.thecentersquare.com/maine/how-the-murder-rate-in-maine-compares-to-the-rest-of-the-country/article_0c2ba1b1-721a-5877-b459-798f18371472.html
11. SafeWise – Safest Cities in Maine – https://www.safewise.com/blog/safest-cities-maine/#:~:text=2022 Maine crime rates,for 82%25 of property crime.
12. SafeWise – Safest Cities in New Hampshire – https://www.safewise.com/blog/safest-cities-new-hampshire/#:~:text=2022 New Hampshire crime rates&text=Its already-low violent crime,decreased from 12.2 to 11.0.
13. TravelSafe-Abroad – Vermont – https://www.travelsafe-abroad.com/united-states/vermont/
14. SafeWise – Safest Cities in Vermont – https://www.safewise.com/blog/safest-cities-vermont/#:~:text=Vermont’s overall level of concern,crime rates in the country.
15. BackgroundChecks.org – Safest Cities in Connecticut – https://backgroundchecks.org/safest-cities-in-connecticut.html
16. Connecticut Post – The true facts on CT crime – https://www.ctpost.com/opinion/article/Opinion-The-true-facts-on-CT-crime-16571389.php
17. SafeWise – Safest Cities in New Jersey – https://www.safewise.com/blog/safest-cities-new-jersey/
18. MPDC – District Crime Data at a Glance – https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/district-crime-data-glance
19. SafeWise – Safest Cities in Alaska – https://www.safewise.com/blog/safest-cities-alaska/#:~:text=Alaska’s violent crime rate is 8.4 per 1%2C000 people%2C more,points above the national average.
20. SafeWise – Safest Cities in New Mexico – https://www.safewise.com/blog/safest-cities-new-mexico/
21. WREG – Crime stats show decrease in violence, a spike in thefts – https://wreg.com/news/local/crime-stats-show-decrease-in-violence-a-spike-in-thefts/
22. The Center Square – How the violent crime rate in Arkansas compares to other states – https://www.thecentersquare.com/arkansas/how-the-violent-crime-rate-in-arkansas-compares-to-other-states/article_e515cb78-7670-5a9d-8eee-0e061d4b2148.html