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SOCIETY
List: Top Ten Safest States in the USA - Crime State Rankings
Date: 2008
Source: CQ Press
Base: All 50 states plus Washington D.C.
Notes: The list was taken from 'Crime State Rankings 2008', a report which compares the various States on more than 500 crime-related categories, suhc as: arrests, corrections, offenses, courts, juvenile justice, drug and alcohol treatment, crime clearances, law enforcement expenditures et al. The link above will take you to the CQ press site with more details and the opportunity to buy various reports.
* Scores represent the percentage below the national average.
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Rank
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State
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Score*
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1
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New Hampshire
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-62.64
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2
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Maine
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-58.54
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3
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North Dakota
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-58.37
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4
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Vermont
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-58.13
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5
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South Dakota
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-53.52
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6
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Wyoming
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-50.79
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7
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Montana
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-50.64
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8
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Iowa
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-41.85
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9
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Idaho
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-39.50
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10
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Wisconsin
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-38.07
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