10 most violent states (kind of surprising)

[bonquiqui]

The most violent states are the following TN, NV, AK, NM, SC, DE, LA, FL, MD and OK.
 I don't know why, but that is kind of shocking to me.  Here is the article below.  


The ‘Most Violent State’ Crown Is Held By…Tennessee

What do you think is the state with the highest violent crime rate? You might be surprised to learn it’s Tennessee. Despite the reputations of states like New York, California and Florida when it comes to violence, Tennessee the most violent state, followed by Nevada and Alaska. Those are in the 2nd and 3rd spots, respectively.



The violent crime statistic comes from the FBI compilation of statistics for rape, robbery, murder and aggravated assault.



Why is Tennessee the most violent state? Well, according to 24 Wall St., who originally reported on the list of most dangerous states,

The state was among the top 10 in the country for murders and robberies and was first for aggravated assaults, with an estimated 479.6 for every 100,000 residents. Tennessee’s 41,550 violent crimes in 2012 were up 6.8% from 2011 but down 10% from 2007, when there were 46,380 violent crimes. There were 388 murders in the state in 2012, up for a second straight year. To be fair, Tennessee’s violent streak is concentrated in some of the major metropolitan areas. Memphis’s violent crime rate was the nation’s fifth worst, while Nashville’s was the 18th worst. Like many states with high violent crime, poverty in Tennessee is acute, and high school and college graduation rates are lower than most of the country.



Who else is on the most violent state list?

The rest of those on the most violent state list are NV, AK, NM, SC, DE, LA, FL, MD and OK.



In high-poverty low-income states, violent crimes are more likely to occur in general. That’s something the violent states on this list have in common, minus Alaska. AK made the list due to the high incidence of rape. The right wing attempts to pass off urban violence on the left by pointing out that the majority of mayors from major cities are Democratic. Yet, this ignores the historical fact that cities are centers of crime by virtue of population density. Also, major improvements in the crime rates of several major cities have demonstrated that it is social and local policy which determine crime rates. Not party.

[flex]

Alaska being #2 doesn't surprise me. There's a lot of domestic violence and it's prevalent in the Bush in the Native communities.

[bonquiqui]

I don't know, I just kind of figured IL would be there, considering Chicago is the murder capital of the US.  I also assumed New York.  I was wrong lol

[CurlyQ284]

I lived in a Memphis suburb for 3 years. The week before I left they were finding heads in one of the little side rivers off the Mississippi river. It doesn't surprise me that Memphis shot TN up to the top.

[bonquiqui]

Nov 9, 2013 22:02:24 GMT -5 CurlyQ284 said:

I lived in a Memphis suburb for 3 years. The week before I left they were finding heads in one of the little side rivers off the Mississippi river. It doesn't surprise me that Memphis shot TN up to the top.

OMG

[joshlyman]

Yay guns!

[fuckyourcouch]

The only one that surprises me is DE

[chickadee77]

TN surprises me not one bit. I'm rather surprised KY and/or WV aren't on it, to be honest.

[iamali]

Nov 9, 2013 22:17:40 GMT -5 joshlyman said:

Yay guns!

Well, we can't assume gun violence though.  The report just states "violent crime".

[CurlyQ284]

Nov 9, 2013 22:02:52 GMT -5 bonquiqui said:

Nov 9, 2013 22:02:24 GMT -5 CurlyQ284 said:

I lived in a Memphis suburb for 3 years. The week before I left they were finding heads in one of the little side rivers off the Mississippi river. It doesn't surprise me that Memphis shot TN up to the top.

OMG

Something else happened that week but it was more violent and I didn't want to post it.  You know it's bad when floating heads isn't the worst crime in a week.

[zoidberg]

I know why NM is on the list. I beat bitches up.

[bonquiqui]

Nov 9, 2013 22:51:26 GMT -5 CurlyQ284 said:

Nov 9, 2013 22:02:52 GMT -5 bonquiqui said:

OMG

Something else happened that week but it was more violent and I didn't want to post it.  You know it's bad when floating heads isn't the worst crime in a week.

[joshlyman]

Nov 9, 2013 22:51:15 GMT -5 iamali said:

Nov 9, 2013 22:17:40 GMT -5 joshlyman said:

Yay guns!

Well, we can't assume gun violence though.  The report just states "violent crime".

I know, you are right. Looking at the states (outside of DE maybe?) - they are all hubs of gun crime and many are very pro-gun states. I am just bitter about this topic lol

[lilibet]

TN does not surprise me. I am surprised that IL isn't on there because of Chicago mostly but there are some pretty violent areas elsewhere in the state too.

[bonquiqui]

Nov 10, 2013 0:38:54 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

NM found it. I also found this:

247wallst.com/special-report/2013/10/04/the-most-dangerous-states-in-america/3/

My bad.  I thought I liked the article, but I guess I didn't.  

[m1and1m]

Well, AK being on their because of their frequency of rape explains why I am hyper vigilant about that kind of thing. I'm no more aware than the people I grew up with, but am apparently way beyond average where I live now.