New Hampshire, ranked lowest crime rate in the Nation Again.
The data compiled to produce this 2009 report by CQ Press
was gathered nationally by using the UCR (uniform crime reporting).
The statistics presented, were based on: murder, rape , robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and Auto theft, and the calculations were simply a result frequency, percent, rate and change compared to past years and all states overall ranking.
New Hampshire, Reports the lowest murder rate in the nation, and among the lowest two states in Rape and assault in the U.S. The Northeast in general fairs very well compared to the rest of the nation with Vermont and Maine in second and third place for the lowest crime rates in the nation.
Robbery rates nationally average 143 per 100,000 citizens for all states with New Hampshire at just 33 and Nevada at the top of the list with 270 reports per 100,000 citizens.
The New Hampshire Advantage: Highest S.A.T. Scores, Highest percentage of health insured citizens in the U.S., Lowest un-employment rates, and among the highest percentage of college educated residents in the United states. Add these bonuses to the list: no broad based sales tax, no state income tax and 700,000 acres on White Mountain national forest for outdoor recreation and you have found a winning combination.
Grafton County, Lincoln New Hampshire, the second largest town in the state but featuring 95% of the land area in the White Mountain National Forest preserve (undeveloped).
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Wow Steve! New Hampshire has a lot going for it! Definitely sounds like a wonderful state to live in...except your freezing cold winters :-)
Have a great day,
Anne Rains
Anne...if it didn't snow half the year everyone would move here , I think it's a necessity to have some cold whether it would be boring to have two seasons (warm & warmer)..thanks for coming by. Steve
Steve...Now that can be a great selling point for someone whois on the fence about where to move.
Bill... not surprising it's the northern states that fair the best in this study, North Dakota was next on the list, maybe it's just too dam cold half the year to rob people.
Interesting factoids...sorry but if I ever move, it'll be south! NH does sound like a great place to raise a family though.
Laura...It is a great place to live.
I actually knew this already about the live free or die state:)
Bill... that why the folks from Mass...buy second homes in New Hampshire, great place to recreate and retire later.
Awesome statistics to validate my love for this state. I am not a fan of the winter cold (do love how pretty it is though) but I do love the change in seasons.
Sharon...The change of season is one of the bright spots about living here it's never boring whether-wise, but it is boring in the criminal activities category, thank goodness.
Steve, it is nice to have that kind of information when talking to clients!
Randi...I like these published pieces of information for my localism blog, if you look at the annual census data you can find out a lot about your home state. Thanks for commenting Steve
I'll need to stop reading your blog now or pretty soon I'll be speaking to my husband about moving. You make NH sound sooooo appealing!
Mandi...It's Working!! we have the other White Mountains, so you can go from one to the other.
Thanks Steve