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01-07-2009, 11:14 AM
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Wyoming is in the top 10 most safest states in the country...
Thought you all might find this interesting  Wyoming was #6 and Montana is #7.
Link to the safest states in the country
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01-07-2009, 11:40 AM
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They are 2 states that also having some of the lowest population densities. Probably the overriding factor.
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01-07-2009, 11:53 AM
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True, that is probably a factor...
New Hampshire was number one safest, I wonder what their population density is? I am sure more than ours...
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01-07-2009, 12:02 PM
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There are 3 kinds of lies....
Lies...... Damn lies.... and statistics. :P
10 out of 10 people I just polled said there was no WAY NH was "safer" than Wyoming. Of course, they're all die-hard WY residents. |
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01-07-2009, 01:15 PM
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NH ranks 20 in pop. density.
Wyo is 49.
Wyo, like many rural areas has problems with property crimes, such as vandalism and petty theft. My guess is that is what brings the crime stats up.
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01-07-2009, 01:52 PM
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No people, no crime.
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01-07-2009, 01:58 PM
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It's surprising to see South Dakota was number 6. I watch the local news out of South Dakota from both time zones and they have been having a lot of homicides lately. More that they used to.
They probably tally in all crimes like DUIs and crimes like Benny said into the favtors. If they based solely on Violent crimes we would probably rank higher than we do, but base it on DUIs we would probably rank a lot lower on the scale.
It doesn't surprise me to see North Dakota was #1. It's to stinking cold and miserable in the winter and to hot and muggy in the summer to want to commit crimes. Plus if you did say rob a liquor store and fled away either on foot or by car they can still see you for miles making it easier to get a good description of you.
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01-07-2009, 02:26 PM
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Criminals are lazy.
It is too difficult to live in Wyo,montana, and ND if you are lazy.
Places with high crime rates tend to have govts that cater to criminals and the lazy.
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01-07-2009, 03:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xavierob82
No people, no crime.
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Not always true... sometimes crime does happen in rural areas... feel free to expand upon how your come to this conclusion.
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01-09-2009, 01:32 AM
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This is because WY is simply a wonderful place to live, full of people that look out for each other!!! I'm proud to be a Wyoming Native!
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