Denver (KDVR) – Every year, US News and World Reports releases a report that ranks each state based on several factors. The latest report placed Colorado on the top 10 list of most dangerous states.
The announcement was made Thursday by U.S. News & World Report. “The 10 most dangerous states in America” list. Each of the 50 states was judged on violent crime and property crime rates.
Colorado is recognized as the third most dangerous state, and one of the main reasons for this is its property crime rate.
This report extracted violent crime and property crime counts from: Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Data Explorer. It is important to note that the data only runs through 2022, so the numbers are for that year.
According to the report, Colorado’s violent crime rate is 492 per 100,000 people. This number appears to be about average among the other states that made the top 10 list.
However, Colorado has the second highest property crime rate in the nation, at 3,148 crimes per 100,000 people. The only other state with more cases was Washington state, with 3,356 cases per 100,000 people.
According to the FBI, Greatest property crime on record Local car thefts in Colorado cost the state $544,995,284 in 2022.
Colorado is ranked as the third most dangerous state in the United States due to high property crimes. 16th best state overall.
The top 10 most dangerous states in the United States are:
- new mexico
- louisiana
- colorado
- arkansas
- Washington
- tennessee
- alaska
- Oregon
- California
- missouri
If you think this ranking is bothersome, there’s good news for Coloradans. Although Centennial State is less safe; 4th best economy And that 5th best education in the united states
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