POSTED: 12:05 pm PDT March 22, 2007
California was ranked the ninth most dangerous state in the country in 2006, according to a survey of statistics released Thursday by the Kansas-based Morgan Quitno Press.
In a report released in 2006, California fared only slightly better -- it was ranked the 10th most dangerous state, a position it had held for three straight years.
Nevada was once again ranked the single most dangerous state, for the fourth consecutive year. North Dakota was ranked the safest state, a place it has held 10 times in the past 14 years.
The rankings are based on crime data from six categories -- murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft -- reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by local law enforcement agencies. The rates for each crime category are then plugged into a formula that compares the data from each state to the national average in a given crime category, according to the report.
In a report released in October that analyzed crime rates in U.S. cities, Morgan Quitno Press reported that several Bay Area cities were among the most dangerous cities in the country. Using 2005 data, Oakland was ranked the eighth most dangerous city in the U.S. and Richmond was ranked 11th on the so-called "Most Dangerous 25."
The only other California city to rank worse than Oakland was the Los Angeles County city of Compton, which ranked fourth worst in the nation overall, behind only St. Louis, Detroit, and Flint, Mich.
Six California cities -- Mission Viejo, Irvine, Thousand Oaks, Lake Forest, Simi Valley, and Chino Hills -- were rated in the "Safest 25" nationwide. No Bay Area or Northern California cities made that list, which was topped by Brick Township. N.J.
However, when the survey compared only larger cities exceeding 500,000 residents, San Jose was ranked top in the nation for safety.
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California was ranked the ninth most dangerous state in the country in 2006, according to a survey of statistics released Thursday by the Kansas-based Morgan Quitno Press.
In a report released in 2006, California fared only slightly better -- it was ranked the 10th most dangerous state, a position it had held for three straight years.
Nevada was once again ranked the single most dangerous state, for the fourth consecutive year. North Dakota was ranked the safest state, a place it has held 10 times in the past 14 years.
The rankings are based on crime data from six categories -- murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft -- reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by local law enforcement agencies. The rates for each crime category are then plugged into a formula that compares the data from each state to the national average in a given crime category, according to the report.
In a report released in October that analyzed crime rates in U.S. cities, Morgan Quitno Press reported that several Bay Area cities were among the most dangerous cities in the country. Using 2005 data, Oakland was ranked the eighth most dangerous city in the U.S. and Richmond was ranked 11th on the so-called "Most Dangerous 25."
The only other California city to rank worse than Oakland was the Los Angeles County city of Compton, which ranked fourth worst in the nation overall, behind only St. Louis, Detroit, and Flint, Mich.
Six California cities -- Mission Viejo, Irvine, Thousand Oaks, Lake Forest, Simi Valley, and Chino Hills -- were rated in the "Safest 25" nationwide. No Bay Area or Northern California cities made that list, which was topped by Brick Township. N.J.
However, when the survey compared only larger cities exceeding 500,000 residents, San Jose was ranked top in the nation for safety.
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