Tennessee — generally thought of as the home of country music, scenic Smokey Mountains, enthusiastic college football fans and quiet rural towns – is the most dangerous state in the United States. You read that right.
According to the financial website 24/7WallSt.com, based on FBI crime statistics for violent crime per population and poverty rate, Rocky Top is a little more jagged than you may realize.
The statistics show:
- Violent crimes per 100,000: 643.6
- Poverty rate: 17.9 percent
- Percent of population with bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.3 percent
- Property crimes per 100,000: 3,371.4
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but those speed cameras help with safety remember....
ReplyDeleteWell, they may have that, but Salisbury has the most dangerous CITY prize!!!!! It's like the Nobel Prize, only different!
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