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The Most Dangerous States in the U.S. — Five of them are PIA Western Alliance States

Published July 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM · News Releases and Bulletins

US News & World Report looked at statistics from the FBI and found these to be the 10 most dangerous states in the United States.

  1. New Mexico
  2. Colorado
  3. Louisiana
  4. Tennessee
  5. Arkansas
  6. Alaska
  7. Washington
  8. California
  9. Nevada
  10. South Carolina

Five of the 10 are PIA Western Alliance states with New Mexico considered to be the most dangerous. Other PIA Western Alliance states are Alaska, Washington, California and Nevada who rank 6, 7, 8 and 9 respectively.

The report found violent crime and property crime declining in the U.S. in 2023. Murder and non-negligent manslaughter dropped by 12%. The burglary rate fell 8% between 2022 and 2023.

Going up is vehicle theft. In 2023 it rose 12%.

US News factored FBI statistics on violent crime rate and property rate in each state to assess overall public safety. Here are the 10 most dangerous states:

1. New Mexico

Violent Crime Rate: 749 per 100,000 residents

Property Crime Rate: 2,887 per 100,000 residents

Overall Best States Ranking: 47

2. Colorado

Violent Crime Rate: 474 per 100,000 residents

Property Crime Rate: 2,879 per 100,000 residents

Overall Best States Ranking: 11

3. Lousiana

Violent Crime Rate: 548 per 100,000 residents

Property Crime Rate: 2,630 per 100,000 residents

Overall Best States Ranking: 50

4. Tennessee

Violent Crime Rate: 628 per 100,000 residents

Property Crime Rate: 2,362 per 100,000 residents

Overall Best States Ranking: 32

5. Arkansas

Violent Crime Rate: 620 per 100,000 residents

Property Crime Rate: 2,229 per 100,000 residents

Overall Best States Ranking: 44

6. Alaska

Violent Crime Rate: 726 per 100,000

Property Crime Rate: 1,877 per 100,000

Overall Best States Ranking: 49

7. Washington

Violent Crime Rate: 357 per 100,000

Property Crime Rate: 2,887 per 100,000

Overall Best States Ranking: 10

8. California

Violent Crime Rate: 508 per 100,000

Property Crime Rate: 2,326 per 100,000

Overall Best States Ranking: 37

9. Nevada

Violent Crime Rate: 417 per 100,000

Property Crime Rate: 2,517 per 100,000

Overall Best States Ranking: 34

10. South Carolina

Violent Crime Rate: 471 per 100,000

Property Crime Rate: 2,193 per 100,000

Overall Best States Ranking: 40

Source link: US News & World Report — https://bit.ly/41hoXfN