Data from the FBI shows which states in the U.S. are the most dangerous and safest states to purchase property and settle down.
The FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Tables provide the totals for crimes against persons, property, and society in each state.
On the list, Florida had the 10th lowest total crime rate per 100,000 people in the country, 24% below the U.S. average. The state recorded the 9th lowest rate of offenses against property, including larceny, theft, and destruction, damage, or vandalism.
The FBI listed Maine as the safest state to settle down, recording the lowest total crime rate and 39% below the U.S. average. Number 2 was Hawaii, followed by New Hampshire.
At the other end of the scale, New Mexico has the highest total crime rate per 100,000 people, 65% above the national average. Tennessee has the second-highest total crime rate, followed by Nevada, Arkansas, and Kansas.
The three crime groups are broken down into categories as follows: crimes against persons: assault offenses, homicide offenses, human trafficking offenses, kidnapping/abduction, sex offenses.
Crimes against property: arson, bribery, burglary/breaking, counterfeiting/forgery, destruction/damage/vandalism, embezzlement, extortion/blackmail, fraud offenses, larceny/theft offenses, motor vehicle theft, robbery, stolen property offenses
The housing industry says the FBI stats are very helpful when selling real estate in low-crime states, especially to families.
Josh Roth, Chief Buyers Agent at Eden Emerald Buyers Agent says he’s seeing an uptick in people settling down in less densely populated states that have lower crime rates.
“It’s interesting to see which types of crime are most prevalent, with assault, larceny theft, and drug or narcotic offenses proving to be some of the top offenses in both the safest and most dangerous states to settle down in,” said Roth
