New FBI Crime Data Ranks Delaware In Top 10 Most Dangerous States
The FBI recently released their annual crime data this week and the findings rank Delaware as one of the most dangerous states.
In the study conducted by research firm Hubscore, Delaware ranks as the 9th most dangerous state in the United States based on an in depth comparison across a variety of safety categories.
Safety Categories To Determine Most Dangerous States
- Welfare & Personal Security – Ranked #2
- Crime & Law Enforcement – Ranked #10
- Firearms & Violence – Ranked #15
- Safety & Social Equity – Ranked #28
- Transportation Safety – Ranked #47
Let’s take a look at what factors went in to each of these safety category ratings, making Delaware the #9 of most dangerous states.
Crime and Law Enforcement (30%)
- Violent Crime Rate – Triple Weight (7.2)
- Non-violent Crime Rate – Regular Weight (2.4)
- Recidivism Rate – Regular Weight (2.4)
- Human Trafficking Cases Rate per 100K – Double Weight (4.8)
- Homicides per 100k People – Double Weight (4.8)
- Imprisonment Rate per 100k residents – Half Weight (1.2)
- Police Officers per 100k – Double Weight (4.8)
- Assault Rate per 100k – Regular Weight (2.4)
Firearms and Violence (25%)
- Gun Ownership Rate – Regular Weight (3.6)
- Mass Shootings Rate per 100k – Double Weight (7.1)
- Gun Deaths per Capita – Triple Weight (10.7)
- Nonfatal Gun Injuries per 100k – Regular Weight (3.6)
Welfare and Personal Security (25%)
- Identity-Theft Complaints per Capita – Regular Weight (2.5)
- Fraud Complaints per Capita – Double Weight (5.0)
- Cyber Crime Victims per 100k – Regular Weight (2.5)
- Drug Death Rate – Double Weight (5.0)
- Property Crime Rate per 100k – Regular Weight (2.5)
- Larceny Thefts per 100k – Regular Weight (2.5)
- % of Illicit Drug Use in Adults – Double Weight (5.0)
Safety & Social Equity (10%)
- Abortions due to Rape Rate – Regular Weight (1)
- % of Domestic Violence Against Women – Regular Weight (1)
- % of Sexual Harassment – Double Weight (2)
- Workers Fatality Rate per 100k – Regular Weight (1)
- Hate Groups per Capita – Double Weight (2)
- Hate-Crime Incidents per Capita – Double Weight (2)
- Deaths due to Intentional self-harm per 100k – Single Weight (1)
Transportation Safety (10%)
- % of Motorcyclist Fatalities – Regular Weight (1.2)
- Car Accidents Fatalities Rate – Double Weight (2.4)
- % of Drivers fatalities with known BAC results – Regular Weight (1.2)
- Pedestrian Fatality rate per 100k people – Double Weight (2.4)
- % of Unrestrained Fatally Injured Occupants – Half (0.6)
- % of Bicyclists Fatalities – Double Weight (2.4)