Reply #13: It doesn't matter. Cali's point still stands.

[Drunken Irishman]

Bigger states generally have bigger cities and more economically diverse populations - which generally means more poorer people.

Is Idaho only safe because its tip, which is probably the least-populated part of the state - touches Canada? I doubt it.

It's safe because it lacks a big city. It lacks density. It lacks the true aspects of what you see in larger states.

And if we're going to cherry pick, why is it that Michigan (34th safest), Minnesota (14th safest), New York (15th safest), Ohio (28th safest), Pennsylvania (25th safest) and Washington (30th safest) aren't anywhere near the safest?

They all border Canada...