Everyone prefers to live a life full of comfort and safety in this world. People search for various places across the globe to live peacefully. In this post, we have mentioned the list of top 7 safest states in America. All these states are not only popular in America for safety but also people from all over the world prefer to spend their lives here. But what it takes to make a place safe for people to live? Well, it is simply the good administration, proper security and the awareness of people which determine the safety of a given place. Check out the list of the popular and safe places to live in the USA.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is one of the safest states to live in the USA. Here, the security is maintained by the administration in an excellent manner. It is preferred by a huge number of people to live across the world. Last year, there was only a conduct of 18 murders which is an excellent result. Most of the entire New England area north of New York is actually really a safe place to be.
Vermont
Vermont is one of the safest states in America in the northeast region. It is the 2nd lowest in the country for a violent crime this year. But the property crimes has increased from the last year. This has resulted in a decrease in the property crime ranking. Only 14 murders in the year were witnessed in the state last year.
Maine
If you want to live in an extremely safe area then you should live in Maine. Here, the rate of crime is very low and there is a very less number of rapes, murders, and other violent crimes. The cold weather of the place chills the mood of the people. The number of crimes reported by the security agencies in the last year was less than 0.001238.
Idaho
Idaho might sound a very boring place but people living here feel safe and live happily without any worry. On an average, only about 3 murders get executed in a month which is pretty much less than the national average. In the last year, there were only 6300 burglaries, which seems a big number. But the truth is, it only averages to about 125 a week for the entire state.
New Jersey
Although New Jersey has a high population and people are packed together, still, the state has a fair rate in terms of security. People living here are very happy and live in a civilized manner. New Jersey has the second lowest property crimes in the USA. If you take out most of the packed two cities namely Camden and Newark then you would get a really safe place to live.
Virginia
Virginia has a very high population but it is one of the safest states in America to live peacefully. People who are living here feel extremely safe despite it being a highly populated city. In terms of violent crimes, Virginia is the fourth safest place in the country.