America more peaceful than in 1995, Sate rankings

First-ever ranking of peace in the U.S. shows the nation has become more peaceful since 1995

The ten most peaceful states as identified by the USPI are (from 1 to 10) Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Minnesota, North Dakota, Utah, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Iowa and Washington.

Surprised as hell to see MA in the ten most peaceful. Must be some numbers technicality with number of cops vs population or something.

The ten least peaceful states are (from 50 to 40) Louisiana, Tennessee, Nevada, Florida, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Maryland, respectively.

Poverty and education were listed as the main factors in a states ranking.

Damn, how did MA pull that off?

Peace Index