How Safe is Your State When it Comes to Burglaries?

Here's a state-by-state look at burglary crime rateVirginia (411) Washington (815) West Virginia (597)
numbers. Some states were surprisingly low, andWisconsin (497) Wyoming (449)
other states were shockingly high. The nationalStates like New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts,
average in the United States for burglaries is 723 perand Pennsylvania are all well below the national
100,000 people. So, how are the crime rates stack upaverage, and I'll bet people who don't live in those
where you live?states probably would have guessed much higher.
Alabama (980)Alaska (539) Arizona (912) ArkansasOn the other hand, states like North Carolina, South
(1,131) California (648) Colorado (591) ConnecticutCarolina, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Arkansas are well
(423) Delaware (733) Dist. of Columbia (667) Floridaabove the national average, which, again, I'm willing to
(996) Georgia (950) Hawaii (709) Idaho (465) Illinoisbet many people would figure these states to be
(588) Indiana (739) Iowa (567) Kansas (730)below the national average.
Kentucky (653) Louisiana (1,039) Maine (507)No matter where you live, there's on fact that can't
Maryland (660) Massachusetts (553) Michigan (749)be ignored. Houses that have a professionally installed
Minnesota (571) Mississippi (958) Missouri (739)and monitored home security system are three times
Montana (316) Nebraska (510) Nevada (968) Newless likely to be robbed than a house with no alarm
Hampshire (379) New Jersey (432) New Mexicosystem at all.
(964) New York (336) North Carolina (1,201) NorthWhether you live in North Carolina or South Dakota,
Dakota (338) Ohio (859) Oklahoma (943) Oregonprotect your house with a monitored home security
(609) Pennsylvania (451) Rhode Island (495) Southfor peace of mind. It's a great investment in you and
Carolina (1,026) South Dakota (299) Tennesseeyour family!
(1,002) Texas (955) Utah (588) Vermont (500)