News: New Hampshire is the Nation's Safest State; Nevada is the Most Dangerous - March 17, 2008 (Click to read press release)
How safe is your state? Researchers and legislators are asking the same questions as they grapple with how to appropriate funds across their respective states. Fortunately, Crime State Rankings 2008 compares the 50 United States and Washington, DC in more than 500 crime-related categories. Arrests, corrections, offenses, courts, juvenile justice, drug and alcohol treatment, crime clearances, law enforcement expenditures, and more are examined state-by-state in the 15th edition of this annual reference volume. With its user-friendly format and huge collection of information, Crime State Rankings 2008 makes it easy to learn more about crime and law enforcement resources in your state.
Link: Safest State Rankings
Link: Most Dangerous State Rankings
Link: Methodology
Link: A Word about Crime Rankings
Link: Detailed Table of Contents
Through exhaustive research, the editors have compiled useful statistics in easy-to-understand tables, that would otherwise take an enormous amount of time to research. For academic and public libraries as well as individual researchers, there will be no need to look any further than Crime State Rankings 2008.
State Specific Reports
State specific reports, Crime State Perspectives, are also available. These comb bound quick reference guides provide data and ranking information for an individual state for each of the categories in Crime State Rankings 2008.
CD-ROM and CD-ROM + Database Formats
Crime State Rankings 2008 is available on CD-ROM, containing either a PDF of the book, or a PDF along with databases in Microsoft Excel, ASCII, and .dbf formats.