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04-27-2004, 09:23 AM
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In a surprising upset, New Hampshire today was named the nation’s Most Livable State. The award was announced in the State Rankings 2004, an annual reference book of state statistics published by Morgan Quitno Press of Lawrence, Kansas. New Hampshire’s achievement breaks Minnesota’s seven-year-long streak of winning this annual honor.
Unfortunately there was no surprise at the opposite end of the rankings scale: Mississippi, ranks #50 for the sixth consecutive year.
New Hampshire slipped past Minnesota by the smallest of margins to earn this prestigious honor, said Scott Morgan, President of Morgan Quitno Press. "The competition was fierce. Both states did well in nearly every category considered for the award."
For 14 years, Morgan Quitno Press has issued its Livable State Award. Based on 44 factors selected from updated editions of its annual reference book, State Rankings, the Most Livable State Award recognizes a state for its high quality of life. The just-released 2004 edition of State Rankings compares states in more than 550 categories.
"Our award is unique because it does not focus on any one category of data," said Morgan. "It takes into account a broad range of economic, educational, health-oriented, public safety and environmental statistics. The Most Livable State Award tells an interesting story about life and government in the 50 United States."
Rounding out the top five spots with New Hampshire are (in descending order) Minnesota, Vermont, Iowa and New Jersey. Bringing up the opposite end of the rankings scale with Mississippi are Louisiana in 49th, South Carolina in 48th, Alabama in 47th and Tennessee in 46th place.
America's Safest Cities
Meanwhile, for the fourth consecutive year, Amherst, N.Y. can boast they live in America’s Safest City. The honor will be announced in the new edition of Morgan Quitno’s City Crime Rankings, an annual reference book of crime statistics and rankings slated for publication in early December.
At the opposite end of the crime scale, Detroit, Mich. returns to the spotlight as the nation’s most dangerous city.
"Amherst’s record speaks for itself," Morgan said. "With crime rates that are among the lowest in the nation, it is no wonder that this community shines year after year in our annual competition."
The Morgan Quitno Safest City Award is based on a city’s rate for six basic crime categories: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. All cities of 75,000+ populations that reported crime data to the FBI for the six crime categories were included in the rankings. Final 2002 statistics, released by the FBI on Oct. 27, 2003, were used to determine the rankings.
Joining Amherst at the top of the Safest City rankings were Brick Township, N.J.; Mission Viejo, Calif.; Simi Valley, Calif. and Cary, N.C.
At the opposite end of the Morgan Quitno crime scale, Detroit, Mich. returns as the nation’s most dangerous city. The Motor City anchored the crime rankings in 1999, 2000 and 2001 before it was ousted last year by St. Louis, Mo. Detroit is joined at the bottom of the crime rankings by (in ascending order) St. Louis, Mo; Atlanta, Ga; Camden, N.J. and Washington, D.C.
In addition to ranking the safety of cities, Morgan Quitno Press also examined crime in metropolitan areas. In those rankings, Bangor, Maine was this year’s Safest Metropolitan Area. The Pine Bluff, Ark. metropolitan area ranked as the most dangerous.
The complete list....
http://www.morganquitno.com/sr04mlrnk.htm
In a surprising upset, New Hampshire today was named the nation’s Most Livable State. The award was announced in the State Rankings 2004, an annual reference book of state statistics published by Morgan Quitno Press of Lawrence, Kansas. New Hampshire’s achievement breaks Minnesota’s seven-year-long streak of winning this annual honor.
Unfortunately there was no surprise at the opposite end of the rankings scale: Mississippi, ranks #50 for the sixth consecutive year.
New Hampshire slipped past Minnesota by the smallest of margins to earn this prestigious honor, said Scott Morgan, President of Morgan Quitno Press. "The competition was fierce. Both states did well in nearly every category considered for the award."
For 14 years, Morgan Quitno Press has issued its Livable State Award. Based on 44 factors selected from updated editions of its annual reference book, State Rankings, the Most Livable State Award recognizes a state for its high quality of life. The just-released 2004 edition of State Rankings compares states in more than 550 categories.
"Our award is unique because it does not focus on any one category of data," said Morgan. "It takes into account a broad range of economic, educational, health-oriented, public safety and environmental statistics. The Most Livable State Award tells an interesting story about life and government in the 50 United States."
Rounding out the top five spots with New Hampshire are (in descending order) Minnesota, Vermont, Iowa and New Jersey. Bringing up the opposite end of the rankings scale with Mississippi are Louisiana in 49th, South Carolina in 48th, Alabama in 47th and Tennessee in 46th place.
America's Safest Cities
Meanwhile, for the fourth consecutive year, Amherst, N.Y. can boast they live in America’s Safest City. The honor will be announced in the new edition of Morgan Quitno’s City Crime Rankings, an annual reference book of crime statistics and rankings slated for publication in early December.
At the opposite end of the crime scale, Detroit, Mich. returns to the spotlight as the nation’s most dangerous city.
"Amherst’s record speaks for itself," Morgan said. "With crime rates that are among the lowest in the nation, it is no wonder that this community shines year after year in our annual competition."
The Morgan Quitno Safest City Award is based on a city’s rate for six basic crime categories: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. All cities of 75,000+ populations that reported crime data to the FBI for the six crime categories were included in the rankings. Final 2002 statistics, released by the FBI on Oct. 27, 2003, were used to determine the rankings.
Joining Amherst at the top of the Safest City rankings were Brick Township, N.J.; Mission Viejo, Calif.; Simi Valley, Calif. and Cary, N.C.
At the opposite end of the Morgan Quitno crime scale, Detroit, Mich. returns as the nation’s most dangerous city. The Motor City anchored the crime rankings in 1999, 2000 and 2001 before it was ousted last year by St. Louis, Mo. Detroit is joined at the bottom of the crime rankings by (in ascending order) St. Louis, Mo; Atlanta, Ga; Camden, N.J. and Washington, D.C.
In addition to ranking the safety of cities, Morgan Quitno Press also examined crime in metropolitan areas. In those rankings, Bangor, Maine was this year’s Safest Metropolitan Area. The Pine Bluff, Ark. metropolitan area ranked as the most dangerous.
The complete list....
http://www.morganquitno.com/sr04mlrnk.htm