2. Alabama
> Violent crime rate: 430.8 per 100,000 (14th highest)
> Murder and non negligent manslaughter rate: 7.2 per 100,000 (2nd highest)
> Median household income: $42,849 (4th lowest)
> 2014 unemployment rate: 6.8% (10th highest)
Alabama, the second least peaceful state in the country, had the second highest homicide rate in the nation. It is more than likely that Alabama had a high gun ownership rate, as firearms were used in more than two-thirds of suicides in the state, the second highest rate in the country after only Mississippi. Along with widespread firearm ownership, Alabama suffered from relatively poor economic conditions. In 2014, 6.8% of the labor force in Alabama were looking for work, the 10th highest unemployment rate in the country. According to Roman, high levels of unemployment, like other poor socioeconomic factors, are associated with higher numbers of unskilled, young men, who are among the most likely individuals to commit violent crimes.
AND.......TGFL.
Louisiana ranked number one.
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