Rank

So you want to be like Nevada?

Nevada= ’s Rank Among States<= /o:p>	&n= bsp; &n= bsp; Categor= y	Sources, etc
1=	Most dangerous state in the nation	Morgan Quit= no Press, which has published comparative analysis for more than 15 years, released its latest “safety” rankings and found the gambling state the most dangerous place in the nation. The company compared rates = per 100,000 for murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. http:/= /www.governmentguide.com/community_and_home/where_i_live/factors.adp=
1=	Suicides	Highest in the n= ation from 1990-1999. Other states have won the honor in 2,000 and 2001, but Nevada has nev= er dropped below third. As the experts note, “Annual fluctuations in s= tate levels combined with often relatively small populations can make these da= ta highly variable. The use of several years’ data is preferable to conclusions based on single years alone. http://www.suicidology.org/
1=	Divorce=	At 6= .8 per 1,000, Nevada is 1.7 times the national average. U.S. Bureau of Census, 2001=
1<= /o:p>	Prostitution	10 of Nevada’s 17 counties split about $500,000 in license fees for 28 licensed brothels that hire hundreds of women. State health officials estimate those women perform about 365,000
1=	Women Killed by Men	Sue = Glick, "Number of Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim Offender Homic= ides and Rates by States, 1996, ranked by Rate," Violence Policy Center, = Washington D.C., Sept. 1998
1=	Gambling Addictions	Rob = Bhatt, "Assigning Responsibility for Gambling," = Las Vegas Business Press, June 22, 1998
3=	High School Dropouts	N= ational <= st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/programs/quarterly/vol_4/4_= 3/3_5.asp#H3
3<= /o:p>	Poor mental health	N= evada re= sidents reported they were in poor mental health 39% of the past 30 days in 2001. Kaiser Family Foundation. http://statehealthfacts.kff.org
3=	Alcohol Related Deaths	Nati= onal Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2002 http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/= publications/sdataadj.txt
4=	Bankruptcies=	2004 estimates for all states http://www.abiworld.org/statcharts/HouseRank.htm
4<= /o:p>	Deaths from firearms	17.3 per 100,000. US average 10.2 in 2000. Kaiser Family Foundation. http://statehealthfacts.kff.org
10	Prisoners Locked Up	U.S. Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs http://www.ojp.usdo= j.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/p02.pdf
47	Voter Participation	Fede= ral Elections Commission, 2000 Presidential Election