United States Peace Index

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Map of the United States Peace Index 2011. States appearing more green are ranked as more peaceful; states appearing more red are ranked as less peaceful. 2012 USPI-2 map.png
Map of the United States Peace Index 2011. States appearing more green are ranked as more peaceful; states appearing more red are ranked as less peaceful.

The United States Peace Index (USPI) is a measurement of American States and cities by their peacefulness. Created by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the creators of the Global Peace Index, it is said to be the first in a series of National sub-divisions by their peacefulness. The USPI was created first due to plentiful data and a large amount of diversity between states for level of peace. The United States ranked 88/158 on the Global Peace index for 2012. The U.S. index was released on 6 April 2011 and the second edition was released on 24 April 2012.

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Indicators

There are five peace indicators that make up the USPI. The scores for number of homicides per 100,000 people, number of violent crimes per 100,000 people, jailed population per 100,000 people, police officers per 100,000 people, and ease of access to small arms are weighted and combined to form a state's score. Maine scored as the most peaceful state both years.

Changes in peacefulness

The index also includes a map and list for changes in peacefulness from 19912009. States are scored in this section by percent, either positive or negative. As a nation, it says that the United States has improved in peacefulness since 1991.

Metro areas

The index also provides statistical analysis and crime, and the cost of crime, in the 61 most populous metropolitan areas. The Cambridge metro area in Massachusetts ranked as the most peaceful and the Detroit metro area as the least.

Lists

2012 Rank2011 RankState2012 Score2011 Score
11Flag of Maine.svg  Maine 1.311.33
22Flag of Vermont.svg  Vermont 1.551.50
23Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire 1.551.54
44Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota 1.611.62
58Flag of Utah.svg  Utah 1.721.83
65Flag of North Dakota.svg  North Dakota 1.741.71
76Flag of Washington.svg  Washington 1.781.75
712Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii 1.781.91
910Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island 1.791.87
1011Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa 1.871.88
1113Flag of Nebraska.svg  Nebraska 1.932.08
127Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 2.001.80
139Flag of Oregon.svg  Oregon 2.071.85
1415Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 2.192.21
1517Flag of West Virginia.svg  West Virginia 2.202.28
1616Flag of Idaho.svg  Idaho 2.232.24
1817Flag of Montana.svg  Montana 2.272.28
1723Flag of Wyoming.svg  Wyoming 2.262.49
1919Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin 2.302.30
2014Flag of South Dakota.svg  South Dakota 2.322.17
2020Flag of Kentucky.svg  Kentucky 2.322.39
2222Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio 2.332.43
2325Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana 2.352.52
2421Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania 2.372.42
2526Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia 2.482.61
2624Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado 2.532.50
2727Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas 2.572.63
2828Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey 2.632.66
2944Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan 2.693.30
3031Flag of North Carolina.svg  North Carolina 2.712.79
3129Flag of New York.svg  New York 2.722.69
3231Flag of California.svg  California 2.742.79
3330Flag of Alaska.svg  Alaska 2.752.70
3438Flag of New Mexico.svg  New Mexico 2.853.16
3544Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 2.893.30
3634Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia 3.042.97
3739Flag of Oklahoma.svg  Oklahoma 3.113.18
3836Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland 3.143.14
3936Flag of Delaware.svg  Delaware 3.153.14
4047Flag of Alabama.svg  Alabama 3.173.50
4035Flag of Mississippi.svg  Mississippi 3.172.98
4246Flag of South Carolina.svg  South Carolina 3.183.42
4343Flag of Arkansas.svg  Arkansas 3.203.27
4347Flag of Texas.svg  Texas 3.203.50
4540Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri 3.213.21
4633Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona 3.222.89
4741Flag of Florida.svg  Florida 3.363.24
4849Flag of Nevada.svg  Nevada 3.373.61
4942Flag of Tennessee.svg  Tennessee 3.413.26
5050Flag of Louisiana.svg  Louisiana 4.053.97

See also

References

^ All information in table from "United States Peace Index". Vision of Humanity. Retrieved 2011-04-06 and updated 2012-10-17.

^ Map of state and city peacefulness across indicators

^ Institute for Economics and Peace