Vandalism Arrests per 100,000 Residents – 50th
Illegal Gambling Arrests per 100,000 Residents – 1st
Highlights and Lowlights:
The Last Frontier: Alaska sits at the top of the rankings, and for good reason. Often called America’s last wilderness, Alaska is a vast, rugged landscape that draws the independently minded. With high scores across the board — especially in youth transgressions such as chronic school absence and bullying — Alaska is the No. 1 state for going your own way.
Calm Blue Water: While the most defiant states are spread across the United States, almost all states at the bottom of the list are reliably blue. Places like Minnesota and New Jersey rank particularly low on violent transgressions such as hate crimes and unintentional shootings. School dropout rates and other youth transgressions are also at the bottom in these compliant states. There’s no definitive answer as to why this is the case, but it could have to do with a sharp economic divide between some red and blue states.