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 betw
INTERESTING STUDY: Tennessee Ranked as 8th Most Defiant State in the United States Dec 15, 2020 at 07:18 am by WGNS
Photo by Scott Walker, list of states by Lawn Starter
We’ve all heard that “rules are meant to be broken,” but some of us take that observation too far.
In a year of excessive disobedience people refusing to wear masks and even presidential candidates ignoring debate protocols, for example it’s fair to wonder where Americans flout the rules more than others.
As we look ahead to 2021 with an eye toward positive change, America’s leading outdoor services provider, LawnStarter, reflects back on 2020 with a list of the Most Rule-Defiant States.