Crime and Corrections

Corrections

This ranking measures the criminal justice system through recidivism rates, racial equity in jailing and more.

Equality in Jailing

24th ('18) 23rd ('19)

Equality in Jailing

Least Juvenile Incarceration

11th ('18) 11th ('19)

Least Juvenile Incarceration

Low Incarceration Rate

33rd ('18) 33rd ('19)

Low Incarceration Rate

Public Safety

The public safety ranking tracks the rate of violent crime, such as murder and assault, and the rate of property crime.

Low Property Crime Rate

37th ('18) 42nd ('19)

Low Property Crime Rate

Low Violent Crime Rate

47th ('18) 48th ('19)

Low Violent Crime Rate

Credit US News for Metric Descriptions