Website Ranks Oklahoma As 10th Most Dangerous State For Violent Crime

<p>The state of Oklahoma has been ranked the 10th most dangerous state for violent crime according to a study by the website Law Street.<p></p>

Monday, August 4th 2014, 10:05 am

By: News On 6


The state of Oklahoma has been ranked the 10th most dangerous state for violent crime according to a study by the website Law Street.

Law Street used data collected from the FBI's most recent Uniform Crime Report (2012) to compile the information and says Oklahoma experienced 496.3 violent crimes per 100,000 people.

Violent crimes include murder, rape, aggravated assault and robbery.

Next door neighbors like Arkansas and Missouri were 11th and 13th in the rankings. Texas had a ranking of 18 and Kansas 22nd.

 

 

 

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