TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – With Black Friday coming up in only a few hours, we’ve found out what states – and what stores – tend to be most violent during the holiday.
State | Violent Crime Rankings | Interest in Black Friday (Google Trends) | Violent Crime & Google Trends Score Rankings |
TENNESSEE | 4 | 6 | 1 |
ARKANSAS | 6 | 3 | 2 |
ALABAMA | 7 | 5 | 3 |
LOUISIANA | 5 | 11 | 4 |
NEVADA | 3 | 29 | 5 |
NEW MEXICO | 2 | 36 | 6 |
MISSOURI | 8 | 10 | 7 |
ALASKA | 1 | 50 | 8 |
SOUTH CAROLINA | 10 | 18 | 9 |
WEST VIRGINIA | 27 | 1 | 10 |
OKLAHOMA | 14 | 12 | 11 |
MICHIGAN | 13 | 19 | 12 |
DELAWARE | 9 | 30 | 13 |
ARIZONA | 12 | 24 | 14 |
INDIANA | 20 | 8 | 15 |
SOUTH DAKOTA | 19 | 14 | 16 |
ILLINOIS | 16 | 25 | 17 |
GEORGIA | 21 | 23 | 18 |
TEXAS | 17 | 31 | 19 |
KANSAS | 22 | 20 | 20 |
FLORIDA | 18 | 33 | 21 |
MARYLAND | 11 | 40 | 22 |
NORTH CAROLINA | 25 | 22 | 23 |
CALIFORNIA | 15 | 38 | 24 |
MISSISSIPPI | 36 | 4 | 25 |
IOWA | 35 | 7 | 26 |
OHIO | 33 | 13 | 27 |
NEBRASKA | 34 | 9 | 28 |
WISCONSIN | 31 | 17 | 29 |
KENTUCKY | 44 | 2 | 30 |
MONTANA | 26 | 42 | 31 |
PENNSYLVANIA | 29 | 32 | 32 |
COLORADO | 28 | 41 | 33 |
MASSACHUSETTS | 23 | 48 | 34 |
NORTH DAKOTA | 38 | 15 | 35 |
NEW YORK | 24 | 49 | 36 |
UTAH | 41 | 16 | 37 |
HAWAII | 30 | 37 | 38 |
MINNESOTA | 42 | 21 | 39 |
WASHINGTON | 32 | 44 | 40 |
IDAHO | 45 | 27 | 41 |
WYOMING | 40 | 35 | 42 |
OREGON | 37 | 46 | 43 |
NEW JERSEY | 39 | 39 | 44 |
VIRGINIA | 47 | 34 | 45 |
RHODE ISLAND | 43 | 43 | 46 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | 48 | 28 | 47 |
CONNECTICUT | 46 | 45 | 48 |
VERMONT | 49 | 47 | 49 |
MAINE | 50 | 26 | 50 |
*Based on rate per 100,000 inhabitants |