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Delaware, Fourth Most Violent State

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Delaware is the fourth most violent state in the union.

That’s according to the 24/7 Wall Street index which ranks the states according to violent crime and homicide rates as well as small arms ownership and imprisonment.

The Wilmington News Journal reports that violent crime in the First State was 489 out of a 100-thousand.

That’s the eighth highest

Murder and non-negligent manslaughter came in at 5.8 per 100-thousand or the 7th highest.

Delaware also has a low rate of gun ownership at 5.2 percent of adults.

But that does not appear to have lowered the violence levels in the state.

News Journal reports that despite the rating the First State has become more peaceful over the years with the violent crime rate dropping substantially.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.