The "Safest" States in the United States

Norman, Oklahoma is very noisey & dirty. There is a house across from mine, the occupants sell drugs from it. The police did a raid; but they are back selling more drugs. Even when college is out.

Oh okay sure but in DC you'll be shot first!!

I aam a Texan, been here 41 years. What "disasters" are they taking about? The only disaster we have had was letting all of those Katrina "refugees" in. They are the most gut-bucket, thieving, violent poeple on earth!! It's been 5 years already.GO HOME!!!

1) didn't RI have a huge hurricane in the 30's
2) Utah doesn't need a disaster, they have Mormons
3) No one lives in Wyoming
4) DC is one the most impoverished and criminal cities in the USA
5) Delaware is too tiny, if they did have a natural disaster I hope it blows away the tollbooths
6) Connecticut also had a hurricane in the 30's
7) Hurricanes have happened in S.Carolina
8) Colorado is too awesome to have a disaster
9) Most of Nevada is uninhabited desert
10) No one lives in Montana either

People seriously need to read this article more clearly. No, the District of Columbia is not technically a state, but at the same time this article is not about the qualifications that makes a territory eligible for statehood, so get over it. Also not included in this article are the crime and political corruptions that make a state a disaster. This is about natural disasters and the places that receive the least. Calm down.

I am surprised that DC is on the list!

what about michigan its allways safe here plus weare surrounded by fresh drinking water

We may be a poor state, but I agree we are one of the safest places to live. I love living in SC!

D.C. ! which I did not know that was one of the 57 states

Why isnt Michigan up there? Nothing happens in here!

all states above are useless.

Maine firearm requirements.........

Permit to purchase rifles and shotguns? No
Registration of rifles and shotguns? No
Licensing of owners of rifles and shotguns? No
Permit to carry rifles and shotguns? No
Permit to purchase handgun? No
Registration of handguns? No
Licensing of owners of handguns? No
Permit to carry handguns? Yes

No state permit is required to purchase a rifle, shotgun, or handgun.
Dealers must keep a record of all firearm sales, rentals or loans. This record shall consist of the make, caliber, and serial number of the firearm and the name and address of the purchaser or recipient. This record shall be open to the inspection of any sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, constable, game warden or prosecuting attorney.

A firearms dealer must include a safety brochure with every firearm sold.

Utah hold your breath the worst air in the country you will find a cop on every conner lol Mag corp named on the super fund site to clean up, Desert chemical depot they burn never gas 50 miles down wind, Energy Solutions store spent nucular fuel45 miles from the city, Kennocott copper mine, The air has so much metal in it is conducive the rain and snow was off the insulators on power lines so they do not short out.Avoid that place

Nevada? Every summer most of the state goes up in massive wildfires. These things sometimes make it right into people's backyards before they're contained and a few years back one took out a bunch of Tahoe. Not to mention the air becomes unbreathable. Lived there over the course of several summers, not pleasant. I think I'll pass....

DC is safe as far as disasters are concern and not a bad job market. Thinking of returning because Georgia sucks.

well, number 1,5,6, and 7 will and parts of it completely wiped out if there ever is a sunami on that side of the world. They are just lucky that has never happened!! I will stick to living in Indiana with an occasional Tornado to dodge here and there.

I think I would take Montana and Wyoming off the "Safe" list "The last full-scale eruption of the Yellowstone Supervolcano, the Lava Creek eruption which happened nearly 640,000 years ago,[19] ejected approximately 240 cubic miles (1,000 km3) of rock and dust into the sky"

Corey, the darn thing says the least amount of disasters since 1953! Why are you talking about the 30's? I hate it when people do not read thoroughly before commenting. Plus, Rhode Island actually was in a State of Emergency last year in March because of the rainfall, we had a huge flood. Apparently, with that included we still have the least amount of "natural disasters". I would also like to note that this article is listing the states with the fewest natural disasters, not zero natural disasters. Moron!

that really nice to know that there are safe place to live and don't have to worry about any kind of nutueral disater hiting where you live. I have stay in Flordia all my life and that's not a good place to live we have bad hurcanes there and its a real bad deal to go thur.;

MI has a few disasters. Our GOP governor for one. Our budget for another. Our roads in the Spring time, even when the budget is healthy, would be another. Our payouts to those on the dole is another big disaster. Only the roads are acts of God. The other disasters are the product of human stupidity.