And now...some stats

[shyfrog]

I felt the urge to look these up.
I also felt the urge to single out New Mexico...

Thanks to http://www.statemaster.com

Homicide > Total number of victims (per capita)
#48       New Hampshire:      0.092 per 10,000 people
#36       Massachusetts:      0.27 per 10,000 people
#4       New Mexico:      0.788 per 10,000 people

Forcible rape (per capita) by state
#26       New Hampshire:      0.35 per 1,000 people
#3       New Mexico:      0.539 per 1,000 people
#1       Alaska:      0.841 per 1,000 people

Aggravated assault (per capita) by state
#48       New Hampshire:      0.911 per 1,000 people       
#49      Vermont:    0.725 per 1,000 people      
#50      Maine:    0.561 per 1,000 people
#3       New Mexico:      5.088 per 1,000 people

Burglary (per capita) by state
#48       New Hampshire:      0.379 per 100 people
#37       Massachusetts:      0.539 per 100 people
#3       New Mexico:      1.033 per 100 people

Larceny/Theft (per capita) by state
#49       New Hampshire:      0.15 per 10 people
#16       New Mexico:      0.27 per 10 people
#1       Arizona:      0.328 per 10 people

Motor vehicle theft (per capita)
#47       New Hampshire:      0.148 per 100 people
#23       Massachusetts:      0.345 per 100 people
#17       New Mexico:      0.41 per 100 people

Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter (per capita)
#49       New Hampshire:      0.014 per 1,000 people
#9       New Mexico:      0.074 per 1,000 people

Property crime total (per capita)
#49       New Hampshire:      0.202 per 10 people
#29       Wyoming:      0.332 per 10 people
#12       New Mexico:      0.414 per 10 people

Robbery (per capita)
#43       New Hampshire:      0.382 per 1,000 people
#24       New Mexico:      1.069 per 1,000 people
#21       Massachusetts:      1.167 per 1,000 people

Violent Crime (per capita)
#48       New Hampshire:      0.166 per 100 people       
#49      Vermont:    0.112 per 100 people      
#50      Maine:    0.103 per 100 people
#19       Massachusetts:      0.46 per 100 people
#6       New Mexico:      0.678 per 100 people

Alligator attacks (per capita)
#1       Florida:      18.943 per 1 million people
#9       Oklahoma:      0 per 1 million people

Amusement Parks > Total roller coasters (per capita)
#1       New Hampshire:      5.344 per 1 million people (where????)
#35       New Mexico:      1.037 per 1 million people

Children Ages 0-5 Who Are Read To Every Day, Percentage by state
#1       Vermont:      67.6%       
#2      Maine:    63.9%      
#3      New Hampshire:    60.7%
#46       New Mexico:      42.9%

Walmart Stores > Number of discount stores (per capita)
#1       New Hampshire:      1.45 per 100,000 people
#47       New Mexico:      0.156 per 100,000 people
#50       Utah:      0.081 per 100,000 people

Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months
#1       Utah:      85
#51       New Hampshire:      41

[CNHT]

Guess it don't look too good for Bill Richardson does it?

Bwahahahahahah! Thanks for that Froggie!

[Russell Kanning]

interesting

[Dreepa]

Storyland and Canobie Lake probably have 2-3 'roller coasters'.

[Bald Eagle]

As interesting as they may be, there are a LOT of officials who play hanky panky with those numbers simply by changing the definition of what each thing means.

For example, to keep the murder rate down, if someone gets shot and killed during a robbery, they simply classify the crime as a robbery.  Things like this are what I hear from quite a few police officers and corrections officers.

Just an FYI.

[Rosie the Riveter]

I read to my kids everyday 

[shyfrog]

Oh, I have no doubts as to the dubious nature of such an animal as "statistics".

It is still interesting to note and consider.

[41mag]

Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months
#1       Utah:      85
#51       New Hampshire:      41

How does NH end up at #51?  I'd have to assume they are including US territories in this.  Is this true for all the stat?

[shyfrog]

I read to my kids everyday 

Awesome

I would read to my daughter every day...but she's 14 and has out-read me already (she just finished The Fountainhead and also performed a very shortened version of the John Galt monologue for her Junior High drama class final...she also does the "V" alliteration)

My wife reads to the younger kids out in Utah every day

[shyfrog]

Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months
#1       Utah:      85
#51       New Hampshire:      41

How does NH end up at #51?  I'd have to assume they are including US territories in this.  Is this true for all the stat?

No true for all the stats. Some are missing data.

[CNHT]

Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months
#1       Utah:      85
#51       New Hampshire:      41

How does NH end up at #51?  I'd have to assume they are including US territories in this.  Is this true for all the stat?

Because we have so many abortionists here?

[shyfrog]

Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months
#1       Utah:      85
#51       New Hampshire:      41

How does NH end up at #51?  I'd have to assume they are including US territories in this.  Is this true for all the stat?

Because we have so many abortionists here?

No...that prize goes to:
#1       District of Columbia:      37  per 1000

New Hampshire data is not available but I assume it would be between Vermont 12 and Maine 9 per 1000

[Rosie the Riveter]

I read to my kids everyday 

Awesome

I would read to my daughter every day...but she's 14 and has out-read me already (she just finished The Fountainhead and also performed a very shortened version of the John Galt monologue for her Junior High drama class final...she also does the "V" alliteration)

My wife reads to the younger kids out in Utah every day

Your daughter and wife both sound cool to me !! I look forward to getting to meet your family and I'll admit I read to my little ones everyday but my oldest (11 yrs) only once in a while. 

[shyfrog]

Also, according to these stats, the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah are soaring in growth, crime, and government intrusion.

Utah still holds out due to the large Mormon population, but the influx of movers is changing that. Close to 15% growth from 2000 - 2005 for the entire region (Nevada at 20%).

People talk so much about the open space and how there is so much room to grow out there. What they don't realize is that the majority of the land is BLM, National Park, Military, and State owned. So they're crowding all these movers into narrow strips along the highways with little infrastructure to support them. And land prices are insane.

I need to sell and get the rest of my family out here soon.

[CNHT]

People talk so much about the open space and how there is so much room to grow out there. What they don't realize is that the majority of the land is BLM, National Park, Military, and State owned. So they're crowding all these movers into narrow strips along the highways with little infrastructure to support them. And land prices are insane.

That's exactly the UN's plan.. :-(