Why is NH so safe?

[wings816]

[Mods please move this to the appropriate section, of course]

I grew up in NH, and have lived in Colorado Springs and Daytona Beach, FL.

When I was in Florida I got my Concealed Carry, and would exercise it often. When I moved back home, I really looked at the crime rates and such and started asking myself, why is NH so safe?

I still carry often, by the way, but...I may not be as "on top of it" as I would have been.

Any one person usually has mainly anecdotal evidence, but in addition to that, I have the DOJ statistics, and I ask those on the forum, why is NH so safe?

I'm not naive, I know that every walk down the street is only as safe as only one thug makes it, but for the purposes of discussion, i offer this up.

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[rmodel65]

no idea maybe because of the low unemployment rate? and others seen here

[JOHNSMITH]

Crime rates are pretty well related to both the social/cultural situation, but mostly the economic situation. I haven't been to New Hampshire, but I'd be willing to bet it isn't too much like Daytona Beach, both in distribution of people with various levels of income and especially their type of upbringing.

When you have lower income homes combined with broken parenting, criminals tend to appear at a higher rate.

[nutz4utwo]

Quality of people makes all the difference. This is the thing that the gun control advocates never get- the guns are not the problem, it is the stupid people.

[HotGuns]

Small population, and its too cold to do much in the winter.

[AZ Husker]

You don't have the "south of the border" problems we suffer from.

[AVIVIII]

Yeah we do, its called Massachusetts.

Actually, I think thats why NH might be so safe. Everyone in NH has guns and one does in MA.

I'm going to change the quote:
Don't pick a fight with a country boy; if hes too lazy or drunk to fight, he'll just kill you.

[Ram Rod]

Small population, and its too cold to do much in the winter.

Small population....I more than agree.

[press1280]

Everything the other posters said-economics,no large population centers. VT is the same way.

[whitetrashfarm]

could the fact that a CC is fairly easy to obtain.

[dogrunner]

As one poster stated, the cultural/social aspect is the controlling factor.

Too, Daytona is a tourist area. Most of the folks living in the area are from elsewhere and the anonymity factor comes into play........after all, when no one even knows his neighbor some important social constraints are broken.......I believe you'll find that those sort of issues come into play in nearly every area that has a "new" and/or transient population issue, or is of such magnitude that the issue of anonymity becomes possible.

After all, it's really not too easy to escape notice in a small town atmosphere.

[bones]

Maybe it has to do with one of my favorite NH bumper stickers?

"Welcome to New Hampshire, Now Go Home!"

[Jeff F]

"Welcome to New Hampshire, Now Go Home!"

In Wyoming it's "Your in Wyoming now and we don't give a how you did it back home"

We are one of the safest states in the country for several reasons. Population is low (less than 500,000 statewide). Nearly everyone is armed and knows how to use it. We are very polite people here also and look out for each other and trouble makers are not tolerated well.

[jframe38]

I think it's very simple. The crime rate is low in NH because of all the liberals that live there have no weapons.

[CEW58]

In Wyoming it's "Your in Wyoming now and we don't give a how you did it back home"

We are one of the safest states in the country for several reasons. Population is low (less than 500,000 statewide). Nearly everyone is armed and knows how to use it. We are very polite people here also and look out for each other and trouble makers are not tolerated well.

I have family in Wyoming and noticed the same thing when I visit. If it wasn't for those cold winters I'd love to live there myself.