Arizona is in 12th place among the Most Dangerous States In America, according to 24/7wallstreet.com. Alaska is the number one most dangerous states.
Analysts looked at the number of violent crimes, number of murders, imprisonment rate, and the poverty rate.
12. Arizona
> Violent crimes per 100,000: 470
> Total 2016 murders: 380 (18th most)
> Imprisonment rate: 781 adults per 100,000 (5th highest)
> Poverty rate: 16.4% (8th highest)
> Most dangerous metro area: Tucson
11. Maryland
> Violent crimes per 100,000: 472
> Total 2016 murders: 481 (15th most)
> Imprisonment rate: 437 adults per 100,000 (19th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 9.7% (3rd lowest)
> Most dangerous metro area: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson
10. South Carolina
> Violent crimes per 100,000: 502
> Total 2016 murders: 366 (20th most)
> Imprisonment rate: 532 adults per 100,000 (22nd highest)
> Poverty rate: 15.3% (14th highest)
> Most dangerous metro area: Florence
9. Delaware
> Violent crimes per 100,000: 509
> Total 2016 murders: 56 (13th fewest)
> Imprisonment rate: 561 adults per 100,000 (16th highest)
> Poverty rate: 11.7% (16th lowest)
> Most dangerous metro area: Dover
8. Missouri
> Violent crimes per 100,000: 519
> Total 2016 murders: 537 (12th most)
> Imprisonment rate: 687 adults per 100,000 (8th highest)
> Poverty rate: 14.0% (22nd highest)
> Most dangerous metro area: Springfield
7. Alabama
> Violent crimes per 100,000: 532
> Total 2016 murders: 407 (17th most)
> Imprisonment rate: 790 adults per 100,000 (4th highest)
> Poverty rate: 17.1% (7th highest)
> Most dangerous metro area: Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville
6. Arkansas
>Violent crimes per 100,000: 551
> Total 2016 murders: 216 (25th fewest)
> Imprisonment rate: 774 adults per 100,000 (6th highest)
> Poverty rate: 17.2% (6th highest)
> Most dangerous metro area: Pine Bluff
5. Louisiana
> Violent crimes per 100,000: 566
> Total 2016 murders: 554 (11th most)
> Imprisonment rate: 1019 adults per 100,000 (the highest)
> Poverty rate: 20.2% (2nd highest)
> Most dangerous metro area: Monroe
4. Tennessee
> Violent crimes per 100,000: 633
> Total 2016 murders: 486 (13th most)
> Imprisonment rate: 549 adults per 100,000 (18th highest)
> Poverty rate: 15.8% (11th highest)
> Most dangerous metro area: Memphis
3. Nevada
> Violent crimes per 100,000: 678
> Total 2016 murders: 224 (25th most)
> Imprisonment rate: 577 adults per 100,000 (15th highest)
> Poverty rate: 13.8% (23rd highest)
> Most dangerous metro area: Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise
2. New Mexico
> Violent crimes per 100,000: 703
> Total 2016 murders: 139 (22nd fewest)
> Imprisonment rate: 440 adults per 100,000 (20th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 19.8% (3rd highest)
> Most dangerous metro area: Farmington
1. Alaska
> Violent crimes per 100,000: 804
> Total 2016 murders: 52 (12th fewest)
> Imprisonment rate: 409 adults per 100,000 (16th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 9.9% (6th lowest)
> Most dangerous metro area: Anchorage