When I was growing up in Missouri, I dreamed of a simple A frame overlooking one of the rivers or living on a house boat. Now that I'm 57, take insulin, and survived a heart attack, I'm looking for a small condo near a good hospital that can handle any future medical needs. It doesn't take much to change one's priorities in life. As always, stay happy healthy and safe. Enjoy your day 🌞 Keep Smiling 😃 and thanks for all of the entertaining and informative videos 👍
My ideal city to live in is Savannah, Georgia. I did my journalism internship at the Savannah Morning News in summer 1994 and I was bedazzled and bewildered by the antebellum architecture and atmosphere.
@@delroywilson9588 Yes, not all crime is in Memphis, just mostly concentrated in many parts of it. Even suburban areas. Not sure which rural cities in Tennessee you think has all the violent crime happening. Tullahoma outside of Nashville?
Good day, I live in the mountains of Colorado. I am retired. Spent time in the Saudi Arabia in the Army. I will live in the cold till I die. Fantastic video
Well, the Abha area was pretty nice, weatherwise, but it was still KSA! Dubai is more tolerant including alcohol being legal for non-Muslim foreigners [but your OTC cough medicine could land you in prison]. Saudi Arabia, has the Princes living it up while keeping others down [there was piano crate bound for a prince that dropped, reeking of alcohol, guess what happened to the prince, nada ]. I am appalled that our militant Christian fascists are just as hypocritical as Saudi Princes, and would be just as bad if they got the same kind of power, like laws controlling the people's bedrooms!
Re your question: I'd retire to a rural country town. That is, a small country town surrounded by mountains, forests, etc. Hope that helps. Thanks for the video. Very informative!
@billkaldem5099 u can add Blytheville, Osceola, west memphis, helena-west Helena, north little Rock, forest city, marianna, and even Jonesboro is getting bad
Denver is shockingly gross right now. I live in CO, 6 hours from Denver and stayed along the 16th Street Mall a month ago and it’s deplorable. Scary too!
@@sheritamac87 denver was worse in the 80’s and early 90’s than it is now. Virtually every statistic was worse except maybe cost-of-living is higher now than it used to be. 16th street mall is run down but that’s why no one really goes there. Next time you visit a city, do better research about where you should stay and you will probably have a better time.
I like how you mentioned in Washington, it's the case of one bad city bringing everybody down but didn't bother to mention that it's Tacoma. Everett is no prize either, but the video seemed to imply Seattle...while it's gone downhill for sure over the years, it's not the worst. A quick Google search told me the violent crime rate in Seattle was 736/100k a couple years ago which surprised me, BUT...recent figures for Tacoma came in far, far worse. 1610/100k.
I live in the area, and while I think it's contested between Tacoma and Seattle, I'm surprised the other major port town in the Puget Sound area wasn't mentioned, especially when Spokane was.
@@onrycodgerfor them practicing common sense and doing research about where they’re going instead of just fear mongering? You don’t know what Karen means lmao
Hurts my heart to hear that New Mexico is worst for violent crime. I visited for a few weeks, doing a private study of climatic architectural methods & styles during the '90s and stayed in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos. I loved every day of my time there, apart from a bit of altitude sickness in Taos. At no time did I ever feel unsafe or any sense of forbidding.
There is no place in America like New Mexico, maybe this negative publicity is good, because our population isn't growing like Az, Tx. I absolutely love NM, will never leave. I've also never commited a crime nor been a victim of one. I have in Florida though, a horrendous place to live
This is the fundamental problem with assessing states by their aggregate statistics; Santa Fe and Taos contribute essentially nothing to New Mexico's reputation for crime, and even Albuquerque's crime data is more than a bit misleading; the bad parts in and around the South Valley are real trouble, but there are vast swaths of the city that are as safe as you could wish. One thing that definitely brings the state average down in terms of both crime and poverty are the reservation territories on the northwest side of the state; a higher percentage of the population of New Mexico is aboriginal than in any of the other lower 48, and the tribal reservation communities there are dirt-poor and riddled with (often drug-and/or-alcohol-fueled) crime. As bad as the worst areas of New Mexico are, their impact simply isn't very far-reaching, and they shouldn't be taken as an indictment of even the majority of the state, much less all of it.
@@friendly-nemesis4754 ABQ is pretty weird in terms of crime. It’s like pockets all over. You could have a ghetto with burnt down buildings next to nice houses 2 blocks over. It’s weird when you’re driving through it.
@@a012345 I worked service jobs in Albq different decades from Stanley Steamer to Real Estate jobs before the internet, checking properties. I can verify your statement on property here in town. Beautiful well kept houses next to run down ones, it's not like this so much in other cities.
I lived in Albuquerque for 25 years. Would move back in a heartbeat, except for the crime. Friendliest people I ever met. My parents lived near Old Town, and it was like a little community in itself. Of course, everyone had bars on their windows and steel gates on their doors! Such as shame!
Apart from one or two issues particular to myself, Maine is my #1 choice as well. Mountains, rivers, ocean, seasons. And being retired, I don't care if it's cold and snowy! It's beautiful!
Retirement option #1 - a small Iowa town along the Mississippi River (Guttenberg, Marquette/MacGregor, Lansing). Option #2 - a small town in the Black Hills of South Dakota (Sturgis, Spearfish, Hill City, Lead).
Just leave the US honestly, best thing I ever did. SE Asia is great, currently I’m trying Central America, South America next up. SE Asia hard to beat the bang for the buck. Very comfortable living on less than $2k USD/Month.
Very interesting! I'm not suprised New Mexico, Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana made the list. I'd certainly love to see a video on which states are the safest.
@@UnlikelyToRemember Good to know, but I wouldn't want to visit any of those states to be honest cause I'd likely be bored in every single one of them. I'd rather visit a state that has enough excitement like Florida, New York, Nevada & California.
@@bracebrooks967 Maine & Vermont happen to be 2 of the 5 states I've never visited, but I've found something fun to do in all of the 45 I have visited. YMMV
@@UnlikelyToRemember Good for you, and I personally prefer to visit states where I have relatives or friends who live there. That actually matters to me more than the attractions the states have to offer.
Heck of a video! Oregon blew my mind. I lived there through the 70's 80's and 90's and loved it. As to where I'd retire. A small isolated mountain community. Which is where I now live. I won't share where because we don't want the exposure and the crap that goes with it. Love your channel!
I'm leaving the Portland, OR metro area for a small mountain town. I will never live next to a river. All my life I've heard of rivers overflowing and flooding being an issue.
Small rivers bordering on creeks and creeks are the worst. Lived in central Texas for many years. 3 floods I experienced directly by having stuff affected, and every one of these were near a creek (think the Steve Ray Vaughan and his first album title from the '81 Memorial Day floods for me it was Shoal Creek). Am in WA now and agree Seattle area is getting worse, lived up here for near 20 years and the last 3 have been insane. A more in depth dive into each of these states and where they have ranked before would be nice, but I understand the amount of time people are willing to give up on a TH-cam video.
Louisana, which has never been per-capita wise, more dangerous than any other state according to the FBI, has been per-capita wise, more murderous than any other state over the last 34 straight years according to the FBI. Perplexing yet true as dangerous includes all violent crimes, while murderous is exclusively murder and non-negligent manslaughter.
This is an EXCELLENT NARRATOR, we recognize him from many other videos; but he's still mispronouncing the month of FebBREWary, and missing the plural possessives, such as most of our government speakers and news cast anchors are, so it's forgivable; FOR THOSE WHO'VE NEVER SEEN A GROUP OF 100k PEOPLE, can you please state you NUMBER RATIOS in regard to HOW MANY per every ONE person ? Thanks Again, "A Love Song for Joe Biden" as he'll be needing one badly.
In my New Mexican town of 12,000 people alone, my mom had a friend who was shot and killed, her childhood home was turned into a meth lab after she left, my school gets shut down multiple times a year because of drugs, my former band director was fired for sleeping with his 15 year old foster daughter/student, and last week, a 14 year old shot a man dead in a drive-by. I'm not surprised by the ranking It's pretty upsetting honestly. I do love New Mexico. It has a beautiful culture and environment, and I'm glad to call it home. But the crime here really is no joke
Check out the crime rate for Chattanooga before you make your final decision. It's pretty high. Maybe the suburban areas would be safer depending on how close they are to that city.
@@terrirood8407 yeah I am aware of their past reputation. We recently spent a week there and it wasn’t bad. For our home we are always looking for suburban areas with large lots. 15 to 20 minutes outside of town seems about perfect. Much like our current home in Florida.
Desert town, until we run out of water. Second, beach town, until the ocean swallows it. Crap. Well, probably have to work until I die anyway. Love your channel!
Greetings Briggs. I always enjoy your videos. To answer your question... If I could move to any small town (outside of the one I currently live in --- Marianna, FL-) with money not being an issue, I would definitely live in a small beach community in California. Big Sur would be at the top of my list. Thanks for asking 🙂
@@Rhaspun It's based on PER CAPITA State to State comparisons. You are correct. San Diego doesn't have anywhere near the per capita crime stats of Los Angeles and a lot of the other CA cities. Even nationwide, San Diego has a low per capita crime rate for a city of its population.
If only other folks doing these lists took that into consideration. Not just Most Dangerous, but everything that contributes to that, and maybe even what makes states good as well.
My brother is in New Mexico. His car got broken into for the second time in a week. He told me that he actually felt sorry for the second guy because had to do all that work and there was nothing left to steal.
I thought New York would be on the list. There was a 68 year old woman who was going to church, but was assaulted (it was probably an attempted murder and hate crime) by a 16 year old male teenager in Queens when she was about to go open the door. 16 YEARS OLD!! It’s really sad and I almost started crying.
He's doing it per 100k people. Since NY has 19+ million people and NYC has 8+ million, plus another 2-4 million commute daily from the metro area like NJ and CT, plus tourists, the number of crime victims is relatively low compared to the population size. You also hear about NY crime more because of the larger population, the major news/entertainment outlets are here, plus it's the financial capital of the country...if not the world. For example, you might hear about an attack in the subway making national news, but 3+ million people take the subway daily (and another 1.4 million take buses daily). So you have a 1 in 3 to 5 million chance getting attacked!! Doesn't sound that high now. You have a much higher chance getting into a deadly car accident.
New York City is one of the safest large cities in the US, and as for the state itself, the highest pockets of crime are located upstate in more rural areas (well rural compared to NYC)
Briggs, I'm a long time CA'ian. Just a little footnote Tijuana Mexico used to be the gateway to Baja and great tourist attraction for visitors to San Diego. Tijuana this year has 700 murders for 2024. The U.S. state dept has declared it a "dangerous tourist destination" the drug, gun, human trafficking are beyond epidemic levels.
I lived in Tijuana for five years, and i felt pretty safe even though my neighborhood, Colonia Libertad, was considered to be the most dangerous. Most of the crime is cartel related, and they don't like harming foreigners because they know it would be bad for them.
Nearly any place in New England is expensive to live. Although a small New England town is what I desire. I love the architecture, history, geography and small town vibe in New England.
I always told my girlfriend that I wanted to retire in Mayberry. Criteria = an hour or less commute to the ocean and major medical facilities, cool season grass (no Bermuda grass), no more than a few weeks of temperatures that hit 30 degrees or less, not a lot of snow, 160 +\- days of sunshine, low crime/poverty , reasonable humidity, very little threat of catastrophic weather conditions/natural disasters…🧐 I may have to look at a different country! Thanks, I watch your videos often. Great content 🙏
If you could bend on the bermudagrass stipulation 😂 you may find some real contenders here in the States. Best of luck in your retirement locale search!
FOR THOSE WHO'VE NEVER SEEN A GROUP OF 100k PEOPLE, can you please state you NUMBER RATIOS in regard to HOW MANY per every ONE person ? This is an EXCELLENT NARRATOR, we recognize him from many other videos; but he's still mispronouncing the month of Feb-BREW-ary, and missing the plural possessives, such as most of our government speakers and news cast anchors are, so it's forgivable; Thanks Again, "The Mississippi Valley Lady," and "A Love Song for Joe Biden" as he'll be needing one badly. LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo
I suppose you say that because Texas and Florida are large and populous states. I have lived in Florida all of my life. Despite our crazy reputation, I have rarely felt unsafe here. Briggs' statistics do not lie. Sure, like most major urban areas, we have our problem cities such as Miami, Jacksonville etc. But most of our counties' law enforcement agencies and prosecutors are tough on crime. Gov. DeSantis is a big supporter of law enforcement and sees it as an essential public service. We have strong self-defense and property rights laws and citizens are allowed to legally carry firearms for self-protection. From what I can tell. Texas doesn't (and has never) mess around either, There has to be a correlation. Ok, Florida and DeSantis haters, it's your turn to chime in.
FOR THOSE WHO'VE NEVER SEEN A GROUP OF 100k PEOPLE, can you please state you NUMBER RATIOS in regard to HOW MANY per every ONE person ? This is an EXCELLENT NARRATOR, we recognize him from many other videos; but he's still mispronouncing the month of Feb-BREW-ary, and missing the plural possessives, such as most of our government speakers and news cast anchors are, so it's forgivable; Thanks Again, "The Mississippi Valley Lady," and "A Love Song for Joe Biden" as he'll be needing one badly. LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo
It's really too bad about pretty New Mexico. Beautiful but so much crime. I have visited the state a bit over the years. Never had a problem. That said, I wouldn't hesitate on merely visiting there. Just avoid Albuquerque.
In exchange to just because a state has high crime numbers it is not reflective of the entire state. In turn, just because crimes are not reported and documented does not mean a city or state is perfect. Sorry for a dark comment. It is not the cities that are worse. I've seen some scary rural communities. Retire? Small mountain town.
@@seameology Yes, and names and previous criminal history are always omitted, guess to protect those who know, and remain suspicious .FOR THOSE WHO'VE NEVER SEEN A GROUP OF 100k PEOPLE, can you please state you NUMBER RATIOS in regard to HOW MANY per every ONE person ? This is an EXCELLENT NARRATOR, we recognize him from many other videos; but he's still mispronouncing the month of Feb-BREW-ary, and missing the plural possessives, such as most of our government speakers and news cast anchors are, so it's forgivable; Thanks Again, "The Mississippi Valley Lady," and "A Love Song for Joe Biden" as he'll be needing one badly. LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo
for where I would retire to the number one criteria would not be if it was close to a beach or mountains. It would have to be close to a major hospital. As you age, that becomes a big criteria for where you live.
I am retired and live in a small newly built community 20 min away from Denver, CO. We are safe by now but in a few years the wave of crime will definitely reach us.
Decent mountain town where I could enjoy the 4 seasons, but in which the most brutal of summers nevers gets hotter than 80°... Should be close to a major city (because, there's no such thing as a small secluded town that has EVERYTHING)... Nearby creeks, rivers, or springs would be a plus.
5:37 I remember hearing about that In-N-Out Burger going out of business in Oakland. I live in Santa Rosa so I'm about an hour northwest of Oakland and I remember always seeing that in-out burger if I ever traveled through Oakland to get down to San Jose or elsewhere and it was a very populated area for sure I mean it was not too far from the Oakland coliseum and there were so many other businesses there, but to hear that they shut down that business just because of all the crime that kept going on there it just was so sad. I mean at least I have two in and out burgers here in Santa Rosa now and one more and Rohnert Park than another one in Petaluma so I don't have to travel far to go to In-N-Out at all but it's just is sad that that particular location in Oakland is gone because of all the crime. And since the Oakland A's are going to leave and they are the last major professional sports team to be in that city, so many jobs are going to be lost as the result and therefore crime is going to go up even more.
Notably missing from this list are: New York, New jersey, Pennsylvania Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
Legalizing drugs may not have been so bad if it wasn't for the way it was done. Alcohol is legal pretty much everywhere. Being blotto drunk in public is not. But doing drugs in public was allowed. Not just being high in public, but actually shooting up drugs in public was OK. That's the beginning of the failure right there. Then, when you spend all your money on drugs and end up homeless, that was allowed too. Just set up a tent as close to your dealer as you can get. If they approached legal drug use the way they did alcohol use, maybe it wouldn't have been the disaster it turned into. Legal to do, but in private, not in public. and if it is getting you in trouble, intervene with mandatory counciling, the way they do with alcohol use. I can't help thinking it was set up this way on purpose. This way, they can say they did what the public wanted, and it didn't work, then use that as an excuse to take more control of everything, and everyone.
When I was growing up in Missouri, I dreamed of a simple A frame overlooking one of the rivers or living on a house boat.
Now that I'm 57, take insulin, and survived a heart attack, I'm looking for a small condo near a good hospital that can handle any future medical needs. It doesn't take much to change one's priorities in life.
As always, stay happy healthy and safe. Enjoy your day 🌞 Keep Smiling 😃 and thanks for all of the entertaining and informative videos 👍
The most dangerous state is the state of confusion.
Hilarious and original
I thought it was the State of Insanity or the State of Inebriation
I have to go with Panic. Of course, confusion is usually an element of panic.
Dr told me is was the pro state
State of denial isn't so great either.
My ideal city to live in is Savannah, Georgia. I did my journalism internship at the Savannah Morning News in summer 1994 and I was bedazzled and bewildered by the antebellum architecture and atmosphere.
Pretty much avoid all major dense city centers.
Memphis has so much potential, but the crime is ridiculous there.
This is about states.
@@delroywilson9588But every single state he talks about, it’s always focused on where the crime is happening - the densely populated cities.
Poverty income inequality is the receipe corruption
@@a012345 Right, but suburban and rural areas tend to be more dangerous in more dangerous states, too. Not all crime in TN is in Memphis.
@@delroywilson9588 Yes, not all crime is in Memphis, just mostly concentrated in many parts of it. Even suburban areas.
Not sure which rural cities in Tennessee you think has all the violent crime happening. Tullahoma outside of Nashville?
Small desert town. Fell in love with desert life after I moved to Vegas.
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Vegas baby! We got the best of everything if you love the outdoors. Also if your a foodie then you’re also very much in luck lol
I am moving to Vegas next month.
Good day, I live in the mountains of Colorado. I am retired. Spent time in the Saudi Arabia in the Army. I will live in the cold till I die. Fantastic video
I feel you on Saudi Arabia. I lived there for 2 years. I never again want to even visit a place that hot.
I didn’t know cold until I spent a weekend up in Minot during winter.
Snow.😮
@@a012345my buddy who was stationed there said it was colder than MacMurdo Antarctica
Well, the Abha area was pretty nice, weatherwise, but it was still KSA! Dubai is more tolerant including alcohol being legal for non-Muslim foreigners [but your OTC cough medicine could land you in prison]. Saudi Arabia, has the Princes living it up while keeping others down [there was piano crate bound for a prince that dropped, reeking of alcohol, guess what happened to the prince, nada ].
I am appalled that our militant Christian fascists are just as hypocritical as Saudi Princes, and would be just as bad if they got the same kind of power, like laws controlling the people's bedrooms!
Love watching your lists…as far as a small town…definitely either River or lake town!!! Please do more stuff on upper Midwest region!!
Otis Oregon lake town & small town from oits orr in Grand Island ne 1132 pm 6)19/24
Re your question: I'd retire to a rural country town. That is, a small country town surrounded by mountains, forests, etc. Hope that helps. Thanks for the video. Very informative!
Am not surprised to see Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri on this list
No wonder I love Montana and Iowa
In Arkansas it’s because of little rock and pine bluff. Both democrat controled(lmao) cities. Both are considered free fire zones.
@@billkaldem5099 I guess those Lack of gun laws there aren’t working out 🥱
@@billkaldem5099You mean black people
@billkaldem5099 u can add Blytheville, Osceola, west memphis, helena-west Helena, north little Rock, forest city, marianna, and even Jonesboro is getting bad
Baton Rouge Louisiana native. I live in a neighborhood that’s considered a good side of town and I still hear gunshots every night 😂.
Denver is shockingly gross right now. I live in CO, 6 hours from Denver and stayed along the 16th Street Mall a month ago and it’s deplorable. Scary too!
Well why would you stay in literally the worst area of the city?
16th St Mall was wonderful in the 80 and 90s...until Wellington Webb ..nice guy, weak, woke mayor when woke wasn't even a concept
@@rabidgoon Denver used to be an amazing town! I had no idea it had fallen apart so bad until last month…quit with the snarky remark!
@@sheritamac87 denver was worse in the 80’s and early 90’s than it is now. Virtually every statistic was worse except maybe cost-of-living is higher now than it used to be. 16th street mall is run down but that’s why no one really goes there. Next time you visit a city, do better research about where you should stay and you will probably have a better time.
I sold my condo and moved 5 years ago to a Midwest state. 😊
Ohio definitely gotta be on the list it’s like a jungle out here in Cincinnati rip to my best friends man it’s hard to live a long life here
I'm so sorry about your friend.
@@commonsense126thank you
I don't think so because its just the cities that seen to be bad.
I know exactly how you feel I am up here in a surburban area in cleveland crime is horrible here love. Stay safe
I like how you mentioned in Washington, it's the case of one bad city bringing everybody down but didn't bother to mention that it's Tacoma. Everett is no prize either, but the video seemed to imply Seattle...while it's gone downhill for sure over the years, it's not the worst. A quick Google search told me the violent crime rate in Seattle was 736/100k a couple years ago which surprised me, BUT...recent figures for Tacoma came in far, far worse. 1610/100k.
I’d never live anywhere near Taco.
I live in the area, and while I think it's contested between Tacoma and Seattle, I'm surprised the other major port town in the Puget Sound area wasn't mentioned, especially when Spokane was.
Washington is a bunch of dope headed drunks
Greetings to Hippie -land 🎉
That's the bad part of wanting to explore new places. You may end up in the worst part of town and get rolled for having out of state tags.
Do the research and don't be stupid. I mean, really.
@@suzankathleen3953, sure your name isn't karen?🤔😆🤣
@@onrycodgerfor them practicing common sense and doing research about where they’re going instead of just fear mongering? You don’t know what Karen means lmao
@@bckfrmthded, for Pete's sake, go back to the dead with your kind.
When I retire, I want to to a little rural mountain town in Arizona I know. The winters aren't to bad. And the summers are wonderful there.
Hurts my heart to hear that New Mexico is worst for violent crime. I visited for a few weeks, doing a private study of climatic architectural methods & styles during the '90s and stayed in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos. I loved every day of my time there, apart from a bit of altitude sickness in Taos. At no time did I ever feel unsafe or any sense of forbidding.
There is no place in America like New Mexico, maybe this negative publicity is good, because our population isn't growing like Az, Tx. I absolutely love NM, will never leave. I've also never commited a crime nor been a victim of one. I have in Florida though, a horrendous place to live
This is the fundamental problem with assessing states by their aggregate statistics; Santa Fe and Taos contribute essentially nothing to New Mexico's reputation for crime, and even Albuquerque's crime data is more than a bit misleading; the bad parts in and around the South Valley are real trouble, but there are vast swaths of the city that are as safe as you could wish. One thing that definitely brings the state average down in terms of both crime and poverty are the reservation territories on the northwest side of the state; a higher percentage of the population of New Mexico is aboriginal than in any of the other lower 48, and the tribal reservation communities there are dirt-poor and riddled with (often drug-and/or-alcohol-fueled) crime. As bad as the worst areas of New Mexico are, their impact simply isn't very far-reaching, and they shouldn't be taken as an indictment of even the majority of the state, much less all of it.
@@friendly-nemesis4754 ABQ is pretty weird in terms of crime. It’s like pockets all over. You could have a ghetto with burnt down buildings next to nice houses 2 blocks over. It’s weird when you’re driving through it.
@@a012345 I worked service jobs in Albq different decades from Stanley Steamer to Real Estate jobs before the internet, checking properties. I can verify your statement on property here in town. Beautiful well kept houses next to run down ones, it's not like this so much in other cities.
I lived in Albuquerque for 25 years. Would move back in a heartbeat, except for the crime. Friendliest people I ever met. My parents lived near Old Town, and it was like a little community in itself. Of course, everyone had bars on their windows and steel gates on their doors! Such as shame!
It's shocking that Louisiana wasn't number one.
They gave up that title in 2005, when Katrina hit and Chicago had kept it alive as number one.
@richarda996 Chicago is a city not a state.
Louisiana should have definitely made the list with all the crimes in every city especially New Orleans alone has high #’s of crimes!
I'm retired and I live in Maine. I don't have any plans to move anywhere else. As far as I'm concerned, there are so many worse places
Apart from one or two issues particular to myself, Maine is my #1 choice as well. Mountains, rivers, ocean, seasons. And being retired, I don't care if it's cold and snowy! It's beautiful!
To me Maine has only one issue: The Winter
Too many white people
@@9546awBetter than summer storms and heat.
Retirement option #1 - a small Iowa town along the Mississippi River (Guttenberg, Marquette/MacGregor, Lansing). Option #2 - a small town in the Black Hills of South Dakota (Sturgis, Spearfish, Hill City, Lead).
Just leave the US honestly, best thing I ever did. SE Asia is great, currently I’m trying Central America, South America next up. SE Asia hard to beat the bang for the buck. Very comfortable living on less than $2k USD/Month.
@@OneJamegood luck w/ those sh*😮tholes
NE Iowa is definitely the most beautiful part.
@Matt-ru5rw Wind 365 days/year, cold 5-ish months. Wasn't too bad this year..
Very interesting! I'm not suprised New Mexico, Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana made the list. I'd certainly love to see a video on which states are the safest.
Maine (safest), New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Wyoming, New Jersey, Kentucky, Vermont, Virginia, Idaho.
@@UnlikelyToRemember Good to know, but I wouldn't want to visit any of those states to be honest cause I'd likely be bored in every single one of them. I'd rather visit a state that has enough excitement like Florida, New York, Nevada & California.
@@bracebrooks967 Maine & Vermont happen to be 2 of the 5 states I've never visited, but I've found something fun to do in all of the 45 I have visited. YMMV
@@UnlikelyToRemember Good for you, and I personally prefer to visit states where I have relatives or friends who live there. That actually matters to me more than the attractions the states have to offer.
Heck of a video! Oregon blew my mind. I lived there through the 70's 80's and 90's and loved it.
As to where I'd retire. A small isolated mountain community. Which is where I now live.
I won't share where because we don't want the exposure and the crap that goes with it.
Love your channel!
I'm leaving the Portland, OR metro area for a small mountain town. I will never live next to a river. All my life I've heard of rivers overflowing and flooding being an issue.
I grew up between the freeway and a drainage canal, up the road from a cannery. Noisy as all get out.
Small rivers bordering on creeks and creeks are the worst. Lived in central Texas for many years. 3 floods I experienced directly by having stuff affected, and every one of these were near a creek (think the Steve Ray Vaughan and his first album title from the '81 Memorial Day floods for me it was Shoal Creek). Am in WA now and agree Seattle area is getting worse, lived up here for near 20 years and the last 3 have been insane. A more in depth dive into each of these states and where they have ranked before would be nice, but I understand the amount of time people are willing to give up on a TH-cam video.
Where is the safest state in the US? Answer: none
Louisana, which has never been per-capita wise, more dangerous than any other state according to the FBI, has been per-capita wise, more murderous than any other state over the last 34 straight years according to the FBI. Perplexing yet true as dangerous includes all violent crimes, while murderous is exclusively murder and non-negligent manslaughter.
Can only imagine why St. George residence went their separate way.
Love this channel 👍💯
This is an EXCELLENT NARRATOR, we recognize him from many other videos; but he's still mispronouncing the month of FebBREWary, and missing the plural possessives, such as most of our government speakers and news cast anchors are, so it's forgivable;
FOR THOSE WHO'VE NEVER SEEN A GROUP OF 100k PEOPLE, can you please state you NUMBER RATIOS in regard to HOW MANY per every ONE person ?
Thanks Again,
"A Love Song for Joe Biden" as he'll be needing one badly.
RIVER TOWN! THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK MR B
In my New Mexican town of 12,000 people alone, my mom had a friend who was shot and killed, her childhood home was turned into a meth lab after she left, my school gets shut down multiple times a year because of drugs, my former band director was fired for sleeping with his 15 year old foster daughter/student, and last week, a 14 year old shot a man dead in a drive-by. I'm not surprised by the ranking
It's pretty upsetting honestly. I do love New Mexico. It has a beautiful culture and environment, and I'm glad to call it home. But the crime here really is no joke
Your Band Director Wayne Thomas , by chance?
Agree NM is a beautiful place but the crime is out of control
It was way worse before New Mexico was a state remember that. It's the modern day Wild West now.
TY4 yr informative video! Where I am is where I'll retire, in the mountains of Middle East Tennessee!❤
I grew up in Tennessee and loved it. Sadly a lot of people are moving there now and making it more expensive to live there.
Yes I know this🙏🏻🇺🇸
Briggs, i have enjoyed your TH-cam channel for years.
I still enjoy you and your topics!
Keep going!
Im surprised Mississippi wasn't number one or even on this list.
Jackson especially.
Take Jackson out of the equation and the rest of Mississippi isn't bad.
I'd feel safer going to Kabul, Afghanistan than Jackson, Mississippi.
At least in Kabul, you have a chance of getting out alive.
People in Mississippi are so poor that they can't even afford to be violent.
Same with Michigan. Detroit, flint Saginaw,muskegon, lansing. It not as bad as Louisiana but still should be on this list
Beach town for me. And when I retired, I found my place in Naples, FL.
Luv your Vlogs Briggs. Thanks for the information.
Mountain town seems like a nice change of pace. We have been checking out suburban areas near Chattanooga Tenn.
Check out the crime rate for Chattanooga before you make your final decision. It's pretty high. Maybe the suburban areas would be safer depending on how close they are to that city.
@@terrirood8407 yeah I am aware of their past reputation. We recently spent a week there and it wasn’t bad.
For our home we are always looking for suburban areas with large lots. 15 to 20 minutes outside of town seems about perfect. Much like our current home in Florida.
Another great view of USA states. Thanks! 🙏
I'd like to retire to a small beach town. Thanks for the great information!
We retired to a small town in the Missouri Ozarks. We love it here. We came from the central valley of California
Yeap, left violent Fresno for Cheyenne Wyoming. Best decision I could have ever made
Desert town, until we run out of water. Second, beach town, until the ocean swallows it. Crap. Well, probably have to work until I die anyway. Love your channel!
Greetings Briggs. I always enjoy your videos. To answer your question... If I could move to any small town (outside of the one I currently live in --- Marianna, FL-) with money not being an issue, I would definitely live in a small beach community in California. Big Sur would be at the top of my list. Thanks for asking 🙂
I wonder what this list would look like excluding major cities.
It would still be high in NM. Their small towns have high per capita crime rates. The per capita crime rate in Gallop, NM is worse than Detroit.
It likely depends on what state and which cities. I live in the San Diego area. It's a large city but the crime rate is low.
@@Rhaspun It's based on PER CAPITA State to State comparisons. You are correct. San Diego doesn't have anywhere near the per capita crime stats of Los Angeles and a lot of the other CA cities. Even nationwide, San Diego has a low per capita crime rate for a city of its population.
If only other folks doing these lists took that into consideration. Not just Most Dangerous, but everything that contributes to that, and maybe even what makes states good as well.
Thanks Briggs.
Staying out of Memphis is a key. Graceland is surrounded by a Wasteland.
I would definitely move to a mountain town with large forests. Can you make a video of the best small mountain towns for retirees? Love your videos.
There is one thing I must say Congratulations Mississippi, you did not make the list! This completely shocked me.
Me too. Jackson is a free fire zone
Mountain town retirement please and thank you. Great vid as always Briggs!
Wow I'm relieved my state NC isn't on the list ;-)
My brother is in New Mexico. His car got broken into for the second time in a week. He told me that he actually felt sorry for the second guy because had to do all that work and there was nothing left to steal.
Beach town… and thank you for all the informative videos.
I thought New York would be on the list. There was a 68 year old woman who was going to church, but was assaulted (it was probably an attempted murder and hate crime) by a 16 year old male teenager in Queens when she was about to go open the door. 16 YEARS OLD!! It’s really sad and I almost started crying.
He's doing it per 100k people. Since NY has 19+ million people and NYC has 8+ million, plus another 2-4 million commute daily from the metro area like NJ and CT, plus tourists, the number of crime victims is relatively low compared to the population size.
You also hear about NY crime more because of the larger population, the major news/entertainment outlets are here, plus it's the financial capital of the country...if not the world.
For example, you might hear about an attack in the subway making national news, but 3+ million people take the subway daily (and another 1.4 million take buses daily). So you have a 1 in 3 to 5 million chance getting attacked!! Doesn't sound that high now. You have a much higher chance getting into a deadly car accident.
The background of the perp shouldn’t surprise you.
New York City is one of the safest large cities in the US, and as for the state itself, the highest pockets of crime are located upstate in more rural areas (well rural compared to NYC)
Hey Briggs! To answer your question, I would most definitely retire to a beach town! Enjoyed this video!
Briggs, I'm a long time CA'ian. Just a little footnote Tijuana Mexico used to be the gateway to Baja and great tourist attraction for visitors to San Diego. Tijuana this year has 700 murders for 2024. The U.S. state dept has declared it a "dangerous tourist destination" the drug, gun, human trafficking are beyond epidemic levels.
I lived in Tijuana for five years, and i felt pretty safe even though my neighborhood, Colonia Libertad, was considered to be the most dangerous. Most of the crime is cartel related, and they don't like harming foreigners because they know it would be bad for them.
Sad
Desert town close to mountains. Is that double dipping?
Nearly any place in New England is expensive to live. Although a small New England town is what I desire. I love the architecture, history, geography and small town vibe in New England.
You know you messed up when Alabama and Mississippi are not on the list. 🤦
I always told my girlfriend that I wanted to retire in Mayberry. Criteria = an hour or less commute to the ocean and major medical facilities, cool season grass (no Bermuda grass), no more than a few weeks of temperatures that hit 30 degrees or less, not a lot of snow, 160 +\- days of sunshine, low crime/poverty , reasonable humidity, very little threat of catastrophic weather conditions/natural disasters…🧐 I may have to look at a different country!
Thanks, I watch your videos often. Great content 🙏
If you could bend on the bermudagrass stipulation 😂 you may find some real contenders here in the States. Best of luck in your retirement locale search!
@@ImHereForIt124 😂 I know I can’t have it all but I can want it all 🤣
love your videos....left West Los Angeles & retired to Waikiki.
I've always wanted to live in a small New England town. New Hampshire or Vermont would be nice.
Cold.😮
You have a really authentic, articulate speaking voice. Have you ever considered doing animations or voiceovers?
I have done voiceover work in the past. Mostly safety and HR videos. No voice acting, I don’t do characters
Good vidio
FOR THOSE WHO'VE NEVER SEEN A GROUP OF 100k PEOPLE, can you please state you NUMBER RATIOS in regard to HOW MANY per every ONE person ?
This is an EXCELLENT NARRATOR, we recognize him from many other videos; but he's still mispronouncing the month of Feb-BREW-ary, and missing the plural possessives, such as most of our government speakers and news cast anchors are, so it's forgivable;
Thanks Again,
"The Mississippi Valley Lady," and
"A Love Song for Joe Biden" as he'll be needing one badly.
LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo
Walkable small towns that you would like to retire too. Great videos! Thank you!!
D. All of the above 😂 one of the many reasons I stay abroad as long as possible.
I sortof thought NM would be on there
Briggs, Webb here, you need to do a 'safest towns in the most dangerous States" video. Be good to yourself today.
Hey Briggs, beach town is tops on my list for best places to retire
Surprised Florida or Texas wasn’t on this list.
As a Floridian i was holding my breath
thinking, please not Florida! Lol
Nola saves them, like Mississippi saves Arkansas 😅
I suppose you say that because Texas and Florida are large and populous states. I have lived in Florida all of my life. Despite our crazy reputation, I have rarely felt unsafe here.
Briggs' statistics do not lie. Sure, like most major urban areas, we have our problem cities such as Miami, Jacksonville etc. But most of our counties' law enforcement agencies and prosecutors are tough on crime. Gov. DeSantis is a big supporter of law enforcement and sees it as an essential public service. We have strong self-defense and property rights laws and citizens are allowed to legally carry firearms for self-protection.
From what I can tell. Texas doesn't (and has never) mess around either,
There has to be a correlation.
Ok, Florida and DeSantis haters, it's your turn to chime in.
Florida lied to the fbi about their crime
@@Jupiterider1 Nope, Ron lied to the FBI about crime reporting. The FBI said the state is so dishonest, they wont compare it against other states
The ocean! Cant live without it!❤
Cities in general are getting worse by the week especially as the currency is eroding away purchasing power exponentially.
GREETINGS FROM THE PPRC GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A MOUNTAIN TOWN.🇺🇸🍺🍺
I'm in Minnesota so, odds are, a lake town. I'm ok with that.
I gre up in the middle of the lakes. In school, you stated which lake you live on.
Tks. much.
Small beach town
River town, Afton Minnesota on the St. Croix river.
Hey Briggs.
Hey
Mississippi just surprised me, I was waiting to see Mississippi on the list. Looks like they are doing a great job.
I am retired in Solvang California. Why don't you do an episode on tourist towns? The crime seems very low here.
Love Solvang and Santa Barbara
Riggs I love all your videos. I think rivertown
FOR THOSE WHO'VE NEVER SEEN A GROUP OF 100k PEOPLE, can you please state you NUMBER RATIOS in regard to HOW MANY per every ONE person ?
This is an EXCELLENT NARRATOR, we recognize him from many other videos; but he's still mispronouncing the month of Feb-BREW-ary, and missing the plural possessives, such as most of our government speakers and news cast anchors are, so it's forgivable;
Thanks Again,
"The Mississippi Valley Lady," and
"A Love Song for Joe Biden" as he'll be needing one badly.
LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo
It's really too bad about pretty New Mexico. Beautiful but so much crime. I have visited the state a bit over the years. Never had a problem. That said, I wouldn't hesitate on merely visiting there. Just avoid Albuquerque.
Love your videos! If money was no object some where by the beach or lake areas
Good evening Briggs! Have a great day! 🎚️🇺🇸🪖👮♂️
In exchange to just because a state has high crime numbers it is not reflective of the entire state. In turn, just because crimes are not reported and documented does not mean a city or state is perfect. Sorry for a dark comment. It is not the cities that are worse. I've seen some scary rural communities. Retire? Small mountain town.
Which is why I think these stats are very skewed recently. Crime is neither prosecuted nor reported for these statistics.
@@seameology Yes, and names and previous criminal history are always omitted, guess to protect those who know, and remain suspicious .FOR THOSE WHO'VE NEVER SEEN A GROUP OF 100k PEOPLE, can you please state you NUMBER RATIOS in regard to HOW MANY per every ONE person ?
This is an EXCELLENT NARRATOR, we recognize him from many other videos; but he's still mispronouncing the month of Feb-BREW-ary, and missing the plural possessives, such as most of our government speakers and news cast anchors are, so it's forgivable;
Thanks Again,
"The Mississippi Valley Lady," and
"A Love Song for Joe Biden" as he'll be needing one badly.
LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo
Friday 24 May 2024
Dear Briggs ~
I am a fan for about two years now .
Your presentations are both informative and helpful .
You are a " go to guy " !
for where I would retire to the number one criteria would not be if it was close to a beach or mountains. It would have to be close to a major hospital. As you age, that becomes a big criteria for where you live.
I would retire in an ocean / fishing town. Great channel you have. Thanks.
I will move to Camden, Maine or Bar Harbor, Maine.
All of my
Moms side of the family is from kid
Coast Maine . Very pretty and expensive
I am retired and live in a small newly built community 20 min away from Denver, CO. We are safe by now but in a few years the wave of crime will definitely reach us.
Small town requirements: no snow, never goes below 50°, safe and affordable, no need for a car, has decent internet.
In other words: Not in the USA.
I love the snow and -40. Keeps riff raff out.
Good luck with finding that.
And lots of bugs. Without a good freeze, they don’t die. See Florida
@seameology 💯💯💯
Planning on retiring in a beach town.. I have property in HI. 😁 do subduing with that state, please!
The most dangerous state is the state of delusion.
I would say the state of confusion ranks right up there also.
5:22 The comment about the "going back for seconds" just unleashed the tears of laughter! 🤣😂🤣😂
Alibi - mountain town good Sir!
Decent mountain town where I could enjoy the 4 seasons, but in which the most brutal of summers nevers gets hotter than 80°... Should be close to a major city (because, there's no such thing as a small secluded town that has EVERYTHING)... Nearby creeks, rivers, or springs would be a plus.
5:37 I remember hearing about that In-N-Out Burger going out of business in Oakland. I live in Santa Rosa so I'm about an hour northwest of Oakland and I remember always seeing that in-out burger if I ever traveled through Oakland to get down to San Jose or elsewhere and it was a very populated area for sure I mean it was not too far from the Oakland coliseum and there were so many other businesses there, but to hear that they shut down that business just because of all the crime that kept going on there it just was so sad. I mean at least I have two in and out burgers here in Santa Rosa now and one more and Rohnert Park than another one in Petaluma so I don't have to travel far to go to In-N-Out at all but it's just is sad that that particular location in Oakland is gone because of all the crime.
And since the Oakland A's are going to leave and they are the last major professional sports team to be in that city, so many jobs are going to be lost as the result and therefore crime is going to go up even more.
First view. First comment. First Like.
Legend!
Lol
Tell me about small town New England.
Legalizing drugs didn't work out like they planned? I'm shocked!
Duh for sure 😮
@@ettaplace6716 finally someone gets my point 🤦
Check out Alamosa Colorado
Notably missing from this list are: New York, New jersey, Pennsylvania Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
Born and raised in Albuquerque. It used to be a great place, but not safe anymore. Just sad to see it.
Albuquerque used to be one of the best towns in the country back in the day. But before New Mexico became a state it was worse than it is now.
I'd retire in a mountain town.
I love the mountains. I live in Tennessee.
Legalizing drugs may not have been so bad if it wasn't for the way it was done.
Alcohol is legal pretty much everywhere. Being blotto drunk in public is not. But doing drugs in public was allowed. Not just being high in public, but actually shooting up drugs in public was OK. That's the beginning of the failure right there. Then, when you spend all your money on drugs and end up homeless, that was allowed too. Just set up a tent as close to your dealer as you can get. If they approached legal drug use the way they did alcohol use, maybe it wouldn't have been the disaster it turned into. Legal to do, but in private, not in public. and if it is getting you in trouble, intervene with mandatory counciling, the way they do with alcohol use.
I can't help thinking it was set up this way on purpose. This way, they can say they did what the public wanted, and it didn't work, then use that as an excuse to take more control of everything, and everyone.
I lived in Los Angeles and I know FIRST HAND. CALIFORNIA AIN'T NO JOKE!!!
You missed New York.
Wow Briggs. I didn't see at least half of these states coming.