Another picturesque state takes out a top spot in the safest places awards. As it turns out, Maine isn't just a pretty face - it totally lives up to its peaceful, seaside image. To put things into perspective, the national average when it came to violent crimes was 373 per 100,000 people. In Maine it was only 130, which is less than half! The state's incarceration rate is also less than half of the national average.
