If you were asked where the richest people in America lived, how many of you would have given Maryland as the answer? You should have done, because it's true. The average income in Maryland is $80,776 per household. That's a whole $20K above the national average.
With so much money washing through the state, more should be spent on serious crime prevention. Baltimore is the murder capital of the USA, with 50 violent deaths per 100,000 population.