Bacon Bits: Virginia, Fifth Safest State in the Union

bacon_bits2Virginia is one of only five states in the country where fewer than 200 violent crimes were reported per 100,000 inhabitants last year, according to MSN Money. That makes it the safest state in the Southeast and the Mid-Atlantic. Higher incomes and a lower poverty rate were big contributors, contends the less-than-authoritative commentary to accompany the Virginia state profile.

— JAB