1. Connecticut
2. Rhode Island
3. New Jersey
4. New York
5. California
6. Maine
7. Pennsylvania
8. Mass.
9. Maryland
10. Oregon
11. Vermont
12. New Hampshire
13. Delaware
14. North Carolina
15. North Dakota
16. West Virginia
17. Illinois
18. Virginia
19. Indiana
20. Wisconsin
21. Florida
22. Washington
23. Nebraska
24. Idaho
25. Hawaii
26. New Mexico
27. Kansas
28. Missouri
29. Wyoming
30. Oklahoma
31. Tennessee
32. Louisiana
33. Michigan
34. Alabama
35. Ohio
36. Georgia
37. Montana
38. Texas
39. Colorado
40. Arkansas
41. Kentucky
42. Nevada
43. Iowa
44. Utah
45. Minnesota
46. Arizona
47. South Dakota
48. South Carolina
49. Alaska
50. Mississippi
To give you a quick idea of how much location matters, consider this: Kids are six times more likely to die from a violence-related injury in Alaska than they are in Massachusetts. In California, public playgrounds must meet all federal government safety recommendations, but 34 states offer no standards for where your kids climb, jump and swing. Connecticut and 20 other states have made big improvements in school-bus crossings, while 13, including Nebraska and Arizona, are way behind.
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2. Rhode Island
3. New Jersey
4. New York
5. California
6. Maine
7. Pennsylvania
8. Mass.
9. Maryland
10. Oregon
11. Vermont
12. New Hampshire
13. Delaware
14. North Carolina
15. North Dakota
16. West Virginia
17. Illinois
18. Virginia
19. Indiana
20. Wisconsin
21. Florida
22. Washington
23. Nebraska
24. Idaho
25. Hawaii
26. New Mexico
27. Kansas
28. Missouri
29. Wyoming
30. Oklahoma
31. Tennessee
32. Louisiana
33. Michigan
34. Alabama
35. Ohio
36. Georgia
37. Montana
38. Texas
39. Colorado
40. Arkansas
41. Kentucky
42. Nevada
43. Iowa
44. Utah
45. Minnesota
46. Arizona
47. South Dakota
48. South Carolina
49. Alaska
50. Mississippi
To give you a quick idea of how much location matters, consider this: Kids are six times more likely to die from a violence-related injury in Alaska than they are in Massachusetts. In California, public playgrounds must meet all federal government safety recommendations, but 34 states offer no standards for where your kids climb, jump and swing. Connecticut and 20 other states have made big improvements in school-bus crossings, while 13, including Nebraska and Arizona, are way behind.
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