AG says Americans are moving to Florida because its tough on crime
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says Americans from blue states are moving to Florida because it's a law and order state.
Using data from the FBI's 2018 Uniform Crime Reporting Program, USA Today ranked states from lowest violent crime rate to highest.Florida ranked 21st with a violent crime rate of 384.9 per 100,000 people, while California — the most populous state — ranked 14th with a violent crime rate of 447.4 per 100,000 people, according to the news outlet.
New York was 25th on the list with a violent crime rate of 350.5 per 100,000 people.