Illinois: Most rail accidents
That’s right, people in Illinois are harmed by things other than guns and deep-dish pizza. Having all those rail yards and being the heart of America ends up bringing a lot of derailments to your backyard, too. Illinois just barely edged out Texas in total train accidents.
Yeah with 21 railyards and every major (and a lot of minor) carriers in North America having yards here, it's not surprising. Therefor trans-shipping Bakken and Canadian oil on trains through Chicago as opposed to shipping it safely via pipeline, is beyond stupid.
There are 133 grade level crossing in the Chicagoland area just on the one line used by CN (Canadian National) to ship oil down to Louisiana.
Yet, Keystone is to dangerous and bad for the environment.
Meanwhile, in my soon to be new home state:
South Carolina: Most violent crime
Of all 50 states, South Carolina has the highest rate of violent crime at 766 per 100,000 residents. So much for that whole concept of Southern hospitality.
Huh.