Idaho One of Safest States in America, According to New Report in 247 Wall St. Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 at 12:07pm. Posted by Jace Stolfo When people are thinking of relocating from one state to another, many times they wonder what are the safest states to live in. Happily, Idaho ranks as one of the safest places in America to move to if you're facing a move.Yahoo Homes, Idaho reports that Idaho earned its #7 ranking on the top ten list of safe places to live because of the following factors. These were taken from the FBI's 2013 Uniform Crime Report. This list measures the number of incidences for the following crimes: Murder/ manslaughter Rape Robbery Aggravated assault Burglary Arson Larceny Vehicle thefts Other factors aside from crime also went into the formula. Among them were educational attainments and income and poverty rates. Vermont topped the list as… Read Full Post »