Ranks US states by peacefulness

"The United States Peace Index (USPI) is a measurement of American States and cities by their peacefulness. Created by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the creators of the Global Peace Index, it is said to be the first in a series of National sub-divisions by their peacefulness." [United States Peace Index. Wikipedia]
This thematic map example was redesigned from the Wikimedia Commons file: 2011 USPI map.png.
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