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Most peaceful states Most peaceful states The Institute for Economics and Peace recently issued the first ranking of peaceful states in the United States.Rankings were based on factors such as violent crime, incarceration population and the costs associated with violence. Check out the 10 most peaceful states in the nation. Washington Known for its picturesque mountain views, Washington rounds out the 10 most peaceful states at No. 10. A leader on the West Coast, Washington ranked most peaceful in the Pacific division. Iowa Once mistaken for heaven in an Oscar-nominated film, Iowa ranks as peaceful state No. 9. In the 18 years of conducting the study on peaceful states, Iowa has never fallen out of the top 10. Rhode Island The small coastal state of Rhode Island  saw a decrease in homicides from 4.28 per 100,000 people in 2000 to 2.94 in 2009. This helped land the state at No. 8 on the most-peaceful list. Massachusetts Massachusetts  ranking seventh, showed signi...

Check out this array of crazy codes of conduct from across the nation. Weird state laws  Some are no longer on the books , some might be urban legends and others are truly letter-of-the-law lunacy. Louisiana In the Bayou state, it’s illegal to pull the pizza prank . Florida What qualifies as a public nuisance in the Sunshine State? Doors that open inward, instead of outward. Wisconsin All you restless adolescents in the Badger state take note: There’ll be no throwing rocks at passing trains. New Hampshire Don’t even think about collecting seaweed at night in the Granite state. North Carolina Tarheel state residents who want to know their futures should stick to Ouija boards, because palm-reading parlors are banned. Ohio Buckeye state crooks must’ve been living for the weekend —no arrests were allowed on a Sunday. South Carolina Hey, minors in the Palmetto state, there’s no playing with pinball machines until you’re 18. State trivia: Wyoming If you run a junkyard in the Equality sta...