20 Of The Worst States For Retirement In The US

16. Wisconsin-- high crime rate

Statewide FBI crime statistics for 2009 include 14 murders/non-manslaughter; 1,108 rape cases; 4,850 robberies; 8,431 serious assaults; 147,486 property crimes. Wisconsin also publishes its own statistics through the Office of Justice Assistance. OJA reported 14,603 violent crimes in 2009, with a clearance rate (percentage solved) of 50%. OJA reported 4,633 sexual assaults in 2009, with an overall clearance rate of 57 percent.

If you want to retire here, you have to be careful.