Morgan Quitno Press is a research and publishing company founded in 1989 and based in Lawrence, Kansas. The company compiled annual reference books of US state and city statistics. Its primary volumes included State Rankings, Health Care State Rankings, Education State Rankings, Crime State Rankings, City Crime Rankings, and State Trends. In 2007, Morgan Quitno Press was acquired by CQ Press, a division of Congressional Quarterly Inc. CQ Press later was acquired by Sage Publications which incorporated the Morgan Quitno statistics into its Sage Stats database. Products State Rankings – comprehensive livability of each State. Annual Most Livable State Award is given to No. 1 State in this ranking. Health Care State Ranking – limited to and more detailed in health care. No. 1 State is awarded annual Healthiest State Award each year. Crime State Rankings – limited to and more detailed in crime. Best State is awarded annual Safest State Award while worst State is tabbed as Most Dangerous State. Education State Rankings – limited to and more detailed in K-12 education. Best State is awarded annual Smartest State Award. City Crime Rankings – city and metro area version of Crime State Rankings mentioned above. Safest City, Safest Metro, Most Dangerous City, and Most Dangerous Metro are ranked based on the data on this rankings. State Trends – shows trend of each State data. Most Improved State decided based on the data. Last edition was in 2007. America's safest (most dangerous) cities Evaluated cities and metro areas Cities assessed – population of 75,000+ Metro areas assessed – all, as defined by US Census Bureau (no minimum population) Assessed crimes murder rape robbery assault burglary automobile theft Methodology Calculate crime rate (number of cases per pop. 100,000) of each 6 crimes based on previous year's FBI data. Compare these rates with U.S. average Calculate Crime Index based on Morgan Quitno's equation. Rank cities and metros by their Crime Index. Criticism The FBI recommends against use of its crime statistics for directly comparing cities as Morgan Quitno does in its "Most Dangerous Cities" rankings. This is due to the many factors that influence crime, such as population density and the degree of urbanization, modes of transportation of highway system, economic conditions, and citizens' attitudes toward crime. Cities of Illinois are not included in this ranking, due to a disparity in the way Illinois State police and the FBI report rape cases.