Minnesota ranks as 8th Top Safest State in America; Know More

Following Vermont as the safest state to reside in the United States are Maine, New Hampshire, Utah, and Massachusetts.

Top Safest State in America: Website devoted to individual finances WalletHub’s study took into account a number of factors, including traffic accidents, workplace safety, and violent crime rates.

In terms of an individual’s quality of life, safety and security are crucial, and a recent study indicates that Minnesota is an acceptable place to reside in this regard.

Minnesota is ranked as the eighth-safest state in America, according to the personal finance website WalletHub, which compiled data from researchers in a variety of life segments. A total of fifty states were evaluated in terms of emergency preparedness, personal and residential safety, financial security, road safety, and workplace safety, as measured by fifty-two important safety indicators organized into five distinct categories. Assaults per capita, fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles driven, and total losses attributable to climate disasters were included in data sets.

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A number of categories contributed to Minnesota’s comparatively high ranking.

Minnesota’s safety (1 = Safest; 25 = Average)

Overall rank for Minnesota: 8th
12th – Murders & Non-Negligent Manslaughters per Capita
15th – Assaults per Capita
30th – Loss Amounts from Climate Disasters per Capita
7th – Fatal Occupational Injuries per 100,000 Full-Time Workers
3rd – Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles of Travel
5th – Share of Uninsured Population

Additional midwestern states that performed admirably include Lowa at #11, Wisconsin at #22, and North Dakota at #27.

Following Vermont as the safest state to reside in the United States are Maine, New Hampshire, Utah, and Massachusetts.

Following Louisiana in terms of safety are Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi, and Florida.

Safest States in the U.S.

Overall Rank*	State	Total Score	Personal & Residential Safety	Financial Safety	Road Safety	Workplace Safety	Emergency Preparedness
1	Vermont	68.27	4	2	10	1	9
2	Maine	65.85	3	7	8	20	2
3	New Hampshire	65.71	2	4	1	43	3
4	Utah	63.81	29	1	7	2	4
5	Massachusetts	62.93	5	10	2	24	10
6	Connecticut	60.00	1	38	17	26	16
7	Hawaii	59.87	17	13	22	12	12
8	Minnesota	59.83	18	3	4	9	23
9	Rhode Island	59.52	8	26	9	34	8
10	Wyoming	57.22	13	11	14	22	21
11	Iowa	57.01	6	18	3	6	47
12	Washington	56.86	37	6	29	5	6
13	Virginia	56.77	26	5	18	3	31
14	Arizona	56.26	32	19	45	7	7
15	Idaho	55.52	12	27	15	44	14
16	Indiana	54.77	11	39	25	11	29
17	Maryland	54.75	27	22	21	17	22
18	New Jersey	53.54	7	36	20	29	24
19	North Carolina	53.45	15	20	31	4	41
20	Delaware	53.20	14	29	26	37	11
21	Kentucky	53.11	10	40	32	21	30
22	Wisconsin	52.79	28	15	13	30	20
23	Oregon	52.68	49	21	23	8	15
24	Alaska	52.66	42	24	36	18	1
25	Michigan	51.31	39	25	38	14	17
26	New York	51.18	23	31	6	31	25
27	North Dakota	50.68	9	9	12	50	37
28	New Mexico	49.51	41	30	49	13	13
29	Pennsylvania	49.43	21	35	28	27	27
30	West Virginia	49.20	22	43	33	40	19
31	Nevada	49.18	46	47	43	16	5
32	Nebraska	48.70	16	17	5	35	42
33	Illinois	48.40	19	46	19	25	35
34	South Dakota	48.33	20	8	24	49	39
35	Ohio	47.87	33	44	11	33	26
36	California	46.36	48	34	47	19	18
37	Kansas	46.35	25	16	16	36	45
38	Georgia	44.58	30	48	37	23	38
39	South Carolina	44.56	44	28	44	15	34
40	Tennessee	44.25	47	42	39	10	36
41	Missouri	44.20	31	32	42	28	40
42	Montana	42.67	38	12	35	41	32
43	Colorado	42.22	50	14	30	45	28
44	Oklahoma	41.32	34	33	40	38	44
45	Alabama	40.97	36	45	27	39	43
46	Florida	39.97	35	23	46	45	46
47	Texas	37.12	40	37	41	32	48
48	Arkansas	36.17	45	41	48	48	33
49	Mississippi	34.86	24	50	50	47	50
50	Louisiana	32.99	43	49	34	42