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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
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