Massachusetts Misses the Safest-State Crown by Five Hundredths of a Point; Second Safest in America

These are the safest states in the US — and California is definitely not one of them

A new ranking of the safest states lists Vermont as No. 1, followed by Massachusetts and Maine. California came in at No. 39, just behind Illinois.

These are the safest states in the US — and California is definitely not one of them

In a new ranking of US states rated from safest to most dangerous, the Golden State ranked well below average at No. 39. Compiled by the data wizards at WalletHub, the list took five factors into consideration — personal & residential safety, financial safety, road safety, workplace safety, and…

California Not Exactly Safest State in Nation

California Not Exactly Safest State in Nation, According to WalletHub With nearly 10,000 Americans having died from gun violence this year and the U.S. experiencing 27 billion-dollar climate disasters in […]

Massachusetts Misses the Safest-State Crown by Five Hundredths of a Point; Second Safest in America

Massachusetts finished a hair behind Vermont in WalletHub’s 2026 safest-states ranking, part of a clean New England sweep of the top five. The persona