Missouri Is the Seventh-Least Safe State, Per New Report
WalletHub’s 52-metric analysis credited Minnesota with low crime and strong road safety, placing it ahead of 43 other states.
- Minnesota ranked as the seventh-safest state in a new WalletHub study comparing 50 states across 52 key metrics to assess public safety.
- WalletHub analysts measured safety using 52 metrics including assaults, traffic fatalities per capita, climate disaster losses, and unemployment rates to rank each state.
- Minnesota boasts the seventh-highest number of law enforcement personnel and reports the eighth-lowest suicide rate and eighth-fewest aggravated assaults per capita.
- Illinois placed 38th in the rankings, while Missouri ranked seventh-least safe and Texas appeared as the third-least safe state in the same study.
- "They have high levels of occupational safety and disaster preparedness, too," said a WalletHub analyst, highlighting factors beyond crime that distinguish safer states.
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Bulletin-ReviewMissouri Is the Seventh-Least Safe State, Per New Report
Missouri is the seventh-least safe state, according to a new WalletHub study comparing the 50 states across 52 key metrics. The analysis considered factors ranging from assaults and traffic fatalities per capita to losses from climate disasters and the unemployment…
Minnesota Is the Seventh-Safest State, Per New Report
Minnesota is the seventh-safest state, according to a new WalletHub study comparing the 50 states across 52 key metrics. The analysis considered factors ranging from assaults and traffic fatalities per capita to losses from climate disasters and the unemployment rate.
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