(KOAM) — Americans may find themselves questioning their safety as hate crimes and mass shootings continue happening around the country.
WalletHub compared the 50 states using 52 key safety indicators to find where the safest states are in the U.S.
“The safest states in America protect their residents from harm in a multitude of different ways, from keeping crime rates low and maintaining safe roadways to having strong economies and job markets that prevent people from falling into dangerous financial situations. They have high levels of occupational safety and disaster preparedness, too. In addition, states are made safer by efforts that individual residents take, such as forming a neighborhood watch or working in firefighting and EMT jobs at high rates,” says Chip Lupo, WalletHub Analyst…