With over 34,000 Americans having died from gun violence this year and the country having experienced 24 billion-dollar climate disasters, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Safest States in America, with Maryland coming in Ranked 17th. The state’s lowest ranking comes in the “Personal and Residential Safety” category (27th) with the highest ranking coming in the “Workplace Safety” category (17th). In order to determine the most secure states, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 52 key metrics. The data set ranges from assaults per capita to the total loss amount from climate disasters per capita to the unemployment rate.
| Safest States in America | Least Safe States in America |
| 1. Vermont | 41. Missouri |
| 2. Maine | 42. Montana |
| 3. New Hampshire | 43. Colorado |
| 4. Utah | 44. Oklahoma |
| 5. Massachusetts | 45. Alabama |
| 6. Connecticut | 46. Florida |
| 7. Hawaii | 47. Texas |
| 8. Minnesota | 48. Arkansas |
| 9. Rhode Island | 49. Mississippi |
| 10. Wyoming | 50. Louisiana |
Key Stats
- Maryland is ranked 22nd in “Financial Safety” and 21st in “Road Safety.”
- Rhode Island has the fewest murders and non-negligent manslaughters per 100,000 residents, 1.46, which is 11 times fewer than in Louisiana, the most at 16.12.
- Idaho has the fewest thefts per 1,000 residents, 9.35, which is 3.7 times fewer than in Washington, the most at 34.43.
- New Jersey has the most law-enforcement employees per 100,000 residents, 541, which is 2.8 times more than in Washington, the fewest at 196.
- Delaware has the lowest share of high school students who were bullied online, 9.70 percent, which is 2.2 times lower than in New Hampshire, the highest at 21.80 percent.
To view the full report and your state rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/safest-states-to-live-in/4566
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