(WIS/WTXL) - In honor of June being National Safety Month, the personal-finance website WalletHubreleased its report on 2018's Safest States in America.
The study compared 50 states across 48 key metrics. The data set ranges from assaults per capita to unemployment rate to total loss amounts from climate disasters per capita.
Safest States in America
1. Vermont
2. Maine
3. Minnesota
4. Utah
5. New Hampshire
6. Connecticut
7. Rhode Island
8. Hawaii
9. Massachusetts
10. Washington
Least Safe States in America
41. South Carolina
42. Alaska
43. Missouri
44. Alabama
45. Arkansas
46. Florida
47. Texas
48. Oklahoma
49. Louisiana
50. Mississippi
Just in 2017, four hurricanes struck the U.S., killing over 100 people and devastating Texas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Puerto Rico.
According to the study, Florida and Georgia take the 3rd and 5th spots for highest share of uninsured population.
New Hampshire has the fewest murders and non-negligent manslaughters per 100,000 residents, 1.27, which is 9.3 times fewer than in Louisiana, the most at 11.83.
Louisiana has the most law-enforcement employees per 100,000 residents, 486, which is 2.4 times more than in Kentucky, the fewest at 201.
Florida has the lowest share of high school students who were bullied online, 11.58 percent, which is 1.8 times lower than in Idaho, the highest at 21.08 percent.
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