The personal finance website Wallethub has released a report on America’s safest states in which to reside. Massachusetts tops the list, followed by Vermont and Minnesota. Mississippi was named America’s least safe state. Among High Plains states, Nebraska is ranked at number 17 and Colorado at number 25, followed by Kansas at 30, Texas at 38, New Mexico at 48 and Oklahoma at number 49. The study combined a number of factors to determine the rankings, including financial safety, road safety, workplace safety, risk of natural disaster, and home and community safety. The District of Columbia holds the most law enforcement employees per capita, while New Mexico has the fewest. Meanwhile, Massachusetts has more inhabitants per capita with health insurance, while Texas has the lowest percentage of insured residents.
Source: WalletHub