Florida Ranked As One Of Least Safest States In The U.S., Study Finds
MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Florida is among one of the least safest states in which to live, according to an analysis by financial website WalletHub.
The website ranked Florida as the 48th safest state in the country based on a number of factors ranging from the number of murders and rapes to the unemployment rate and the number of traffic fatalities per 100 million miles of travel.
The state ranked 41st in terms of personal and residential safety, which includes crime statistics, the number of mass shootings and the presence of terrorist attacks. It also came in at 44th in terms of workplace safety and financial safety and 47th in road safety.
Maine took the overall top spot, followed by Vermont, Minnesota, Utah and Iowa as the top five. Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas, and Texas rounded out the bottom five.
Here's a look at the full list:
Safest States in the U.S.
Overall Rank (1 = Safest) | State | Total Score | 'Personal & Residential Safety' Rank | 'Financial Safety' Rank | 'Road Safety' Rank | 'Workplace Safety' Rank | 'Emergency Preparedness' Rank |
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1 | Maine | 66.02 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
2 | Vermont | 65.48 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 9 |
3 | Minnesota | 62.42 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
4 | Utah | 61.71 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
5 | Wyoming | 59.21 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 |
6 | Iowa | 59.21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 44 |
7 | Massachusetts | 58.84 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 10 |
8 | New Hampshire | 58.82 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 4 |
9 | Connecticut | 58.81 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 16 |
10 | Rhode Island | 58.15 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 39 | 11 |
11 | Washington | 57.53 | 34 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
12 | Oregon | 56.99 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 13 |
13 | Hawaii | 55.89 | 22 | 8 | 43 | 21 | 5 |
14 | New Jersey | 53.71 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 24 |
15 | Virginia | 53.29 | 29 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 31 |
16 | Maryland | 52.32 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 23 |
17 | Indiana | 52.20 | 19 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 29 |
18 | North Dakota | 51.83 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 37 |
19 | Wisconsin | 51.71 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 18 |
20 | Idaho | 51.20 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 47 | 17 |
21 | Delaware | 50.83 | 13 | 37 | 17 | 40 | 14 |
22 | Michigan | 50.83 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 15 |
23 | New York | 50.40 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 28 |
24 | Kentucky | 50.37 | 15 | 43 | 35 | 16 | 30 |
25 | Arizona | 50.33 | 42 | 32 | 48 | 7 | 7 |
26 | North Carolina | 49.88 | 16 | 25 | 39 | 6 | 43 |
27 | Nevada | 49.78 | 48 | 40 | 45 | 3 | 3 |
28 | New Mexico | 49.64 | 38 | 45 | 49 | 5 | 12 |
29 | Alaska | 48.52 | 50 | 30 | 37 | 18 | 2 |
30 | Nebraska | 47.60 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 40 |
31 | California | 47.37 | 46 | 27 | 42 | 17 | 19 |
32 | West Virginia | 46.88 | 18 | 34 | 31 | 45 | 20 |
33 | Pennsylvania | 46.45 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 27 |
34 | Illinois | 45.92 | 33 | 41 | 9 | 25 | 34 |
35 | Ohio | 45.29 | 36 | 46 | 14 | 26 | 26 |
36 | Colorado | 44.45 | 39 | 5 | 40 | 42 | 25 |
37 | Kansas | 44.41 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 27 | 47 |
38 | Montana | 44.07 | 31 | 12 | 27 | 41 | 33 |
39 | Tennessee | 43.70 | 47 | 38 | 33 | 8 | 36 |
40 | South Dakota | 43.33 | 27 | 11 | 25 | 49 | 39 |
41 | South Carolina | 41.46 | 44 | 39 | 46 | 19 | 38 |
42 | Georgia | 40.91 | 25 | 50 | 44 | 28 | 35 |
43 | Alabama | 40.22 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 46 |
44 | Missouri | 40.12 | 37 | 29 | 38 | 29 | 41 |
45 | Oklahoma | 37.45 | 35 | 47 | 32 | 46 | 45 |
46 | Texas | 36.61 | 40 | 36 | 30 | 37 | 48 |
47 | Arkansas | 36.14 | 49 | 42 | 41 | 35 | 32 |
48 | Florida | 34.63 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 44 | 42 |
49 | Louisiana | 32.53 | 43 | 49 | 34 | 36 | 49 |
50 | Mississippi | 32.00 | 17 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 50 |
Source: WalletHub