With nearly 14,000 Americans having died from gun violence this year and the country having experienced 20 billion-dollar climate disasters, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2024’s Safest States in America, as well as expert commentary.
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.
Safety in South Carolina (1=Safest; 25=Avg.)
- Overall rank for South Carolina: 41st
- 44th – Murders & Non-Negligent Manslaughters per Capita
- 45th – Assaults per Capita
- 32nd – Loss Amounts from Climate Disasters per Capita
- 43rd – Fatal Occupational Injuries per 100,000 Full-Time Workers
- 50th – Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles of Travel
- 28th – Law-Enforcement Employees per Capita
- 16th – Bullying Incidence Rate
- 38th – Sex Offenders per Capita
- 40th – Share of Uninsured Population
Top 5 Safest States in 2024
- Vermont
- New Hampshire
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Utah
For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/safest-states-to-live-in/4566
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Thomas Hyslip lives in Tega Cay with his wife and daughter. After 27 years in the U.S. Army and Federal Law Enforcement, he retired to pursue his passion for teaching. Tom is now an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of South Florida. In 2 short years he has won 10 awards from the South Carolina Press Association, including first place in column writing, education beat reporting and best podcast.
