10 Safest, Least Safe States in US

WalletHub usually considers a wide range of factors in determining the safest states in America, including the number of assaults, mass shootings, and terrorist attacks. This year, with the coronavirus pandemic still in play, it's also considering the percentage of residents who are fully vaccinated. That's one of 55 metrics the site looked at across five categories: personal and residential, financial, road, workplace, and emergency preparedness. The result finds seven of the top 10 safest states are in the Northeast. Wallethub's rankings of the 10 safest and least safe states follow.

Safest states:

1. Vermont
2. Maine
3. New Hampshire
4. Minnesota
5. Utah
6. Connecticut
7. Massachusetts
8. Rhode Island
9. Washington
10. New Jersey

Least safe states:

41. Tennessee
42. Missouri
43. Florida
44. Alabama
45. Montana
46. Oklahoma
47. Arkansas
48. Texas
49. Mississippi
50. Louisiana

See where the other states rank here. (Or check out Wallethub's ranking of the best states in which to live here.)