Minnesota Is 3rd Safest State In The Nation: Report

MINNESOTA — The Land of 10,000 Lakes, "where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average," is one of the safest places to live, according to a new report.

Only Vermont (No. 1) and Maine (No. 2) are safer, says WalletHub.

"In order to determine the safest states in America, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 48 key safety indicators grouped into five different categories," the study notes. "Our data set ranges from assaults per capita to unemployment rate to total loss amounts from climate disasters per capita."

How did Minnesota do? Here's a snapshot, with a rank of 1 being the safest and 25 being average:

1) Personal & Residential Safety: 11th

2) Financial Safety: 7th

3) Road Safety: 1

4) Workplace Safety: 2

5) Emergency Preparedness: 22nd

Vermont ranked No. 1 as the safest state in the U.S., and Mississippi came in dead last. These are the five safest states, according to the study:

1. Vermont
2. Main
3. Minnesota
4. Utah
5. New Hampshire

Here's a look at entire U.S. Hover over a state to see its rank:

You can read the full study and methodology here.

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