Safest States: Here's Where California Ranks

CALIFORNIA – California is among the least-safe states in the country, according to a new report by WalletHub. The study ranks the Golden State at No. 32 on the list.

Despite having the 13th-highest number of law enforcement employees per capita, California ranks in the middle when it comes to the murder rate, according to the personal finance website.

In order to determine the safest states in America, the study's authors compared the 50 states across 48 key safety indicators grouped into five different categories, according to WalletHub. The data set ranged from assaults per capita to unemployment rate to total loss amounts from climate disasters per capita.

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

• 25th – Murders & Non-Negligent Manslaughters per Capita
• 32nd – Assaults per Capita
• 14th – Loss Amounts from Climate Disasters per Capita
• 14th – Job Security
• 3rd – Fatal Occupational Injuries per 100,000 Full-Time Workers
• 18th – Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles of Travel
• 13th – Law-Enforcement Employees per Capita
• 7th – Bullying Incidence Rate
• 28th – Sex Offenders per Capita
• 35th – Share of Uninsured Population

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

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

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

You can read the full study and methodology here.

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