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Here's where NY, NJ, CT rank on the 2024 Safest States in America list

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Published  October 22, 2024 10:24am EDT
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NEW YORK - Are New York, New Jersey and Connecticut considered "safe" states?

The personal finance site WalletHub ranked the "safest states" in 2024, using a range of metrics, from assaults per capita to the total loss from climate disasters per capita to the unemployment rate.

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"The safest states in America protect their residents from harm in a multitude of different ways, from keeping crime rates low and maintaining safe roadways to having strong economies and job markets that prevent people from falling into dangerous financial situations," said WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo.

New York

Overall rank: 24

Total score: 51.27

Personal & residential safety rank: 20

Financial safety rank: 33

Road safety rank: 6

Workplace safety rank: 30

Emergency preparedness rank: 26

New Jersey

Overall rank: 17

Total score: 53.28

Personal & residential safety rank: 8

Financial safety rank: 41

Road safety rank: 14

Workplace safety rank: 29

Emergency preparedness rank: 24

Connecticut

Overall rank: 7

Total score: 59.51

Personal & residential safety rank: 2

Financial safety rank: 26

Road safety rank: 20

Workplace safety rank: 28

Emergency preparedness rank: 16

"In addition, states are made safer by efforts that individual residents take, such as forming a neighborhood watch or working in firefighting and EMT jobs at high rates," Lupo said.

Safest U.S. states ranked

The top five "safest" states in WalletHub's ranking were Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and Utah. The bottom five states were Florida, Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana at No. 50.

  1. Vermont
  2. New Hampshire
  3. Maine
  4. Massachusetts
  5. Utah
  6. Hawaii
  7. Connecticut
  8. Minnesota
  9. Rhode Island
  10. Wyoming
  11. Idaho
  12. Indiana
  13. Iowa
  14. Arizona
  15. Virginia
  16. Maryland
  17. New Jersey
  18. Washington
  19. Wisconsin
  20. Delaware
  21. Kentucky
  22. Oregon
  23. North Carolina
  24. New York
  25. Alaska
  26. Michigan
  27. North Dakota
  28. Pennsylvania
  29. South Dakota
  30. West Virginia
  31. Illinois
  32. Ohio
  33. New Mexico
  34. Nebraska
  35. Kansas
  36. Nevada
  37. California
  38. Montana
  39. Missouri
  40. Tennessee
  41. South Carolina
  42. Georgia
  43. Colorado
  44. Alabama
  45. Oklahoma
  46. Florida
  47. Arkansas
  48. Texas
  49. Mississippi
  50. Louisiana