Connecticut Among Country's 10 Safest States: Study

While the Nutmeg State faces an uncertain fiscal future, it remains a safe place to settle and raise a family. According to a new study from Wallethub, a personal finance and data service, the Nutmeg State was recently ranked as the seventh-safest state in the country. The state ranked No. 2 among states overall in personal and residential safety with an overall safety score of 59.98.

To determine the nation's safest states, Wallethub compared the states across five categories: personal and residential safety, financial safety, road safety, workplace safety and emergency preparedness. The categories were given a weight fore importance ranging from personal and residential safety to emergency preparedness. (To receive free news alerts from your hometown in Connecticut click here.)

While Connecticut ranked highly in the study's most important category, it received more pedestrian scores in categories such as financial safety (27) and road safety (26). However, it received above average safety scores in several of the study's 37 key metrics.

• 17th – Murders & Non-Negligent Manslaughters per Capita
• 5th – Assaults per Capita
• 13th – Total Loss Amounts from Climate Disasters per Capita
• 10th – Fatal Occupational Injuries per 100,000 Full-Time Workers
• 6th – Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles of Travel
• 10th – Bullying Incidence Rate
• 6th – Sex Offenders per Capita
• 6th – Share of Population Lacking Health Insurance

Vermont was ranked as the safest state; followed by Maine, Massachusetts and Minnesota. Connecticut edged Rhode Island (8) and came in just after Washington (6). You can view rankings for each state by clicking below.

Source: WalletHub

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