Iowa Is One of the 15 Safest States in America

I've lived in Iowa my entire life, and as a child and as an adult, I've always felt relatively safe. The Midwest is a great place to live, and a new study finds that it is also one of the safest places in the US.

New Study Ranks The Safest States in the US

The folks at WalletHub compared all 50 states across 52 key indicators in five different categories. How safe are states from natural disasters, unemployment, mass shootings, and hate crimes? How safe is a state to live in based on economic factors? Each state got a score in each of these five categories: personal safety, financial safety, road safety, workplace safety, and emergency preparedness.

Where Does Iowa Rank for Safety?

According to WalletHub, Iowa was ranked the 15th safest state to live in. The state ranked 5th in personal safety, 14th in financial safety, 9th in road safety, 11th in workplace safety, but just 46th in emergency preparedness. Iowa's overall ranking of 15th puts it in the 'very safe' category of US states.

What Are The Safest States in the US?

According to WalletHub, the top five safest states in the US are Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. The unsafest states to live in are Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Florida, and Arkansas.

One area that Iowa definitely needs to do better in is bullying. WalletHub reports that Iowa has the fifth-worst bullying rate in the nation. Come on, 'Iowa Nice', we can do better than that!