Illinois came in 34th highest in a new study by the WalletHub website that examines safety risks facing residents of each of the 50 states, based on five key dimensions.
Illinois earned a total score of 45.92 in the study by the personal finances website, with the maximum score set at 100. Examples of safety risks in the analysis included health concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and fears about natural disasters, terrorism and road safety.
In the “Personal & Residential Safety” category, the state received a rank of 33rd, and in the “Financial Safety” grouping, the state earned the rank of 41st. On the issue of traffic safety, the state ranked ninth.
The WalletHub analysis also ranked states in the categories of workplace safety and emergency preparedness.
The study examined safety issues in each state by looking at 53 indicators within the five broad categories. Indicators included coronavirus aid, assaults per capita and the state’s overall jobless rate.
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State Rankings Based on Personal Safety Issues
Overall Rank (1 = Safest)StateTotal Score‘Personal & Residential Safety’ Rank‘Financial Safety’ Rank‘Road Safety’ Rank‘Workplace Safety’ Rank‘Emergency Preparedness’ Rank1Maine66.0212012212Vermont65.4827101493Minnesota62.4211431214Utah61.7121137465Wyoming59.216151620226Iowa59.2133410447Massachusetts58.84101230108New Hampshire58.82710224349Connecticut58.8141723241610Rhode Island58.158266391111Washington57.533492012812Oregon56.9926211891313Hawaii55.892284321514New Jersey53.7192328232415Virginia53.2929142123116Maryland52.32302219152317Indiana52.20193324112918North Dakota51.83525503719Wisconsin51.71201915341820Idaho51.20241611471721Delaware50.83133717401422Michigan50.83452826131523New York50.4012248322824Kentucky50.37154335163025Arizona50.334232487726North Carolina49.8816253964327Nevada49.784840453328New Mexico49.6438454951229Alaska48.5250303718230Nebraska47.6014613384031California47.37462742171932West Virginia46.88183431452033Pennsylvania46.45233129312734Illinois45.9233419253435Ohio45.29364614262636Colorado44.4539540422537Kansas44.41281812274738Montana44.07311227413339Tennessee43.7047383383640South Dakota43.33271125493941South Carolina41.46443946193842Georgia40.91255044283543Alabama40.22323536334644Missouri40.12372938294145Oklahoma37.45354732464546Texas36.61403630374847Arkansas36.14494241353248Florida34.63414447444249Louisiana32.53434934364950Mississippi32.001748504850
Source: WalletHub.com
