South Carolina Ranks Among the Most UnSafe States in the United States (47th Overall)

June 10, 2017 Charleston Daily 0

WalletHub released a new study Tuesday with a list ranking the each state by safety, and South Carolina appears close to the bottom, ranking 47th in the country.

The study used data from several aspects of safety, including personal and residential safety, financial safety, road safety, workplace safety and emergency preparedness. The study noted South Carolina has the most fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles of travel. But South Carolina did have the 18th highest law enforcement employees per capita. It also ranked low on the list for bullying incidence rate, at 16.

The states that ranked lower than South Carolina in overall safety were Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mississippi, respectively. The Palmetto State’s neighboring states fared much better, with North Carolina ranked at No. 17 and Georgia at No. 32.

South Carolina were also listed in the following rankings, with 1 being the safest and 50 being the least safe:

▪ 46th for murders and non-negligent manslaughters per capita

▪ 44th for assaults per capita

▪ 38th for total loss amounts from climate disasters per capita

▪ 44th for fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 full-time workers

▪ 37th for sex offenders per capita

▪ 37th for share of population lacking health insurance

Overall Rank (1 = Safest)	State	Total Score	‘Personal & Residential Safety’ Rank	‘Financial Safety’ Rank	‘Road Safety’ Rank	‘Workplace Safety’ Rank	‘Emergency Preparedness’ Rank
1	Vermont	65.09	1	5	34	15	14
2	Maine	62.46	7	13	16	17	3
3	Massachusetts	62.03	4	10	8	26	8
4	Minnesota	61.78	14	6	3	4	21
5	New Hampshire	61.48	8	1	13	37	4
6	Washington	60.75	16	17	7	7	6
7	Connecticut	59.98	2	27	26	22	15
8	Rhode Island	59.65	13	30	1	25	11
9	Utah	59.48	29	9	14	1	1
10	Hawaii	58.60	11	2	42	18	10
11	Virginia	57.81	12	14	22	2	27
12	Oregon	56.12	39	18	5	8	13
13	New York	56.04	3	26	19	27	28
14	Maryland	55.82	18	21	17	6	23
15	New Jersey	55.09	6	38	29	20	30
16	Indiana	54.74	19	19	9	11	29
17	North Carolina	54.26	10	20	30	5	37
18	Iowa	54.03	5	8	24	13	48
19	Arizona	53.24	35	34	49	3	7
20	Wisconsin	52.94	20	12	36	30	16
21	California	52.20	32	25	40	12	18
22	Pennsylvania	51.73	9	29	45	36	25
23	Ohio	51.62	15	35	28	29	24
24	Idaho	51.21	23	15	23	44	19
25	Delaware	51.17	42	32	4	24	17
26	Illinois	51.07	22	40	2	28	33
27	Kentucky	50.31	24	31	18	23	32
28	Michigan	50.19	46	36	33	9	9
29	Colorado	50.08	28	11	25	38	26
30	Nevada	49.43	44	47	43	14	2
31	West Virginia	49.06	25	37	31	42	20
32	Georgia	47.92	26	45	12	34	31
33	Wyoming	47.30	27	22	39	41	22
34	Nebraska	46.98	21	7	27	40	42
35	Tennessee	46.85	45	39	10	16	35
36	New Mexico	45.98	47	49	48	10	12
37	Kansas	45.21	31	23	6	31	46
38	Alaska	45.04	50	43	32	19	5
39	North Dakota	44.53	17	4	41	50	38
40	Alabama	43.52	33	48	11	35	44
41	Texas	43.08	30	33	21	33	47
42	Florida	41.36	36	42	37	39	43
43	South Dakota	41.04	41	3	38	46	40
44	Montana	40.60	34	16	44	45	41
45	Arkansas	40.02	48	24	15	43	34
46	Missouri	39.90	43	41	46	32	39
47	South Carolina	39.21	49	28	47	21	36
48	Oklahoma	38.11	38	44	35	48	45
49	Louisiana	35.73	40	50	20	47	49
50	Mississippi	30.70	37	46	50	49

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