If you are a Colorado native, you know that the Centennial State is overall a safe place to live… or is it? Sadly, it is not nearly as safe as it once was, at least, according to WalletHub, which recently released its annual list of the Safest States in America:
The results are in, and Colorado is officially NOT one of the Safest States in America.
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According to WalletHub - which considered everything from Covid infections and deaths to drug abuse, sex offenders, theft, and first responders per capita - Colorado is the 34th safest state in America (or the 16th most dangerous) thanks to several factors.
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As per WalletHub’s findings, Colorado ranked 36th overall in terms of personal and residential safety, as the Centennial State scored poorly in terms of the aforementioned drug abuse and sexual offenses, plus bullying, shootings, and other factors.
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While Colorado ranked poorly in personal and residential safety, it did make the Top 10 in financial safety, thanks to low unemployment rates and bankruptcy filings, and higher median credit scores.
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Does it surprise anyone that Colorado scored in the bottom half for road safety? We didn’t think so!
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Colorado’s lowest score in terms of safety comes in the form of workplace safety (#45), which factors in such things as injuries and fatalities.
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To learn more about this study - including a full description of its methodology - please visit our friends at WalletHub.
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Do you have an attraction, event, or restaurant that you would like to see featured here on Only in Colorado? Remember to nominate it here! For even more interesting Centennial State statistics, check out The Hottest Zip Code In The Entire Country Is Right Here In Colorado.
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The results are in, and Colorado is officially NOT one of the Safest States in America.
Flickr/daveynin
According to WalletHub - which considered everything from Covid infections and deaths to drug abuse, sex offenders, theft, and first responders per capita - Colorado is the 34th safest state in America (or the 16th most dangerous) thanks to several factors.
Flickr/Karin Dalziel
As per WalletHub’s findings, Colorado ranked 36th overall in terms of personal and residential safety, as the Centennial State scored poorly in terms of the aforementioned drug abuse and sexual offenses, plus bullying, shootings, and other factors.
Flickr/Bridget Coila
While Colorado ranked poorly in personal and residential safety, it did make the Top 10 in financial safety, thanks to low unemployment rates and bankruptcy filings, and higher median credit scores.
Flickr/Pictures of Money
Does it surprise anyone that Colorado scored in the bottom half for road safety? We didn’t think so!
Flickr/huggs2
Colorado’s lowest score in terms of safety comes in the form of workplace safety (#45), which factors in such things as injuries and fatalities.
Flickr/Daniel Ansel Tingcungco
To learn more about this study - including a full description of its methodology - please visit our friends at WalletHub.
Flickr/adamsaul
Do you have an attraction, event, or restaurant that you would like to see featured here on Only in Colorado? Remember to nominate it here! For even more interesting Centennial State statistics, check out The Hottest Zip Code In The Entire Country Is Right Here In Colorado.
Flickr/daveynin
Flickr/Karin Dalziel
Flickr/Bridget Coila
Flickr/Pictures of Money
Flickr/huggs2
Flickr/Daniel Ansel Tingcungco
Flickr/adamsaul
