Louisiana ranked the un-safest state in America. See national data and where Lafayette stands.

Compared to the rest of the country, Louisiana is the least safe state, ranking 50th, according to WalletHub data.

Although safety levels vary across the country, WalletHub identified the safest states in America by analyzing all 50 states using 52 key indicators of safety, grouped into five categories.

The five categories include: personal & residential safety, financial safety, road safety, workplace safety, and emergency preparedness. Those five categories were evaluated using the 52 relevant metrics. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the highest level of safety…

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