Massachusetts ranks third in the personal and residential safety and road safety, according to WalletHub’s analysis.

Which U.S. state is the safest to call home? According to a new ranking from personal finance site WalletHub, many are in the Northeast.

New York has been ranked 24th overall in WalletHub’s 2024 report on the safest states in America, with mixed performance across several key safety metrics. The ranking reflects a variety of factors, including the state’s low fatality rates in certain areas but challenges in job security and assault statistics.

"The results are encouraging, as several cities are showing initiative in terms of their residents' safety," the researchers told Newsweek.

New Englanders live in some of the safest parts of the United States, according to a new report released Monday.

Utah ranks fifth among Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts in the top five safest states. The study from WalletHub says that the state ranks number one in workplace safety and four in emergency preparedness.

In a world where every headline seems to bring new concerns—mass shootings, natural disasters, and rising crime—safety is more important than ever. And here’s the

LOS ANGELES - A new study by WalletHub ranked the safest states in America, with four of the top five being in the Northeast. The Golden State didn’t exactly have a favorable result and ranked in the bottom 15.

So, after analyzing over 50 safety indicators across five categories, WalletHub determined that Vermont is the safest state in the nation. “Vermont has the 13th-fewest aggravated assaults, seventh-fewest murders and nonnegligent manslaughters,