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NH ranked 5th safest state

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According to a recent ranking, New Hampshire is the fifth safest state in the U.S.

The report from WalletHub used 37 different measures of safety, divided into five categories: personal and residential safety, financial safety, road safety, workplace safety, and emergency preparedness. 

Vermont came in first in the nation, followed by Maine in second place and Massachusetts in third. Mississippi scored last.

New Hampshire scored very high on most metrics, even making first place in financial safety. That measure considered factors such as New Hampshire’s low unemployment rate and high share of adults with rainy-day funds.

On the other hand, New Hampshire only ranked 37th in workplace safety, which considered occupational injuries and illnesses and the presence of Occupational Safety and Health Act plans. However, that low ranking is contrary to some other evaluations of workplace safety in New Hampshire, which show a low rate of workplace fatalities

New Hampshire’s ranking was also undoubtedly hurt by the ongoing drug abuse epidemic. While New Hampshire has a very low violent crime rate, the Granite State has one of the highest rates of drug overdose deaths in the nation

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