Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - People encounter hazards every day, some serious, others rare and innocuous. We fear certain kinds more than others, though, and COVID-19 is one of the biggest concerns in 2021. A recent Gallup poll found that only 38% of Americans feel “very” confident they can protect themselves from COVID-19 while they are out in public, a sharp drop from around 51% in May. While COVID-19 has continued to dominate the news this year, Americans still have other dangers to worry about, from mass shootings to riots to traffic accidents.
No one can avoid all danger, however, and we take on a certain level of risk based on where we choose to live. Some cities are simply better at protecting their residents from harm. To determine where Americans can feel most secure — in more than one sense — the financial website WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 44 key indicators of safety ranging from COVID-19 deaths in the past week per capita and assaults per capita to the unemployment rate and road quality.
WalletHub thought little of Las Vegas, placing Sin City in 147th place. Henderson fared much better, coming in in 40th place, while North Las Vegas was ranked 75th. Reno was ranked at 101.
The categories of ‘Financial Safety’ and ‘Home and Community Safety’ really dinged Las Vegas’ rating, with rankings of 163 and 137, respectively.
The safest city, at least according to WalletHub? Columbia, Maryland, Followed by South Burlington, VT, Nashua,NH, Yonkers, NY, and Madison, WI.
At the bottom of WalletHub list? St. Louis, followed by Fort Lauderdale, San Bernardino, Oklahoma City and Memphis.
For a look at the full study, click here.