Texas is a wild place, but I can\u2019t say I\u2019ve ever thought it was terribly \u201cunsafe\u201d around here.<\/p>\n
Apparently, how I feel and what the numbers say are two very different things.<\/p>\n
According to a new WalletHub survey<\/a> ranking the safest states in America, Texas landed near the very bottom of the list. In fact, Texas came in at #48, with only Louisiana and Mississippi ranking worse.<\/p>\n Yikes.<\/p>\n That becomes even more interesting when you consider that Lubbock<\/a> has frequently ranked as one of the more dangerous cities in Texas. You may feel perfectly safe going about your day, but statistically, there are some things we could definitely improve.<\/p>\n So how did WalletHub come up with the rankings?<\/p>\n The survey looked at five major categories: Personal & Residential Safety, Financial Safety, Road Safety, Workplace Safety, and Emergency Preparedness. Each category was then broken down into a number of smaller metrics.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s just say Texas didn\u2019t exactly knock it out of the park anywhere.<\/p>\n Those individual measurements included things like theft, mass shootings, traffic safety, financial security, workplace incidents, and the impact of climate disasters. I could keep listing them, but honestly, it just gets more depressing.<\/p>\n Texas has always had a reputation as a friendly place. We\u2019re supposed to be the state with the \u201cbig hat\u201d that everybody can fit under.<\/p>\n A ranking like this doesn\u2019t mean everybody in Texas is walking around in danger every day, but it does suggest there are plenty of areas where we could do better.<\/p>\n