How Unsafe Is Louisiana?

In Louisiana, we deal with many dangerous things that most other states don't have to. Things like alligators, hurricanes, flooding, pot holes and bad drivers are everyday threats against our safety, and the safety of our friends and family. OK, the bad driver part might be mostly opinion, but the potholes are out of control. Wallethub.com has crunched the numbers and says that not only Louisiana a pretty dangerous place, but one of the most dangerous in the country.

WalletHub’s analysts compared states around the country based on 25 key “safety” metrics. They used things like “number of assaults per capita” to “unemployment rate” to “estimated losses from climate disasters.”

Where does Louisiana land on this list? We're nearly at the very bottom, coming in at number 41!

Wow, it's pretty dangerous in these Louisiana streets.

See the charts below, and head over to wallethub.com to read more about why we'll be lucky to make through the end of the day alive.