Safety is of great importance to quality of life in the place you call home. There are different factors that indicate how safe a community may be. WalletHub evaluated 180 U.S. cities across various indicators relating to safety. The rankings are in, and Sioux Falls, SD, has been ranked among the 25 safest cities in America, coming in at No. 22.
“When people think about safety in a city, their minds probably immediately go to things like the crime rate, auto fatality rate or risk of natural disasters,” said Chip Lupo, WalletHub Analyst, in the article releasing the rankings. “The safest cities in America protect residents from these threats of bodily harm and property damage, but on top of that, they also help secure people’s financial safety. Financial safety includes things like minimizing the risk of fraud and identity theft, keeping the population employed and insured, and combating homelessness.”
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