Report Ranks Indiana Among the Safest States in America

Have you ever thought about how safe you feel as a Hoosier? I mean, I don’t feel unsafe, or in danger, so I guess my answer would be YES, I think Indiana is a safe place to live. It’s probably not something that runs through your mind on a daily basis, but the folks at WalletHub have given it quite a bit of thought, and have just released the 2026 report of the Safest States in America. The news is good for Hoosiers – you should feel safe living in Indiana.

How do you go about determining how safe a state is? I guess you could look at crimes rates, but there’s gotta be more to it than that, right? There’s actually quite a bit more to it. For this report, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 52 key safety indicators, scoring each state in five main categories.

Indiana's Safety Report Card

• Personal & Residential Safety Rank – 7^th
• Financial Safety Rank – 25^th
• Road Safety Rank – 11^th
• Workplace Safety Rank – 10^th
• Emergency Preparedness Rank – 28^th

Indiana's Overall Safety Ranking

After all of the data from these categories was compiled and tabulated – and whatever else you have to do for a report like this – Indiana earned an overall ranking of the 8^th safest state in America. Not too shabby!

How Our Neighbors Stacked Up

Our neighbors across the river in Kentucky did pretty well in this report, earning a ranking of 18^th safest state in America. The same cannot be said about our neighbors to the west, though. Illinois is way down the list at #38.

Check out the full report if you want to take a deeper dive into the results, or just check out the map below to see how each state ranked.