FLORIDA — Look out, Sin City. That's the Sunshine State waving at you in your rearview mirror.
- Wallethub compared states across "indicators of immorality"
- Nevada ranked #1
- Read the whole ranked list
Wallethub posted the results of their research into 2019's naughtiest states in the Union on Wednesday.
According to the website, the writers compared all 50 states across 43 key "indicators of immorality." Those indicators included Violent Crimes per Capita, Sex Offenders per Capita, Share of Maltreated Children, Deaths due to Firearms per Capita, Fast-Food Establishments per Capita, Drug Overdose Deaths, Persons Arrested for Prostitution and Commercialized Vice per Capita, and many others.
Where did Florida end up? The Sunshine State came in second in sin, bested only by the home of "Sin City," Nevada.
Florida did, however, did take the top spot as the most "jealous" state, with Floridians notching high numbers in Thefts per Capita, Identity-Theft Complaints per Capita, and Fraud & Other Complaints per Capita.
To see where other states fell in the rankings and for a more detailed breakdown of the study's methodology, click HERE.