Colorado Ranks Among Most Dangerous States During the Holidays

When you think of the holidays, normally, you would think of family, making memories, and mainly positive things. Well, unless you grew up watching Home Alone. Then you would consider how many ways burglars could break into your home and how you could prevent that by setting boobie traps at every possible entrance.

The Holidays Aren’t Always Safe

All jokes aside, the holidays are meant to spend time with friends, family, and the people you love the most. However, it can be a dangerous time of the year for many different reasons.

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Somehow, whenever it snows in Colorado, people seem to forget how to drive on the roads. Other instances include house fires, which tend to spike around this time of year, and other factors that make the holidays dangerous.

Why Colorado Ranks So High

According to Mental Floss, Colorado ranks as one of the most dangerous states in the nation around the holidays. Why? Well, it's not because of a car accident or excessive drinking rates.

Colorado ranks fourth on Mental Floss's list due to an unusually high number of injury-related Google searches. These searches could include what to do if you fall on the ice, how to stop the bleeding from cutting yourself with a knife, and many other searches that people seem to do when they injure themselves during the holiday season.

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While Colorado may rank high on the most dangerous states list for the holidays, our state doesn't really compare to the top three. Oregon ranked third on the list for the high number of fatal car accidents per capita, Wisconsin ranked second for a high excessive drinking rate, and Vermont ranked first due to the state having a near-guaranteed white Christmas.

Where to See the Full List

Check out the most dangerous states during the holidays by visiting mentalfloss.com.