Worcester is Not Very Sinful, Says New Study

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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

GoLocalWorcester Lifestyle Team

The City of Worcester is ranked near the bottom when it comes to most sinful cities.

According to a recent study completed by WalletHub, Worcester is ranked 107th out of 182 cities when it comes to most sinful.

“Las Vegas isn’t the only sinful place in America. In other cities, bad things happen and stay there, too. From beer-loving Milwaukee to hedonistic New Orleans, the U.S. is filled with people behaving badly. No place is innocent. We all have demons,” said WalletHub.

Worcester’s Rankings:

• 124th Best - Anger & Hatred
• 158th Best - Jealousy
• 81st Best - Excesses & Vices
• 6th Best - Greed
• 119th Best - Lust
• 163rd Best - Vanity
• 99th - Laziness
• 1st- Lowest Charitable Donations as % of Income

 

The Rankings

Worcester is ranked behind St. Petersburg, Florida and Stockton, California who rank 105th and 106th respectively.

Worcester is ranked ahead of Amarillo, Texas and Salt Lake City, Utah who rank 108th and 109th respectively.

Las Vegas, Nevada is ranked as the most sinful city, while South Burlington, Vermont is the least sinful city.

See the full rankings in the map below: 

The Method

In order to determine the most sinful cities in America, WalletHub compared 182 cities — including the 150 most populated U.S. cities, plus at least two of the most populated cities in each state — across seven key dimensions: 1) Anger & Hatred, 2) Jealousy, 3) Excesses & Vices, 4) Greed, 5) Lust, 6) Vanity and 7) Laziness.

They examined those dimensions using 32 relevant metrics, which are listed below with their corresponding weights.

Finally, they calculated the overall score, or WalletHub Vice Index, for each city based on its weighted average across all metrics and used the resulting scores to rank-order the cities.

Anger & Hatred – Total Points: 14.3

• Violent Crimes per Capita: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
• Sex Offenders per Capita: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
• Bullying Rate*: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
• Hate-Crime Incidents per Capita: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
• Hate Groups per Capita: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)

 

Jealousy – Total Points: 14.3

• Thefts per Capita: Full Weight (~4.77 Points)
• Identity-Theft Complaints per Capita: Full Weight (~4.77 Points)
• Fraud & Other Complaints per Capita: Full Weight (~4.77 Points)

 

Excesses & Vices – Total Points: 14.3

• Share of Obese Adults: Full Weight (~1.59 Points)
• Fast-Food Establishments per Capita**: Full Weight (~1.59 Points)
• Excessive Drinking: Full Weight (~1.59 Points)
• Share of Adult Smokers: Full Weight (~1.59 Points)
• Share of Adult Coffee Drinkers: Full Weight (~1.59 Points)
• Share of Population Using Marijuana: Full Weight (~1.59 Points)
• Retail Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed per 100 Persons: Full Weight (~1.59 Points)
• Drug Overdose Deaths: Full Weight (~1.59 Points)
• Debt-to-Income Ratio: Full Weight (~1.59 Points)

 

Greed – Total Points: 14.3

• Casinos per Capita**: Full Weight (~4.77 Points)
• Charitable Donations as Share of Income: Full Weight (~4.77 Points)
• Share of Population with Gambling Disorders*: Full Weight (~4.77 Points)

 

Lust – Total Points: 14.3

• Potential Cheaters: Double Weight (~5.72 Points)
• Adult Entertainment Establishments per Capita**: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
• Teen Birth Rate: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
• “Most Active Tinder Users” Ranking: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)

 

Vanity – Total Points: 14.3

• Beauty Salons per Capita**: Full Weight (~4.77 Points)
• Tanning Salons per Capita**: Full Weight (~4.77 Points)
• Google Search Interest Index for “Top 5 Plastic Surgeries”: Full Weight (~4.77 Points)

 

Laziness – Total Points: 14.3

• Share of Adults Not Exercising: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
• Average Weekly Hours Worked: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
• Volunteer Rate: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
• Average Daily Time Spent Watching TV*: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
• High School Dropout Rate: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)

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