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2025 Allstate America's Best Drivers Report® reveals the safest and riskiest driving cities
Prnewswire· 2025-06-18 12:00
Core Insights - The 2025 Allstate America's Best Drivers Report highlights Texas as the safest state for driving, with Brownsville reclaiming its title as the safest city in America, while Boston is identified as the riskiest driving city, with drivers nearly 3.5 times more likely to be involved in a collision compared to the national average [1][2][6]. Summary by Category Safe Driving Cities - Texas leads the report with four cities in the top 20 safest driving cities, including Brownsville, Boise, Fort Collins, and Cary [6][7]. - Brownsville, TX, is ranked as the safest city with a collision likelihood 25.9% lower than the national average [7][10]. - Other notable safe cities include Boise, ID (-24.1%), Fort Collins, CO (-21.0%), and Cary, NC (-18.3%) [7][10]. Riskiest Driving Cities - Boston, MA, is ranked as the riskiest city, with a collision likelihood 244% higher than the national average [7][10]. - Other cities with high collision rates include Washington, D.C. (172.4%), Baltimore, MD (153.1%), and Worcester, MA (147.6%) [7][10]. Regional Trends - The Pacific Northwest has shown significant improvements in driving safety, with cities like Bellevue, WA, climbing 133 spots since 2015 [6][11]. - Conversely, several Midwestern cities, including St. Louis, MO, and Des Moines, IA, have experienced declines in safe driving, with St. Louis dropping 90 spots to rank 175 [6][11]. Collision Data Analysis - The report indicates that the average driver in the U.S. will experience a collision once every 10.56 years, with the analysis based on claims data from January 2022 to December 2023 [17]. - The report emphasizes a widening gap in road safety between the safest and riskiest cities, with some cities seeing over a 25% increase in crash rates since 2015 [11][17].