Allstate finds Hawaii, Minnesota and Washington are home to America's safest drivers
11 July 2024 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Drivers are easier on the brakes in the
Midwest, move at safer speeds in the Northeast and the Pacific
Northwest, and keep their eyes on the road more on the West
Coast.
Honolulu has the safest drivers in America, according to the
16th Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report®. Minneapolis, Seattle,
Portland, Oregon, and Virginia Beach round out the Top 5.
For the first time, the report uses anonymized connected driving
data from Allstate’s mobility data and analytics partner Arity to
rank the 100 most populous U.S. urban areas by driving behavior,
like phone handling, high-speed driving and hard braking.1,2 Arity
powers the optional safe driving features in Allstate’s mobile
app.
“Customers can sign up for usage-based insurance programs like
Allstate’s Drivewise® for personalized feedback on their driving,”
said Ginger Purgatorio, executive vice president at Allstate. “This
feedback has helped people drive safer and save money on their auto
insurance.”
The safest and riskiest drivers
Safest
Riskiest
Overall
Honolulu, HI
Overall
Albuquerque, NM
Hard brake the least
Honolulu, HI
Hard brake the most
Bakersfield, CA
Drive at high speed the least
Honolulu, HI
Drive at high speed the most
Port St. Lucie, FL
Handle their phone the least
San Jose, CA
Handle their phone the most
Providence, RI
Regional trends
- Drivers on the West Coast handle their phone less San
Jose, San Diego, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Seattle, San Bernadino,
and Portland, Oregon are among the top 10 areas where drivers
handle their phone the least.
- Drivers in the Midwest hard brake the least. Madison,
Cleveland, Des Moines, Minneapolis, and St. Louis make up half of
the top 10 areas that avoid decelerating more than 7 mph in one
second.
- Drivers in the Pacific Northwest and the Northeast drive at
safer speeds. Seattle, Spokane, and Portland in the Pacific
Northwest and Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, and Allentown in the
Northeast are among the top 10 areas that avoid driving over 80
mph.
See below for a complete ranking of all 100 U.S. urban areas by
driving behavior.
Drivewise customers are safer
In April 2024, Allstate shared new data about how Drivewise
customers are safer: Those who choose to opt into the Allstate
app’s safe driving features are 25% less likely to have a severe
collision than those who don’t. Drivewise evaluates and helps
educate on driving behaviors that are often attributed to the tens
of thousands of people lost in preventable crashes on U.S. roads
each year. Features like crash detection services can also quickly
connect customers with help when they’re in an accident. Get more
information about Drivewise at Allstate.com/Drivewise.
The 100 most populous U.S. urban areas by driving
behavior
Overall Rank
U.S. Urban Area
Hard Braking Rank
High-Speed Rank
Phone Handling Rank
1
Honolulu, HI
1
1
18
2
Minneapolis, MN
6
8
13
3
Seattle, WA
22
5
6
4
Portland, OR
38
4
9
5
Virginia Beach, VA
32
11
14
6
Richmond, VA
21
30
22
7
Spokane, WA
7
2
69
8
Washington, DC
49
12
17
9
Harrisburg, PA
8
45
35
10
Reno, NV
41
14
33
11
Cleveland, OH
3
28
60
12
San Antonio, TX
16
68
8
13
Baltimore, MD
48
13
32
14
Columbus, OH
14
46
34
15
Dayton, OH
12
42
42
16
St. Louis, MO
9
60
29
17
Cincinnati, OH
11
39
51
18
Des Moines, IA
4
16
83
19
Kansas City, MO
17
49
40
20
Jacksonville, FL
15
79
16
21
Wichita, KS
28
17
70
22
Louisville, KY
24
54
43
23
Indianapolis, IN
43
21
59
24
Rochester, NY
54
9
63
25
El Paso, TX
33
20
74
26
Houston, TX
51
62
15
27
Milwaukee, WI
23
24
85
28
Akron, OH
37
3
92
29
San Francisco, CA
84
44
4
30
Charleston, SC
20
31
84
31
Syracuse, NY
29
25
81
32
New York, NY
55
27
53
33
Knoxville, TN
59
22
54
34
Salt Lake City, UT
42
75
21
35
Providence, RI
5
35
100
36
New Orleans, LA
19
26
95
37
Chattanooga, TN
62
23
55
38
Ogden/Layton, UT
30
93
20
39
Tulsa, OK
34
57
52
40
Dallas, TX
45
89
10
41
Winston-Salem, NC
71
37
37
42
Palm Bay/Melbourne, FL
13
99
36
43
Pensacola, FL
36
34
79
44
Oklahoma City, OK
46
56
47
45
Tampa, FL
56
67
26
46
Boston, MA
10
43
97
47
Little Rock, AR
31
90
30
48
Madison, WI
2
70
80
49
Nashville, TN
27
81
45
50
Pittsburgh, PA
50
19
86
51
San Jose, CA
90
64
1
52
Las Vegas, NV
75
76
5
53
Worcester, MA
26
38
93
54
Lancaster, PA
39
47
71
55
Albany, NY
57
7
94
56
Springfield, MA
25
36
99
57
Orlando, FL
44
86
31
58
Buffalo, NY
68
6
89
59
Atlanta, GA
88
74
2
60
Colorado Springs, CO
76
66
23
61
Port St. Lucie, FL
18
100
48
62
Kissimmee/St. Cloud, FL
47
91
28
63
Toledo, OH
69
32
67
64
Austin, TX
74
78
19
65
Provo/Orem, UT
35
98
39
66
Sacramento, CA
97
63
12
67
Bridgeport/Stamford, CT
65
18
90
68
Raleigh, NC
89
40
46
69
Charlotte, NC
58
77
41
70
San Diego, CA
77
96
3
71
Omaha, NE
61
33
88
72
Cape Coral, FL
70
55
58
73
Sarasota, FL
66
41
78
74
Los Angeles, CA
94
80
11
75
Chicago, IL
52
73
61
76
McAllen, TX
64
29
98
77
Allentown, PA
91
10
91
78
Concord, CA
92
52
50
79
Hartford, CT
72
59
64
80
Philadelphia, PA
81
48
68
81
Durham, NC
87
61
49
82
Bakersfield, CA
100
15
82
83
Columbia, SC
40
83
75
84
Denver, CO
67
58
73
85
Detroit, MI
86
87
25
86
Riverside/San Bernardino, CA
96
95
7
87
New Haven, CT
53
69
77
88
Phoenix, AZ
79
97
27
89
Mission Viejo/Lake Forest, CA
95
85
24
90
Miami, FL
73
94
38
91
Tucson, AZ
82
51
76
92
Grand Rapids, MI
60
88
66
93
Denton, TX
78
82
57
94
Memphis, TN
85
72
62
95
Birmingham, AL
63
92
65
96
Stockton, CA
93
84
44
97
Fresno, CA
98
53
72
98
Murrieta/Temecula/Menifee, CA
99
71
56
99
Baton Rouge, LA
83
50
96
100
Albuquerque, NM
80
65
87
About Allstate
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uncertainties with a circle of protection including cars, homes,
electronic devices, benefits and identity theft. Products are
available through a broad distribution network including Allstate
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About Arity
Arity is a mobility data and analytics company that provides
data-driven solutions to companies invested in transportation,
enabling them to deliver mobility services that are smarter, safer,
and more economical. Arity collects and analyzes over a trillion
miles of driving data to create a greater understanding of how
people move. With the world’s largest driving dataset tied to
insurance claims collected through mobile devices, in-car devices,
and vehicles themselves, Arity derives unique insights that help
insurers, developers, marketers, and communities understand and
predict driving behavior at scale. Arity was founded by The
Allstate Corporation in 2016.
Arity believes collecting and using data responsibly and
transparently will create better experiences on and off the road
for people, communities, and businesses. We do not take the
sensitivity of the data lightly, and because of that, privacy is at
the cornerstone of how our company functions. Get more information
at arity.com/privacy-center.
Methodology
1For this analysis, phone handling is calculated when a
customer’s smartphone is in use while a trip is in progress;
High-speed driving is calculated when a customer drives over 80
mph; Hard braking is calculated when a customer decelerates more
than 7 mph in one second. Data is based on the location of a trip
and not the zip code of a customer or their vehicle. Drivewise
Mobile savings are not available in California and Alaska. This
report is produced solely to boost the country's discussion about
safe driving and to increase awareness of the importance
usage-based insurance programs like Drivewise play in being safe
and attentive behind the wheel. The research is not used to
determine auto insurance rates.
2List of urban areas as defined by the 2020 Census. Due to data
availability, the following six urban areas have been excluded from
this report: San Juan, PR, McKinney/Frisco, TX, Boise City, ID,
Augusta, GA, Bonita Springs/Estero, FL, Goodyear/Avondale, AZ; The
following six have been included: Stockton, CA, Syracuse, NY,
Chattanooga, TN, Durham, NC, Lancaster/Manheim, PA, Pensacola, FL.
Some area names have been edited for brevity. More information and
full area names can be found at
census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/guidance/geo-areas/urban-rural.
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