Allstate finds Hawaii, Minnesota and Washington are home to America's safest drivers
Drivers are easier on the brakes in the Midwest, move at safer speeds in the Northeast and the
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
“Customers can sign up for usage-based insurance programs like Allstate’s Drivewise®for personalized feedback on their driving,” said
The safest and riskiest drivers
Safest |
|
Riskiest |
|
Overall |
|
Overall |
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Hard brake the least |
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Hard brake the most |
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Drive at high speed the least |
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Drive at high speed the most |
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Handle their phone the least |
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Handle their phone the most |
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Regional trends
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Drivers on the
West Coast handle their phone less
San Jose ,San Diego ,San Francisco ,Las Vegas ,Seattle , San Bernadino, andPortland, 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 , andSt. 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 , andPortland in thePacific Northwest andBuffalo ,Albany ,Rochester , andAllentown 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
The 100 most populous
Overall Rank |
|
Hard Braking Rank |
High-Speed Rank |
Phone Handling Rank |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
18 |
2 |
|
6 |
8 |
13 |
3 |
|
22 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
|
38 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
|
32 |
11 |
14 |
6 |
|
21 |
30 |
22 |
7 |
|
7 |
2 |
69 |
8 |
|
49 |
12 |
17 |
9 |
|
8 |
45 |
35 |
10 |
|
41 |
14 |
33 |
11 |
|
3 |
28 |
60 |
12 |
|
16 |
68 |
8 |
13 |
|
48 |
13 |
32 |
14 |
|
14 |
46 |
34 |
15 |
|
12 |
42 |
42 |
16 |
|
9 |
60 |
29 |
17 |
|
11 |
39 |
51 |
18 |
|
4 |
16 |
83 |
19 |
|
17 |
49 |
40 |
20 |
|
15 |
79 |
16 |
21 |
|
28 |
17 |
70 |
22 |
|
24 |
54 |
43 |
23 |
|
43 |
21 |
59 |
24 |
|
54 |
9 |
63 |
25 |
|
33 |
20 |
74 |
26 |
|
51 |
62 |
15 |
27 |
|
23 |
24 |
85 |
28 |
|
37 |
3 |
92 |
29 |
|
84 |
44 |
4 |
30 |
|
20 |
31 |
84 |
31 |
|
29 |
25 |
81 |
32 |
|
55 |
27 |
53 |
33 |
|
59 |
22 |
54 |
34 |
|
42 |
75 |
21 |
35 |
|
5 |
35 |
100 |
36 |
|
19 |
26 |
95 |
37 |
|
62 |
23 |
55 |
38 |
|
30 |
93 |
20 |
39 |
|
34 |
57 |
52 |
40 |
|
45 |
89 |
10 |
41 |
|
71 |
37 |
37 |
42 |
|
13 |
99 |
36 |
43 |
|
36 |
34 |
79 |
44 |
|
46 |
56 |
47 |
45 |
|
56 |
67 |
26 |
46 |
|
10 |
43 |
97 |
47 |
|
31 |
90 |
30 |
48 |
|
2 |
70 |
80 |
49 |
|
27 |
81 |
45 |
50 |
|
50 |
19 |
86 |
51 |
|
90 |
64 |
1 |
52 |
|
75 |
76 |
5 |
53 |
|
26 |
38 |
93 |
54 |
|
39 |
47 |
71 |
55 |
|
57 |
7 |
94 |
56 |
|
25 |
36 |
99 |
57 |
|
44 |
86 |
31 |
58 |
|
68 |
6 |
89 |
59 |
|
88 |
74 |
2 |
60 |
|
76 |
66 |
23 |
61 |
|
18 |
100 |
48 |
62 |
|
47 |
91 |
28 |
63 |
|
69 |
32 |
67 |
64 |
|
74 |
78 |
19 |
65 |
|
35 |
98 |
39 |
66 |
|
97 |
63 |
12 |
67 |
|
65 |
18 |
90 |
68 |
|
89 |
40 |
46 |
69 |
|
58 |
77 |
41 |
70 |
|
77 |
96 |
3 |
71 |
|
61 |
33 |
88 |
72 |
|
70 |
55 |
58 |
73 |
|
66 |
41 |
78 |
74 |
|
94 |
80 |
11 |
75 |
|
52 |
73 |
61 |
76 |
|
64 |
29 |
98 |
77 |
|
91 |
10 |
91 |
78 |
|
92 |
52 |
50 |
79 |
|
72 |
59 |
64 |
80 |
|
81 |
48 |
68 |
81 |
|
87 |
61 |
49 |
82 |
|
100 |
15 |
82 |
83 |
|
40 |
83 |
75 |
84 |
|
67 |
58 |
73 |
85 |
|
86 |
87 |
25 |
86 |
|
96 |
95 |
7 |
87 |
|
53 |
69 |
77 |
88 |
|
79 |
97 |
27 |
89 |
|
95 |
85 |
24 |
90 |
|
73 |
94 |
38 |
91 |
|
82 |
51 |
76 |
92 |
|
60 |
88 |
66 |
93 |
|
78 |
82 |
57 |
94 |
|
85 |
72 |
62 |
95 |
|
63 |
92 |
65 |
96 |
|
93 |
84 |
44 |
97 |
|
98 |
53 |
72 |
98 |
|
99 |
71 |
56 |
99 |
|
83 |
50 |
96 |
100 |
|
80 |
65 |
87 |
About Allstate
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
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
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:
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