Drunk driving has an estimated economic cost of about $199billion per year in the U.S., according to NerdWallet.

Additionally, in 2012, drunk driving led to the deaths of 10,322people. But the city you're in has an impact on how likely you areto encounter a drunk driver on the road.

A NerdWallet study, summarized in a post by John Kuo, compiled a list of the top-10cities for fatal alcohol-related car crashes per-capita, using allmotor vehicle crash data from the National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration and population data from the 2010 U.S. Census.NerdWallet also received quotes for eight driver profiles todetermine auto-insurance rates before and after a DUI (see thestudy and methodology at the link above).

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