Although roadway deaths have been steadily declining in the U.S., they still remain above pandemic levels, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data. However, some states — such as Maine, Alaska and Nebraska — saw large declines in traffic fatalities during 2023's first half. Much like the rate of roadway deaths, the country also sees pockets where drivers are much more cautious, which can help keep insurance rates. For example, getting a ticket for failure to stop at a red light can raise auto insurance rates by as much as 27.5%, according to a 2022 report from Insurify. The above slideshow reviews the cities with the safest drivers based on each location's national ranking for accidents, DUIs, driving citations and instances of speeding, according to Quotewizard.com, which reviewed data from the 70 largest U.S. cities for this study. According to Quotewizard's 2022 ranking, Utah is home to the nation's worst drivers with the state ranking first for speeding, second for citations, fifth for accidents and eighth for DUIs. Utah might be the state with the worst drivers, but Virginia Beach, Virginia, is the city with the worst drivers, Quotewizard reported. The city ranks fifth in moving violations, eighth for DUIs, 15th in accidents and 22nd for speeding tickets. Related:

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