Kansas City, Kansas, tops the chart for the first time ever as the safest driving city in America according to Allstate Insurance Company's eleventh annual “best drivers report.” The report, based on Allstate Insurance Company claims data, ranked America's 200 largest cities in terms of car collision frequency to identify the cities with the safest drivers.
According to Allstate, Kansas City was the safest driving city in America with the average driver experiencing an auto collision every 13.3 years – 24.8 percent less likely than the national average of every 10 years.
“By providing this information annually, Allstate and our agency owners across the country strive to bring drivers and communities together to talk about driving safety and consider solutions to keep our roads safer,” said Jim Ledder, vice president of auto claims at Allstate. “By spotlighting the cities with strong driver safety records and spreading the word about practical steps drivers can take, we're continuing to help protect people from life's uncertainties and prepare them for a more secure future.”
The top 10 cities according to the Allstate report are:
| City & Overall Ranking | Collision Likelihood Compared to National Average | Average Years Between Collisions |
| 1. Kansas City, Kan. | 24.8% less likely | 13.3 |
| 2. Brownsville, Texas | 24.6% less likely | 13.3 |
| 3. Boise, Idaho | 23.5% less likely | 13.1 |
| 4. Fort Collins, Colo. | 21.1% less likely | 12.7 |
| 5. Cape Coral, Fla. | 21.0% less likely | 12.7 |
| 6. Madison, Wis. | 18.2% less likely | 12.2 |
| 7. Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 15.1% less likely | 11.8 |
| 8. Laredo, Texas | 14.7% less likely | 11.7 |
| 9. Huntsville, Ala. | 14.7% less likely | 11.7 |
| 10. Cary, N.C. | 13.8% less likely | 11.6 |
Victoria Spears
Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].