(July 1, 2008)—Waco ranks in the bottom third of this year’s “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report” released Tuesday.

In the survey of the country’s 193 largest cities, Waco ranked 136th in driver safety.

Sioux Falls, S.D. was rated as the city with the safest drivers in the U.S., according to the survey, which determined that the average driver in Sioux Falls is involved in an auto collision every 14.6 years and is 31.6 less likely to have an accident that the national average.

In Waco, the average driver goes 8.6 years between accidents and is 15.9 percent more likely to have an accident than the national average.

Allstate has produced the report for the past four years.

It’s based on an in-depth analysis of company claim data, Allstate says.
Allstate says its policies represent 12 percent of all auto policies in the U.S.

“Allstate's America's Best Driver's Report was created to boost the country's discussion on safe driving,” said Mike Roche, senior vice president, Allstate's Claim Organization.

“Each year, we hope that the report will increase awareness on the importance of being tolerant and attentive behind the wheel. This is also a critical message we must communicate with teen drivers,” he said.

Waco was the only city in Central Texas included in the survey.

Top 10 Safest Cities: Average years between crashes
(Source: Allstate)

1. Sioux Falls, S.D., 14.6
2. Fort Collins, Colo., 13.4
3. Chattanooga, Tenn., 13.3
4. Sterling Heights, Mich., 13.2
5. Warren, Mich., 13.2
6. Knoxville, Tenn., 13.1
7. Grand Rapids, Mich., 12.9
8. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 12.9
9. Lexington, Ky., 12.8
10. Detroit, 12.4
(136. Waco 8.6)

Cities with 500,000 to 1 million residents

1. Detroit, 12.4
2. Milwaukee, 11.8
3. Louisville, Ky., 11.4
4. Nashville, Tenn., 11.1
5. Tucson, Ariz., 11.0
6. Memphis, Tenn., 10.9
7. Denver, 10.7
8. Oklahoma City, 10.5
9. Indianapolis, 10.4
10. El Paso, Texas, 10.2

Cities with more than 1 million residents

1. Phoenix, 9.8
2. San Diego, 9.1
3. New York, 8.8
4. Houston, 8.1
5. San Antonio, 8.0
6. Dallas, 7.8
7. Chicago, 7.6
8. Los Angeles, 7.1
9. Philadelphia, 6.6

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