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| Car crash fatalities are at the lowest level they've been since 1949, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
Fender bender much? Your likelihood of bumping into another driver on the road could depend entirely on where you live, at least according to a new report released by AllState Insurance Company. They've ranked the 200 largest cities in America according to car collision frequency based off of claims data over a two year period.
Seeing as how I live in Missouri, my first inclination was to of course check and see what locales I'm familiar with that were represented. Three cities from the Show-Me State are featured on the list, with Springfield ranking 10th, Kansas City ranking 16th, and my hometown of St. Louis a distant 101st. The data in the list calculates the probability of a driver experiencing an auto collision compared to the national average, which is once every 10 years.
So, in Springfield and Kansas City, drivers have a 17.4% and 14.6% less chance, respectively, to have a collision in a 10 year period. The estimate is once every 11.7 years in KC, and 12.1 in Springfield. How does St. Louis fare? We're actually 8.8% more likely to have an accident, with an estimated collision once every 9.2 years!
Who's number one? See the top 10 list below, or download the full list here.
| City & Overall Ranking | Collision Likelihood Compared to National Average | Average Years Between Collisions |
| 1. Sioux Falls, S.D. | 27.6% less likely | 13.8 |
| 2. Boise, Idaho | 27.3% less likely | 13.8 |
| 3. Fort Collins,Colo. | 26.7% less likely | 13.6 |
| 4. Madison, Wisc. | 23.0% less likely | 13.0 |
| 5. Lincoln, Neb. | 19.3% less likely | 12.4 |
| 6. Huntsville, Ala. | 19.1% less likely | 12.4 |
| 7. Chandler, Ariz. | 18.9% less likely | 12.3 |
| 8. Reno, Nev. | 18.4% less likely | 12.3 |
| 9. Knoxville, Tenn. | 18.1% less likely | 12.2 |
| 10. Springfield, Mo. | 17.4% less likely | 12.1 |
Have you been in any auto accidents in the past 10 years? What do you think is the best way to lower your risk for getting into an accident? Leave a comment below!
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