Allstate finds Hawaii, Minnesota and Washington are residence to America’s most secure drivers

Drivers are easier on the brakes in the Midwest, move at safer speeds in the Northeast and the Pacific Northwest, and keep their eyes on the road more on the West Coast.

NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 11, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Honolulu has the safest drivers in America, according to the 16^th Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report^®. Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland, Oregon, and Virginia Beach round out the Top 5.

For the first time, the report uses anonymized connected driving data from Allstate’s mobility data and analytics partner Arity to rank the 100 most populous U.S. urban areas by driving behavior, like phone handling, high-speed driving and hard braking.^1,2 Arity powers the optional safe driving features in Allstate’s mobile app.

“Customers can sign up for usage-based insurance programs like Allstate’s Drivewise^® for personalized feedback on their driving,” said Ginger Purgatorio, executive vice president at Allstate. “This feedback has helped people drive safer and save money on their auto insurance.”

The safest and riskiest drivers

Regional trends

• Drivers on the West Coast handle their phone less
  San Jose, San Diego, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Seattle, San Bernadino, and Portland, Oregon are among the top 10 areas where drivers handle their phone the least.

• Drivers in the Midwest hard brake the least.
  Madison, Cleveland, Des Moines, Minneapolis, and St. Louis make up half of the top 10 areas that avoid decelerating more than 7 mph in one second.

• Drivers in the Pacific Northwest and the Northeast drive at safer speeds.
  Seattle, Spokane, and Portland in the Pacific Northwest and Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, and Allentown in the Northeast are among the top 10 areas that avoid driving over 80 mph.

See below for a complete ranking of all 100 U.S. urban areas by driving behavior.

Drivewise customers are safer

In April 2024, Allstate shared new data about how Drivewise customers are safer: Those who choose to opt into the Allstate app’s safe driving features are 25% less likely to have a severe collision than those who don’t. Drivewise evaluates and helps educate on driving behaviors that are often attributed to the tens of thousands of people lost in preventable crashes on U.S. roads each year. Features like crash detection services can also quickly connect customers with help when they’re in an accident. Get more information about Drivewise at Allstate.com/Drivewise.

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The 100 most populous U.S. urban areas by driving behavior