Albuquerque was named the most dangerous city in America to drive in based on accident rates, according to a new ranking by Forbes of the 50 U.S. cities with the worst drivers.
The Forbes study used a variety of metrics to determine rankings, including the number of fatal accidents and accidents with drunk or distracted drivers. After Albuquerque, the worst cities were Memphis, Detroit, Tucson, and Kansas City.
Surprisingly, three cities famous for difficult driving were at the bottom of the list: New York was 48th, followed by San Francisco and Boston. You can see the full ranking of all 50 cities here.
The data Forbes Advisor collected and analyzed reveals clear trends about which cities have the most dangerous drivers.
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, tops the list of cities with the worst drivers, followed by Memphis, Tennessee; Detroit, Michigan; Tucson, Arizona; and Kansas City, Missouri.
- Three of the top 15 cities with the worst drivers are located in Texas, including Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio.
- Three of the top 10 cities with the best drivers are located in California, including San Francisco, Oakland and San Diego.
- Memphis, Tennessee has the highest number of fatal car accidents involving a drunk driver (7.5 per 100,000 city residents) and Albuquerque, New Mexico has the highest number of fatal car accidents involving a distracted driver (5.42 per 100,000 city residents).
