Study: Metropolitan Cities With Highest Teen Crash Rates

A study by Allstate Insurance Company in May 08 found the following cities to have the highest crash rates for teens:

• Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Fla.
  
• Orlando/Kissimmee, Fla.
  
• Jacksonville, Fla.
  
• Nashville, Tenn.
  
• Birmingham, Ala.
  
• Phoenix, Ariz.
  
• Kansas City, Mo. (and Kan.)
  
• Atlanta, Ga.
  
• Charlotte, N.C.
  
• Louisville, Ky.

The study also found the cities with the lowest teen driver fatality rates were:

• San Francisco/Oakland, Calif.
  
• San Jose, Calif.
  
• New York City (including Long Island and northern New Jersey)
  
• Los Angeles, Calif.
  
• Cleveland, Ohio
  
• Milwaukee, Wisc.
  
• Boston, Mass.
  
• Portland, Ore.
  
• Salt Lake City, Utah
  
• Chicago, Ill.

George Ruebenson, president of Allstate Protection adds:

"The study shouldn't just concern parents and leaders in the nation’s deadliest hotspots – car crashes claim the lives of more American teens than anything else coast-to-coast. Although some cities post better scores than others, the whole country must take responsibility for addressing this crisis. We feel that state and federal leaders should enact uniform national standards for graduated drivers licensing laws. Further, we must have better conversations with teens about safe driving and set good examples through our own good driving behavior."

Their findings kicked off a campaign to unify Graduated Licensing Laws which currently differ state to state. You can read the full article by clicking here.