This MA City Has Best Drivers Nationwide: Study

BOSTON, MA — Across the country, the rate of fatal crashes is rising, increasing by nearly 10 percent from 2020 to 2022.

But according to one study, Boston is bucking that trend as the city with the best drivers. Boston has the second-lowest number of fatal car accidents (3.26 per 100,000 city residents), the second-lowest number of fatal accidents involving speeding (0.77 per 100,000 city residents), and the third-lowest number of fatal accidents involving a drunk driver (0.95 per 100,000 city residents).

The study comes from Forbes Advisor and compared the 50 most-populated cities across five metrics. Data for these metrics comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool. For each metric, Forbes took a five-year average, using data from 2017 to 2021.

From 2020 to 2022, there were 71 fatal crashes in Boston, according to Mass DOT. There were also 135 accidents involving serious injuries.

Here are the top ten cities with the best drivers, according to Forbes:

1. Boston
2. San Francisco
3. New York City
4. Minneapolis
5. Las Vegas
6. Washington, D.C.
7. Oakland
8. Raleigh
9. San Diego
10. Philadelphia

At the opposite end of the spectrum, these cities have the worst drivers in the country, according to Forbes:

1. Albuquerque
2. Memphis
3. Detroit
4. Tucson
5. Kansas City
6. Dallas
7. Louisville
8. Phoenix
9. Fort Worth
10. Tampa

Albuquerque ranked high in the incidence of fatal accidents, drunk driving, and distracted driving, according to Forbes. The highest rate of fatal car crashes was in Detroit.

Check out the full report at Forbes.