South Jersey City Has 2nd Worst Drivers In The Northeast, New Study Says

CAMDEN, NJ — The city of Camden has the second-worst drivers in the Northeast, according to a new report.

ConsumerAffairs, a website focused on helping buyers make decisions on major purchases such as cars or homes, released a study last week ranking Northeastern cities with the "worst drivers."

The list ranks cities with the highest rates of deadly crashes stemming from risky behaviors behind the wheel — including speeding, driving under the influence and violating traffic laws — according to ConsumerAffairs.

Camden ranked second-worst, with 18.12 deadly crashes per 100,000 people, which ConsumerAffairs says is more than six times the national average.

Here's the Camden data that ConsumerAffairs shared:

• Deaths from all crashes: 12.54 per 100,000 people
• Fatal crashes involving bad driving behaviors (aggressive driving, careless driving, traffic violations, etc.): 18.12 per 100,000 people
• Deaths involving driving under the influence: 2.79 per 100,000
• Deaths involving positive Blood Alcohol Content (BAC): 6.04 per 100,000
• Deaths involving speeding: 7.77 per 100,000 people

Camden draws a lot of traffic throughout the region as a gateway to and from Philadelphia, with tight roadways, aging infrastructure and population density adding to the challenges.

Despite the low ranking, ConsumerAffairs only considered cities with populations of 65,000 or more, so many locales didn't qualify for the list.

The worst Northeastern driving city is Waterbury, Connecticut, according to ConsumerAffairs. Four New Jersey cities made the top 10: Camden (second), Lakewood (third), Newark (eighth) and Trenton (10th).

ConsumerAffairs pulled statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's latest fatal car crash data.

Here's the full report from ConsumerAffairs.