Allstate survey: Sioux Falls has safest drivers.Residents of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, city (1990 pop. 100,814), seat of Minnehaha co., SE S.Dak., on the Big Sioux River; settled 1856, inc. as a village 1877, as a city 1883. Settlers abandoned the site in 1862 because of Native American raids, but with the establishment (1865) of Fort , S.D., recently were rewarded with free gas by Allstate This article is about the American insurance company. For the line of automobiles, see Allstate (automobile). The Allstate Corporation NYSE: ALL is the largest publicly held personal lines insurer in the United States. Insurance Co. for being the safest drivers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the company's second annual Allstate America's Best Drivers Report. Allstate offered the prize to Sioux Falls after ranking the best drivers in the 200 largest American cities. Sioux Falls was able to edge up from the No. 2 spot last year to claim the top position. The average driver in Sioux Falls will experience an auto collision every 14.3 years, compared with the national likelihood of a crash every 10 years, making Sioux Falls residents 30% less likely to have an accident than the national average. Iowa, Tennessee Tennessee, state, United States Tennessee (tĕn`əsē', tĕn'əsē`), state in the south-central United States. and Colorado also boast a number of safer-than-average drivers. Two cities from each state were among the safest 10 in the country. Five of the safest 10 cities are in America's heartland, Allstate noted. For cities with more than 1 million residents, Phoenix came in as the safest big city for commuters. Drivers in Phoenix can expect to be in a crash every 9.7 years, just above the national average. Philadelphia didn't fare so well, coming in as the 186th safest city. Drivers in the City of Brotherly Love Noun 1. brotherly love - a kindly and lenient attitude toward people charity benevolence - an inclination to do kind or charitable acts supernatural virtue, theological virtue - according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and can expect an accident every 6.6 years, or 51% more likely than the national average. Many factors contribute to how cities rank in the report, Allan Williams, retired chief scientist and researcher at the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, said in a statement. He noted demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data. , commuting patterns and city design cannot be changed, but other factors, such as smart traffic engineering and strong law enforcement initiatives, can improve the number of crashes in metro areas This article is about the music production team. For the article about population centers, see metropolitan area. Metro Area are a Brooklyn-based dance music production team composed of Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani. .
Top 10 Safest Cities
Collision Average
Likelihood Years
Compared to Between
City National Avg. Collisions
Sioux Falls, S.D. 30.2% less likely 14.3
Fort Collins, Colo. 24.0% less likely 13.2
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 24.0% less likely 13.2
Huntsville, Ala. 21.6% less likely 12.8
Chattanooga, Tenn. 21.2% less likely 12.7
Knoxville, Tenn. 20.7% less likely 12.6
Des Moines, Iowa 20.6% less likely 12.6
Milwaukee 20.0% less likely 12.5
Colorado Springs, Colo. 19.0% less likely 12.3
Warren, Mich. 18.9% less likely 12.3
Source: Allstate America's Best Drivers Report
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