Best Drivers in the US by State (Interactive Graphics 2015)
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| STATE | FATALITIES RATE PER 100 MILLION VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED | FAILURE TO OBEY (TRAFFIC SIGNALS, SEAT BELTS, & INVALID DRIVER LICENSE) | DRUNK DRIVING | SPEEDING | CARELESS DRIVING | TOTAL SCORE | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 15 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 26 | 102 | 40 |
| Alaska | 26 | 44 | 46 | 5 | 42 | 163 | 12 |
| Arizona | 10 | 7 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 84 | 46 |
| Arkansas | 8 | 8 | 31 | 50 | 19 | 116 | 31 |
| California | 40 | 15 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 120 | 29 |
| Colorado | 29 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 33 | 111 | 34 |
| Connecticut | 42 | 11 | 4 | 41 | 37 | 135 | 22 |
| Delaware | 24 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 93 | 43 |
| District of Columbia | 51 | 27 | 44 | 4 | 22 | 148 | 15 |
| Florida | 16 | 29 | 41 | 51 | 1 | 138 | 20 |
| Georgia | 23 | 20 | 50 | 48 | 10 | 151 | 14 |
| Hawaii | 30 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 89 | 44 |
| Idaho | 14 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 40 | 126 | 25 |
| Illinois | 35 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 120 | 29 |
| Indiana | 31 | 20 | 37 | 31 | 24 | 143 | 19 |
| Iowa | 31 | 28 | 35 | 49 | 47 | 190 | 4 |
| Kansas | 20 | 25 | 36 | 25 | 38 | 144 | 18 |
| Kentucky | 13 | 4 | 49 | 44 | 27 | 137 | 21 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 1 | 16 | 33 | 7 | 63 | 47 |
| Maine | 28 | 35 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 126 | 25 |
| Maryland | 45 | 51 | 10 | 24 | 14 | 144 | 18 |
| Massachusetts | 50 | 43 | 2 | 34 | 36 | 165 | 10 |
| Michigan | 31 | 47 | 34 | 35 | 18 | 165 | 10 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 38 | 47 | 43 | 48 | 225 | 1 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 13 | 22 | 46 | 13 | 97 | 42 |
| Missouri | 21 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 29 | 108 | 35 |
| Montana | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 48 | 51 |
| Nebraska | 21 | 29 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 186 | 5 |
| Nevada | 24 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 99 | 41 |
| New Hampshire | 26 | 40 | 18 | 1 | 31 | 116 | 31 |
| New Jersey | 48 | 44 | 25 | 42 | 21 | 180 | 7 |
| New Mexico | 17 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 60 | 49 |
| New York | 38 | 39 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 135 | 22 |
| North Carolina | 18 | 29 | 44 | 22 | 12 | 125 | 27 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 51 | 89 | 44 |
| Ohio | 43 | 40 | 38 | 32 | 43 | 196 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | 3 | 40 | 38 | 16 | 106 | 38 |
| Oregon | 36 | 47 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 155 | 13 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 30 | 108 | 35 |
| Rhode Island | 44 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 20 | 113 | 33 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 49 |
| South Dakota | 5 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 107 | 37 |
| Tennessee | 10 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 125 | 27 |
| Texas | 12 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 62 | 48 |
| Utah | 46 | 23 | 51 | 18 | 33 | 171 | 9 |
| Vermont | 34 | 49 | 26 | 37 | 46 | 192 | 3 |
| Virginia | 38 | 50 | 7 | 47 | 41 | 183 | 6 |
| Washington | 47 | 46 | 31 | 8 | 44 | 176 | 8 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 40 | 28 | 13 | 23 | 106 | 38 |
| Wisconsin | 40 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 135 | 22 |
| Wyoming | 36 | 18 | 41 | 2 | 49 | 146 | 16 |
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