Top 25 U.S. cities with the highest and lowest traffic fatality rates per 100,000 residents. Only cities with populations above 20,000.
| # | City | Population | Fatalities per 100K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDonough, GA | 30,056 | 219.59 |
| 2 | Decatur, GA | 24,470 | 73.56 |
| 3 | Hempstead, NY | 58,569 | 56.34 |
| 4 | Huntington, NY | 20,117 | 54.68 |
| 5 | Rome, GA | 37,754 | 52.97 |
| 6 | Lemon Grove, CA | 27,489 | 50.93 |
| 7 | Derry, NH | 21,668 | 46.15 |
| 8 | Tucker, GA | 37,022 | 45.92 |
| 9 | Barstow, CA | 25,198 | 43.65 |
| 10 | Gallup, NM | 21,333 | 42.19 |
| 11 | Lawrenceville, GA | 30,626 | 39.18 |
| 12 | Memphis, TN | 629,063 | 38.79 |
| 13 | Vicksburg, MS | 20,944 | 38.20 |
| 14 | Griffin, GA | 23,650 | 38.05 |
| 15 | West Memphis, AR | 24,147 | 37.27 |
| 16 | Smithtown, NY | 24,940 | 36.09 |
| 17 | Flint, MI | 80,835 | 35.88 |
| 18 | Statesboro, GA | 33,705 | 35.60 |
| 19 | Marshall, TX | 23,646 | 33.83 |
| 20 | Hammond, LA | 20,790 | 33.67 |
| 21 | South Holland, IL | 21,016 | 33.31 |
| 22 | Wethersfield, CT | 27,180 | 33.11 |
| 23 | Gary, IN | 68,604 | 32.07 |
| 24 | Leesburg, FL | 28,461 | 31.62 |
| 25 | Knoxville, TN | 193,721 | 31.49 |
| # | City | Population | Fatalities per 100K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 684,298 | 0.15 |
| 2 | Santa Rosa, CA | 177,216 | 0.56 |
| 3 | Bellevue, WA | 151,199 | 0.66 |
| 4 | Lehigh Acres, FL | 127,391 | 0.78 |
| 5 | The Woodlands, TX | 116,916 | 0.86 |
| 6 | Columbia, MD | 105,871 | 0.94 |
| 7 | Kirkland, WA | 91,614 | 1.09 |
| 8 | Troy, MI | 87,307 | 1.15 |
| 9 | Mission, TX | 86,234 | 1.16 |
| 10 | Danbury, CT | 86,086 | 1.16 |
| 11 | San Ramon, CA | 85,734 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Westland, MI | 84,155 | 1.19 |
| 13 | Waldorf, MD | 82,541 | 1.21 |
| 14 | Alhambra, CA | 81,483 | 1.23 |
| 15 | Miami Beach, FL | 81,319 | 1.23 |
| 16 | Henderson, NV | 324,523 | 1.23 |
| 17 | Salinas, CA | 161,993 | 1.23 |
| 18 | South Jordan, UT | 80,331 | 1.24 |
| 19 | Lynchburg, VA | 79,255 | 1.26 |
| 20 | Alexandria, VA | 156,788 | 1.28 |
| 21 | Woodbury, MN | 76,945 | 1.30 |
| 22 | Glen Burnie, MD | 72,772 | 1.37 |
| 23 | Mount Vernon, NY | 72,528 | 1.38 |
| 24 | Rocklin, CA | 72,340 | 1.38 |
| 25 | Centreville, VA | 71,885 | 1.39 |
McDonough, GA ranks #1 for most dangerous among U.S. cities with populations over 20,000, with a value of 219.59. Rounding out the top cities are Decatur, GA, Hempstead, NY, Huntington, NY. On the other end, Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN has the safest value at 0.15. This ranking includes only cities with populations above 20,000. Data sourced from NHTSA FARS.