METROPOLITAN AREA RANKINGS (in alphabetic order) [Areas ranked include 273 metropolitan areas (MAs): 245 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), 17 consolidated MSAs (CMSAs), and 11 New England county metropolitan areas (NECMAs) defined as of June 30, 1996. When MAs share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. MAs may share the same value but have different ranks due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths from motor vehicle accidents per 100,000 resident Metropolitan area population, 1992 -------------------- Rate Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 6.6 271 Albany, GA MSA 16.5 123 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 10.0 253 Albuquerque, NM MSA 20.0 64 Alexandria, LA MSA 17.6 102 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 15.2 148 Altoona, PA MSA 18.3 93 Amarillo, TX MSA 21.9 44 Anchorage, AK MSA 14.3 168 Anniston, AL MSA 24.2 27 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 10.5 247 Asheville, NC MSA 11.6 229 Athens, GA MSA 19.3 70 Atlanta, GA MSA 15.6 142 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 16.7 119 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 18.0 96 Bakersfield, CA MSA 22.3 38 Bangor, ME NECMA 15.1 151 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 13.1 198 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 18.9 78 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 22.2 39 Bellingham, WA MSA 13.8 182 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 13.0 203 Billings, MT MSA 14.4 163 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 16.8 118 Binghamton, NY MSA 10.5 246 Birmingham, AL MSA 24.4 26 Bismarck, ND MSA 10.5 248 Bloomington, IN MSA 12.7 211 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 11.3 236 Boise City, ID MSA 17.5 106 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 8.7 265 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 14.0 175 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 17.6 104 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 12.1 222 Burlington, VT NECMA 7.7 270 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 16.3 130 Casper, WY MSA 30.5 4 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 6.4 272 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 9.7 256 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 17.1 113 Charleston, WV MSA 19.0 75 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 14.0 174 Charlottesville, VA MSA 17.0 115 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 17.2 112 Cheyenne, WY MSA 30.5 3 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 11.3 237 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 23.3 32 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 13.2 196 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 18.5 90 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 9.0 262 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 14.3 166 Columbia, MO MSA 9.4 260 Columbia, SC MSA 15.9 139 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 20.8 55 Columbus, OH MSA 10.0 252 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 16.3 127 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 13.8 180 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 14.4 161 Danville, VA MSA 26.6 13 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 13.5 186 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 12.4 220 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 13.9 178 Decatur, AL MSA 19.9 66 Decatur, IL MSA 16.1 135 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 14.1 170 Des Moines, IA MSA 13.0 202 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 12.8 208 Dothan, AL MSA 15.0 152 Dover, DE MSA 39.7 1 Dubuque, IA MSA 20.6 57 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 12.8 206 Eau Claire, WI MSA 12.1 221 El Paso, TX MSA 18.6 85 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 16.3 128 Elmira, NY MSA 16.8 117 Enid, OK MSA 19.5 69 Erie, PA MSA 11.8 226 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 12.0 223 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 18.0 98 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 13.9 177 Fayetteville, NC MSA 20.9 52 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 21.3 49 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 25.1 23 Florence, AL MSA 29.9 6 Florence, SC MSA 22.0 43 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 14.6 158 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 21.5 47 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 19.1 74 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 18.8 80 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 13.7 183 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 16.2 133 Fresno, CA MSA 30.0 5 Gadsden, AL MSA 18.0 97 Gainesville, FL MSA 14.3 165 Glens Falls, NY MSA 17.4 110 Goldsboro, NC MSA 18.6 85 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 10.6 244 Grand Junction, CO MSA 24.5 25 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 14.6 159 Great Falls, MT MSA 15.1 149 Green Bay, WI MSA 11.4 232 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 16.0 138 Greenville, NC MSA 13.3 191 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 20.9 53 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 12.7 211 Hartford, CT NECMA 9.7 257 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 29.8 7 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 20.4 59 Honolulu, HI MSA 8.2 267 Houma, LA MSA 25.8 18 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 16.7 120 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 22.6 36 Huntsville, AL MSA 19.5 68 Indianapolis, IN MSA 12.4 219 Iowa City, IA MSA 8.2 268 Jackson, MI MSA 18.5 90 Jackson, MS MSA 21.5 46 Jackson, TN MSA 16.1 136 Jacksonville, FL MSA 16.7 122 Jacksonville, NC MSA 18.0 99 Jamestown, NY MSA 21.1 50 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 9.8 255 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 21.4 48 Johnstown, PA MSA 17.4 109 Jonesboro, AR MSA 22.5 37 Joplin, MO MSA 21.8 45 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 17.4 108 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 14.0 175 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 16.5 124 Knoxville, TN MSA 21.0 51 Kokomo, IN MSA 15.2 146 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 16.1 137 Lafayette, LA MSA 20.4 60 Lafayette, IN MSA 12.8 206 Lake Charles, LA MSA 19.9 66 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 26.3 16 Lancaster, PA MSA 12.7 210 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 14.2 169 Laredo, TX MSA 14.8 156 Las Cruces, NM MSA 18.4 92 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 18.8 81 Lawrence, KS MSA 10.7 243 Lawton, OK MSA 19.9 65 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 12.5 215 Lexington, KY MSA 14.1 173 Lima, OH MSA 18.6 87 Lincoln, NE MSA 8.6 266 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 17.3 111 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 25.8 19 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 13.5 187 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 12.9 204 Lubbock, TX MSA 15.1 150 Lynchburg, VA MSA 17.1 114 Macon, GA MSA 14.4 162 Madison, WI MSA 11.0 239 Mansfield, OH MSA 13.1 198 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 20.8 54 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 17.5 105 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 16.7 120 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 23.0 34 Merced, CA MSA 27.0 11 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 16.2 134 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 8.8 264 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 10.4 250 Mobile, AL MSA 26.9 12 Modesto, CA MSA 19.2 72 Monroe, LA MSA 25.5 20 Montgomery, AL MSA 18.8 79 Muncie, IN MSA 13.4 189 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 26.4 14 Naples, FL MSA 27.7 10 Nashville, TN MSA 18.9 77 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 8.9 263 New Orleans, LA MSA 15.5 144 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 9.9 254 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 9.4 261 Ocala, FL MSA 28.0 9 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 10.3 251 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 15.0 153 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 13.9 179 Orlando, FL MSA 14.3 166 Owensboro, KY MSA 16.9 116 Panama City, FL MSA 20.2 61 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 13.3 192 Pensacola, FL MSA 17.5 107 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 12.8 205 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 12.0 224 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 16.4 126 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 25.9 17 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 11.8 227 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 19.0 76 Pocatello, ID MSA 11.7 228 Portland, ME NECMA 11.9 225 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 12.5 217 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 9.6 258 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 13.4 188 Pueblo, CO MSA 18.6 89 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 13.3 192 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 14.9 154 Rapid City, SD MSA 15.3 145 Reading, PA MSA 13.1 200 Redding, CA MSA 25.4 21 Reno, NV MSA 13.8 181 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 18.6 88 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 14.1 172 Roanoke, VA MSA 10.6 245 Rochester, MN MSA 8.2 268 Rochester, NY MSA 11.6 230 Rockford, IL MSA 17.7 101 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 26.3 15 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 16.5 124 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 17.9 100 St. Cloud, MN MSA 20.2 63 St. Joseph, MO MSA 28.5 8 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 15.9 140 Salinas, CA MSA 14.1 171 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 13.2 195 San Angelo, TX MSA 22.2 41 San Antonio, TX MSA 13.1 201 San Diego, CA MSA 11.4 233 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 10.8 242 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 10.9 241 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 13.5 185 Santa Fe, NM MSA 23.5 31 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 16.3 131 Savannah, GA MSA 18.7 82 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 12.5 216 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 11.2 238 Sharon, PA MSA 22.1 42 Sheboygan, WI MSA 11.4 233 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 24.1 28 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 20.6 58 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 14.5 160 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 14.4 163 South Bend, IN MSA 9.6 259 Spokane, WA MSA 13.3 190 Springfield, IL MSA 10.9 240 Springfield, MO MSA 16.3 128 Springfield, MA NECMA 11.4 235 State College, PA MSA 12.6 213 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 15.6 143 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 20.2 62 Sumter, SC MSA 25.1 24 Syracuse, NY MSA 13.2 196 Tallahassee, FL MSA 23.7 29 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 18.1 94 Terre Haute, IN MSA 12.8 209 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 23.1 33 Toledo, OH MSA 13.7 184 Topeka, KS MSA 10.4 249 Tucson, AZ MSA 19.2 73 Tulsa, OK MSA 18.1 95 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 22.2 40 Tyler, TX MSA 18.7 82 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 12.5 214 Victoria, TX MSA 20.7 56 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 32.8 2 Waco, TX MSA 22.8 35 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 11.4 231 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 19.3 71 Wausau, WI MSA 15.2 147 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 17.6 103 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 15.8 141 Wichita, KS MSA 16.2 132 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 13.2 194 Williamsport, PA MSA 12.4 218 Wilmington, NC MSA 18.7 82 Yakima, WA MSA 23.6 30 York, PA MSA 14.9 155 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 14.7 157 Yuba City, CA MSA 25.4 22 Yuma, AZ MSA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-3.