A report issued by Allstate Insurance lists Salinas and Santa Rosa as the safest cities in California based on the likelihood of a person having a car crash. In the United States, Fort Collins, Colorado ranks number one.

Further, a study released earlier this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put the dollar amount of crashes at $500 per year per licensed driver. For those actually involved in accidents, the cost is much higher in medical bills, property damage, lost wages and emotional damages.

Other California cities leading in safety include Modesto, Bakersfield, Fresno, Lancaster and Palmdale. Los Angeles, San Francisco and Glendale are among the worst. Despite the top ratings, each of the California towns ranked other than Salinas and Santa Rosa have more accidents per year than the national average.

Despite crackdowns on texting while driving and driving under the influence, they remain the leading factors in causing California fatal car crashes – especially among teens.

Although California DUI arrests are down in 2010 as compared to 2009, many California drivers continue to get behind the wheel after having too much to drink.

For more information, or if you have been injured in a car accident, contact Sette Law Office, helping the injured in California for more than 30 years.