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Posted: 9:16 AM- A new insurance industry study shows Salt Lake City drivers are in crashes at a rate higher than the national average.
According Allstate Insurance, the average U.S. driver is involved in one crash every 10 years. But in Salt Lake City that average is every 9.8 years.
The study shows the safest drivers are in the Midwest with five midwestern cities in the top 10. Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had the country's safest drivers.
The study did not give reasons for why cities had different crash rates. But Salt Lake City ranked higher than similar-sized Tempe, Arizona, and slightly lower than similar-sized Little Rock, Arkansas.
