NerdWallet examined 150 of the largest cities in the United States to see which ones have the most fatal alcohol-related accidents per capita. Additionally, it looked into how car insurance rates are affected after receiving a DUI.
Of the 150 cities, Florida had nine make the list. In the ranking, the cities varied greatly on the rate of fatal alcohol-related crashes per capita. The fatal DUI crash statistics were gathered between 2010 and 2012.
Below are the cities in Florida that made the list; Moreover, data provided by NerdWallet shows the average increase in car insurance premiums after receiving a DUI for each city:
- Rank: 16
- City: Jacksonville
- Number of alcohol-related fatal crashes: 108
- Car insurance premium: $1,304.62
- Car insurance premium after a DUI: $1,555.73
- Percent increase in premiums: 19.25 percent
- Rank: 19
- City: St. Petersburg
- Number of alcohol-related fatal crashes: 30
- Car insurance premium: $1,473.31
- Car insurance premium after a DUI: $1,758.88
- Percent increase in premiums: 19.38 percent
- Dollar increase in premiums: $285.57
- Rank: 24
- City: Tampa
- Number of alcohol-related fatal crashes: 38
- Car insurance premium: $1,719.60
- Car insurance premium after a DUI: $2,081.33
- Percent increase in premiums: 21.04 percent
- Dollar increase in premiums: $361.73
- Rank: 39
- City: Fort Lauderdale
- Number of alcohol-related fatal crashes: 15
- Car insurance premium: $1,866.16
- Car insurance premium after a DUI: $2,238.14
- Percent increase in premiums: 19.93 percent
- Dollar increase in premiums: $371.98
- Rank: 72
- City: Orlando
- Number of alcohol-related fatal crashes: 15
- Car insurance premium: $1,367.94
- Car insurance premium after a DUI: $1,630.73
- Percent increase in premiums: 19.21 percent
- Dollar increase in premiums: $262.79
- Rank: 104
- City: Port St. Lucie
- Number of alcohol-related fatal crashes: 7
- Car insurance premium: $1,248.42
- Car insurance premium after a DUI: $1,489.04
- Percent increase in premiums: 19.27 percent
- Dollar increase in premiums: $240.62
- Rank: 105
- City: Miami
- Number of alcohol-related fatal crashes: 17
- Car insurance premium: $2,058.71
- Car insurance premium after a DUI: $2,486.93
- Percent increase in premiums: 20.80 percent
- Dollar increase in premiums: $428.22
- Rank: 115
- City: Tallahassee
- Number of alcohol-related fatal crashes: 7
- Car insurance premium: $1,101.33
- Car insurance premium after a DUI: $1,301.21
- Percent increase in premiums: 18.15 percent
- Dollar increase in premiums: $199.98
- Rank: 140
- City: Hialeah
- Number of alcohol-related fatal crashes: 3
- Car insurance premium: $2,389.74
- Car insurance premium after a DUI: $2,906.91
- Percent increase in premiums: 21.64 percent
- Dollar increase in premiums: $517.17
Did You Know? According to NerdWallet, drunk driving costs our economy $199 billion annually in the U.S.
Source: http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/insurance/2014/07/21/fatal-dui-crash-insurance/