Drunk driving has an estimated economic cost of about $199 billion per year in the U.S., according to NerdWallet.
Additionally, in 2012, drunk driving led to the deaths of 10,322 people. But the city you're in has an impact on how likely you are to encounter a drunk driver on the road.
A NerdWallet study, summarized in a post by John Kuo, compiled a list of the top-10 cities for fatal alcohol-related car crashes per-capita, using all motor vehicle crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and population data from the 2010 U.S. Census. NerdWallet also received quotes for eight driver profiles to determine auto-insurance rates before and after a DUI (see the study and methodology at the link above).
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