How bad are drivers in Florida? Here are the worst cities ranked. What about Miami?

A national list of the top cities for bad drivers – and Miami isn’t on it?

Yes it’s true. An analysis from Forbes this year ranks two Florida cities among the top 25 cities with bad drivers. And it doesn’t include a single location in South Florida.

Using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Forbes ranked 50 of the nation’s most populous cities based on the number of fatal crashes, the number of car crashes involving distracted or speeding and other factors.

Here’s what the list had to say about Florida:

Cities in Florida with the Worst Drivers

Two Florida cities made the list of the top 25 cities with the worst drivers:

Tampa ranked at number 10 and scored 77.13 out of 100 in the Forbes analysis.

Here’s the breakdown:

▪ 8th highest total number of fatal car accidents (14.47 per 100,000 city residents).

▪ 9th highest rate of people killed in fatal accidents (15.42 per 100,000 city residents).

▪ 14th highest rate of fatal car crashes involving a distracted driver (0.75 per 100,000 city residents).

Jacksonville ranked No. 14, scored 71.78 out of 100.

Here’s the breakdown:

▪ 15.32 fatal car accidents per 100,000 inhabitants.

▪ 4.49 fatal car accidents involving a drunk driver per 100,000 inhabitants.

How the analysis was performed

Forbes compared the 50 most populous cities across the country using five factors. Each factor was given the following weight for the analysis:

▪ Number of fatal car accidents per 100,000 city residents: 24% of the total score

▪ Number of fatal car accidents involving a drunk driver per 100,000 city residents: 19% of the total score

▪ Number of fatal car crashes involving a distracted driver per 100,000 city residents: 19% of the total score

▪ Number of fatal car accidents involving speeding per 100,000 city residents: 19% of the score

▪ Number of deaths in fatal accidents per 100,000 city residents: 19% of the score

For each factor, Forbes said it used five-year averages between 2017 and 2021. The data comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality and Injury Reporting System. City population data comes from the US Census Bureau based on 2022 figures.

Forbes’ top 10 cities with the worst drivers

According to Forbes, these are the top 10 cities with the worst drivers:

1. Albuquerque, NM

2. Memphis, Tenn.

3. Detroit, Mich.

4. Tucson, Ariz.

5. Kansas City, Mo.

6. Dallas, Texas

7. Louisville, Ky.

8. Phoenix, Ariz.

9. Fort Worth, Texas

10. Tampa, Fla.