Last June, Allstate released its annual list of the top cities in the US with the safest drivers and, to our surprise, Brownsville, Texas ranked at the very top of their list. However, when considering how the data was compiled and what factored into determining which cities were the “safest,” their rankings may warrant some scrutiny. In fact, Allstate’s only factor was ranking the average years between collisions, where Brownsville’s was calculated at being 14.95 (with a national average of 10.57 years between accidents). The most glaring issue with Allstate’s method is, simply, a large majority of accidents that occur throughout the US go significantly unreported, let alone reported to Allstate or the Department of Insurance.

Considering that police records collected by our respective department of transportation are often our best window into car accident statistics, your McAllen car accident lawyers at Moore Law Firm have thoroughly analyzed every car accident in the Rio Grande Valley for 2019 to help provide our community with better insight into the safety of our roads.

In total, there were 30,991 car accidents in the Rio Grande Valley in 2019, involving 61,489 units and 89,025 persons.

From data compiled by reports released by the Texas Department of Transportation, your McAllen car accident lawyers at Moore Law Firm have broken down which cities in the Rio Grande Valley are the most dangerous for drivers.

Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities To Drive In The Rio Grande Valley By Total Number of Vehicles In Car Accidents*

This list details the total number of vehicles involved in car accidents.

#10. Alamo, Texas – 1,439 vehicles involved in car accidents.

#9. San Benito, Texas – 1,453 vehicles involved in car accidents.

#8. San Juan, Texas – 1,946 vehicles involved in car accidents.

#7. Weslaco, Texas – 3,030 vehicles involved in car accidents.

#6. Mission, Texas – 4,450 vehicles involved in car accidents.

#5. Harlingen, Texas – 5,205 vehicles involved in car accidents.

#4. Edinburg, Texas – 6,014 vehicles involved in car accidents.

#3. Pharr, Texas – 6,186 vehicles involved in car accidents.

#2. McAllen, Texas – 6,341 vehicles involved in car accidents.

#1. Brownsville, Texas – 8,230 vehicles involved in car accidents.

*7,623 vehicle accidents were recorded as being “Outside City Limits,” occurring on County land.

Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities To Drive In The Rio Grande Valley By Car Accidents-To-Population Rate

This list details the rate at which car accidents occur with respect to the total number of residents in each respective city.

#10. Donna, Texas – 1 car accident for every 16.46 residents.

#9. Edinburg, Texas – 1 car accident for every 15.01 residents.

#8. Port Isabel, Texas – 1 car accident for every 14.62 residents.

#7. Alamo, Texas – 1 car accident for every 13.68 residents.

#6. Weslaco, Texas – 1 car accident for every 13.32 residents.

#5. Pharr, Texas – 1 car accident for every 12.82 residents.

#4. Harlingen, Texas – 1 car accident for every 12.58 residents.

#3. Penitas, Texas – 1 car accident for every 11.23 residents.

#2. Palmhurst, Texas – 1 car accident for every 5.52 residents.

#1. South Padre Island, Texas – 1 car accident for every 3.73 residents.

Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities To Drive In The Rio Grande Valley By Car Accidents-To-Land Square Mile Rate

This list details the rate at which car accidents occur with respect to the total number of land square miles for each respective city.

#10. Los Fresnos, Texas – 122.45 car accidents for every square mile.

#9. Harlingen, Texas – 122.45 car accidents for every square mile.

#8. Mission, Texas – 130.92 car accidents for every square mile.

#7. McAllen, Texas – 131.18 car accidents for every square mile.

#6. Edinburg, Texas – 159.82 car accidents for every square mile.

#5. San Juan, Texas – 169.96 car accidents for every square mile.

#4. Alamo, Texas – 202.68 car accidents for every square mile.

#3. Weslaco, Texas – 205.84 car accidents for every square mile.

#2. Pharr, Texas – 264.13 car accidents for every square mile.

#1. South Padre Island, Texas – 359.24 car accidents for every square mile.

Call The McAllen and Rio Grande Valley Car Accident Lawyers At Moore Law Firm

If you or a loved one were involved in a serious car accident, call the McAllen car accident lawyers at Moore Law Firm today for a free, private consultation.

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Data Sources

Texas Department of Transportation