Aug 31, 2018, 12:57pm ET

Brownsville, TX named safest city in Allstate ranking

Baltimore held the bottom position with an average of 3.8 years between insurance claims.

Allstate has named Brownsville, Texas, as the safest city in the 14th annual Best Drivers Report.

Brownsville residents file a car insurance claim once every 13.6 years on average, compared to a nationwide average of 10 years.

Other cities in the top 10 include Kansas City, KS; Boise, ID; Huntsville, AL; Madison, WI; Laredo, TX; Midland, TX; Cape Coral, FL; Fort Collins, CO; and McAllen, TX.

At the bottom of the list of 200 cities, Baltimore, Maryland, residents file a claim every 3.8 years on average. Allstate's Drivewise program also points to 29.3 hard braking events per 1,000 miles, significantly higher than the national average of 19 events.

Notably, many of the other worst cities were not far away from Baltimore -- Boston, MA; Washington, DC; and Worcester, MA -- while Los Angeles, CA, ranked 194th.

"Other highlights from the 2018 report include Miami as the most improved driving city, jumping 37 spots on the report, and Spokane, Washington, dropping 37 spots from last year's rankings after a 12-spot drop the year before," Allstate says.