Evansville Ranked as the City with the Worst Drivers in Indiana

A recent study found the worst drivers in America, and the highest rated Indiana city on that list comes from right here in Southern Indiana.

While Indiana is full of roads that offer great scenery and make for a great Sunday drive, we also have a few sketchy roads throughout the state too. Regardless of the road conditions, the one thing you always have to be cautious about is the drivers around you. That's what I constantly tell my 16-year-old daughter while teaching her how to drive. We've all seen some careless drivers along Indiana roadways. For some, it's almost a daily occurrence. You know what kind of drivers I am talking about, careless drivers weaving in and out of traffic, distracted drivers, speeders, the list goes on and on. You can do everything right while driving, but it's always those other drivers that you have to look out for.

Recently, Consumer Affairs used data points from the U.S. Department of Transportation, including the number of fatal crashes, the number of fatalities caused by bad driving, the number of fatalities due to driving under the influence and the prevalence of speeding in fatal accidents, Each city was scored out of 20 for each factor, with the city with the highest rate of crashes or deaths given a maximum score and others getting relative scores. Thankfully, no Indiana cities made the top five. However, if you're wondering which city has the worst drivers in America, that's Memphis, Tennessee. Now, if you want to know which Indiana city has the worst drivers, that may or may not come as a surprise to you.

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The Worst Drivers in Indiana

Last year, Indianapolis was the Indiana city with the worst drivers. That, surprising to some, isn't the case in 2025. The city with the worst drivers in Indiana in 2025 happens to be Evansville. The data is pretty startling when it comes to Evansville. Last year, Evansville ranked 174 on the list from Consumer Affairs. In 2025, the city ranked 59th among the worst drivers in America. That's a jump of 115 positions!

Here's the data from Consumer Affairs about Evansville:

• Fatal crashes involving bad driving per 100K people: 6.87
• Total fatalities per 100K people: 14.60
• Fatalities involving DUIs per 100K people: 2.58
• Fatalities involving speeding per 100K people: .86
• Fatalities involving positive BAC readings per 100K people: 5.15

Evansville was not the only Indiana city to land on the list for worst drivers. Other Indiana cities among the worst drivers in America include Indianapolis, South Bend, Fishers, Fort Wayne, and Carmel. You can take a look at the full list of cities with the worst drivers in America by clicking here.