Mag Names Most Dangerously Drunken Cities
Ratings Based On Disease, Wrecks, Laws
POSTED: Thursday, December 6, 2007
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Two Colorado cities are among the three most dangerously drunken cities in a report from Men's Health magazine.Three Texas towns were also among the 10 worst.The publication looked at death rates from liver disease as well as binge drinking rates. It also factored in drunken-driving arrests, the rate of fatal car accidents involving alcohol and state efforts to cut drinking.Part of the legal review was if people are limited in when and where they can buy alcohol.Of the 100 cities in the survey, Denver was the most dangerous. The next nine worst were:Anchorage, Alaska Colorado Springs, Colo. Omaha, Neb. Fargo, N.D. San Antonio, Texas Austin, Texas Fresno, Calif. Lubbock, Texas Milwaukee El Paso, Texas; Spokane, Wash.; Washington, D.C.; and Columbia, S.C. also got grades of F.The city that got the best rating was Durham, N.C., followed by:Miami Buffalo, N.Y. Jackson, Miss. Yonkers, N.Y. Salt Lake City Little Rock, Ark. New York City Richmond, Va. Jersey City, N.J. You can view how all 100 cities fared.
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