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10

The ten metropolitan areas with the highest rates of identity fraud are:

New York, N.Y.
Detroit, Mich.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Little Rock, Ark.
Greenville, Miss.
Atlanta, Ga.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Portland, Ore.
Dallas, Texas
Springfield, Ill.

Source: ID Analytics, Inc.

$261 billion

U.S. tort costs totaled $261 billion in 2005, which is approximately $880 per person.

Source: Towers Perrin/Tillinghast

73 | 16 | 38

According to a survey of 1,200 American drivers, 73 percent talk on cell phones, only 16 percent drive at or below the speed limit, and 38 percent admit they have driven a certain distance without any recollection of doing so.

Source: Nationwide Insurance

55 degrees

The 2006 average annual temperature for the contiguous U.S. It was the warmest on record and nearly identical to the record set in 1998. Seven months in 2006 were much warmer than the average, including December, which ended as the fourth warmest December since records began in 1895.

Source: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

9,835

Of 9,835 reported claims on residential dwellings damaged in Hurricane Rita, dwellings built to the new, stricter building codes established in 1987 had less damage than those that were not built to the new building codes.

Source: Texas Windstorm Insurance Association

3

Number of times more volatile the homeowners insurance line is compared to private passenger auto.

Source: Aon Re Global

38%

Sixteen-year-old drivers are involved in 38 percent fewer fatal crashes and 40 percent fewer crashes resulting in injuries if their state has a graduated driver licensing (GDL) program with at least five of seven common components.

Source: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

800

The number of crash deaths per year as a result of drivers running red lights in Philadelphia, Pa. An additional 165,000 people are estimated to be injured in red light running crashes each year.

Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

1 in 5

Twenty percent of ninth through 11th graders who, as passengers, have been involved in at least one crash during 2006.

Source: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia News Release

Correction…quarter 01|07, page 05 – The number of estimated deer-vehicle collisions in the United States annually causing more than 150 human fatalities and $1.1 billion in property damage. The note incorrectly listed the property damage loss at $1.1 million when it should have read $1.1 billion.

Posted: Thursday, May 31, 2007 12:00:00 AM. Modified: Thursday, June 28, 2007 3:48:48 PM.

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