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Alabama: Birmingham-Hoover
> Avg. time lost to traffic delays, 2020: 23 hours per commuter
> Incidents of auto theft, 2021: 292 per 100,000 people (226 per 100,000 in state)
> Fatal crash rate, 2020: 17.0 per 100,000 people (16.9 per 100,000 in state)
> Avg. commute time to work in 2021: 26.2 minutes (25.3 minutes in state)
> Metro areas considered in state: 12
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Alaska: Anchorage
> Avg. time lost to traffic delays, 2020: 18 hours per commuter
> Incidents of auto theft, 2021: 331 per 100,000 people (240 per 100,000 in state)
> Fatal crash rate, 2020: 7.0 per 100,000 people (7.2 per 100,000 in state)
> Avg. commute time to work in 2021: 23.0 minutes (19.8 minutes in state)
> Metro areas considered in state: 2
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Arizona: Tucson
> Avg. time lost to traffic delays, 2020: 21 hours per commuter
> Incidents of auto theft, 2021: 314 per 100,000 people (284 per 100,000 in state)
> Fatal crash rate, 2020: 14.5 per 100,000 people (13.3 per 100,000 in state)
> Avg. commute time to work in 2021: 24.1 minutes (24.8 minutes in state)
> Metro areas considered in state: 7
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Arkansas: Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway
> Avg. time lost to traffic delays, 2020: 33 hours per commuter
> Incidents of auto theft, 2021: 423 per 100,000 people (301 per 100,000 in state)
> Fatal crash rate, 2020: 16.1 per 100,000 people (19.3 per 100,000 in state)
> Avg. commute time to work in 2021: 23.1 minutes (22.2 minutes in state)
> Metro areas considered in state: 6
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California: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley
> Avg. time lost to traffic delays, 2020: 46 hours per commuter
> Incidents of auto theft, 2021: 676 per 100,000 people (511 per 100,000 in state)
> Fatal crash rate, 2020: 5.5 per 100,000 people (9.1 per 100,000 in state)
> Avg. commute time to work in 2021: 28.8 minutes (27.6 minutes in state)
> Metro areas considered in state: 26
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