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Massachusetts: Boston-Cambridge-Newton
> Avg. time lost to traffic delays, 2020: 50 hours per commuter
> Incidents of auto theft, 2021: 97 per 100,000 people (100 per 100,000 in state)
> Fatal crash rate, 2020: 4.1 per 100,000 people (4.7 per 100,000 in state)
> Avg. commute time to work in 2021: 28.4 minutes (27.5 minutes in state)
> Metro areas considered in state: 5
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Michigan: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
> Avg. time lost to traffic delays, 2020: 35 hours per commuter
> Incidents of auto theft, 2021: 290 per 100,000 people (212 per 100,000 in state)
> Fatal crash rate, 2020: 8.7 per 100,000 people (10.1 per 100,000 in state)
> Avg. commute time to work in 2021: 25.4 minutes (23.8 minutes in state)
> Metro areas considered in state: 13
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Minnesota: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
> Avg. time lost to traffic delays, 2020: 32 hours per commuter
> Incidents of auto theft, 2021: 380 per 100,000 people (297 per 100,000 in state)
> Fatal crash rate, 2020: 4.4 per 100,000 people (6.5 per 100,000 in state)
> Avg. commute time to work in 2021: 23.3 minutes (22.2 minutes in state)
> Metro areas considered in state: 5
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Mississippi: Jackson
> Avg. time lost to traffic delays, 2020: 29 hours per commuter
> Incidents of auto theft, 2021: 295 per 100,000 people (217 per 100,000 in state)
> Fatal crash rate, 2020: 19.6 per 100,000 people (23.3 per 100,000 in state)
> Avg. commute time to work in 2021: 25.2 minutes (25.2 minutes in state)
> Metro areas considered in state: 3
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Missouri: Kansas City
> Avg. time lost to traffic delays, 2020: 34 hours per commuter
> Incidents of auto theft, 2021: 530 per 100,000 people (428 per 100,000 in state)
> Fatal crash rate, 2020: 10.9 per 100,000 people (14.8 per 100,000 in state)
> Avg. commute time to work in 2021: 23.0 minutes (23.1 minutes in state)
> Metro areas considered in state: 8
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