Fresno tops the list of Drunkest Cities

February 5th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt ( Leave a comment )

reno New York, Feb 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Men’s Health Magazine has compiled a list of the most drunkest cities in US. And the list is topped by Fresno. The list was compiled from the death rates from alcoholic liver disease, drunk driving car crashes, frequency of binge-drinking in the past month, number of DUI arrests, and severity of DUI penalties. Fresno, California was followed by Reno on the second position. Billings claimed the 3rd place, and Riverside was placed 4th on the list.

At the same time there were the “least drunk” cities list too. They have Boston on the 1st of list of the ‘least drunk cities’. Boston was followed by Yonkers on the second place, and Rochester was on the 3rd place. Salt Lake City, Miami, Newark, Durham, New York City, Fort Wayne, and Manchester claimed the other cities on this ‘least-drunk-cities’.

This annual study to name the most drunkest and the ‘least drunk’ cities has been going on for almost a decade. It takes a close look at the alcohol consumption, and the adverse effects it has on the whole community.

Here are the top 20 cities on the ‘Drunkest Cities’ List: -

1.) Fresno, CA F
2.) Reno, NV F
3.) Billings, MT F
4.) Riverside, CA F
5.) Austin, TX F
6.) St. Louis, MO F
7.) San Antonio, TX F
8.) Lubbock, TX F
9.) Tucson, AZ F
10.) Bakersfield, CA F
11.) Las Vegas, NV F
12.) Modesto, CA F
13.) Columbia, SC F
14.) Nashville, TN D-
15.) Madison, WI D-
16.) Colorado Springs, CO D-
17.) Denver, CO D-
18.) Phoenix, AZ D-
19.) Cheyenne, WY D-
20.) Sacramento, CA D-

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