2023
PENNSYLVANIAC R A S H F AC T S& S TAT I S T I C S

GOVERNOR

Josh Shapiro

SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

Michael Carroll

Introduction
The 2023 Pennsylvania Crash Facts and Statistics booklet is a report published by the Bureau of Operations,
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Permission is given to freely copy and distribute this booklet andthe information within it. This booklet can also be found on our Pennsylvania Crash Information Tool website athttps://crashinfo.penndot.pa.gov
This publication is a statistical review of reportable motor vehicle crashes in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
for calendar year 2023. The figures are compiled from the traffic crash reports that are submitted to thePennsylvania Department of Transportation by state, county, municipal, and other law enforcement agencies, as
specified in the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code (75 Pa. C.S., Chapter 37, Subchapter C).
Specific questions regarding data presented in this report should be addressed to:Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Bureau of Operations – Crash Unit
P.O. Box 2047
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2047
E-mail: penndotcrashhelp@pa.gov
Phone: (717) 787-2855
Fax: (717) 525-5385

Special Thanks
Quality information is important for creating a highly accurate publication. Our analysts and the police officers
who report the crashes that are used in this publication have dedicated much effort to providing good data. All
crashes are reported electronically which allows for data edits to be used to ensure the quality of the data we
receive. We appreciate everyone’s hard work because without this effort, a book like this would not be possible.

How to Use This Booklet
This booklet is divided into sections by topic. In most cases, the topics are presented at a general level andbecome more specific. This year's booklet is similar to last year's format with only a few minor changes related
to the data. Please read the narrative and notes associated with the tables/graphs to make sure the data presented
are understood.
Look over the Table of Contents on the next page to see the list of topics and sections. If you are trying to find aparticular piece of information, you might be able to locate it quickly by looking at the Index on page 70.
Skim through the Definitions beginning on page 4. Some terms can be misleading or confusing, even toexperienced readers. For example, an "alcohol-related" crash does not necessarily mean the driver of the vehicle
causing the crash was drunk. The driver of the vehicle not at fault might have been drinking, or even apedestrian involved with the crash might have been drinking.
After you have used this booklet, please complete and return the feedback survey form on the last page.
We read every survey returned and consider every response important. While suggestions may not
impact changes to the book itself, we have taken some suggestions and added reports to our Pennsylvania
Crash Information Tool website.

About the Cover
The picture on the front cover shows the result of a light truck crash, with vehicle speed the contributing factor
according to the police investigation. In 2023, the number of crashes involving Light truck/SUV/Van surpassed
crashes involving passenger cars for the 1st time. Crashes for the Light Truck/SUV/Van vehicle segment havebeen increasing along with the popularity of these vehicles. Speed contributes to higher crash rates. It’s
important for the drivers of these vehicles to understand the limits of these vehicles and to drive carefully.
Additional information on Light Truck/SUV/Van can be found on page 53 of this document.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................inside cover
How to Use This Book ................................................................................................inside cover
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................... 1
Definitions ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 6
All Crashes and Fatalities............................................................................................................ 7
WHO Was Involved ........................................................................................................... 7

Crashes by Injury Severity............................................................................................................................. 7
Fatalities and Injuries—Five-Year Trends..................................................................................................... 8
Comprehensive Loss Due to Reportable Traffic Crashes .............................................................................. 8
Crashes by Crash Type .................................................................................................................................. 9
Vehicles Involved in Crashes ........................................................................................................................ 9
Driver Involvement in Crashes by Age and Sex .......................................................................................... 10
Highway Crash Historical Data ................................................................................................................... 10

WHAT Conditions Were ................................................................................................. 12

Crashes by Weather and Road Surface Conditions ..................................................................................... 12
Crashes Involving Vehicle Defects.............................................................................................................. 12Work Zone Crashes ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Work Zone Crashes – Vehicles Involved .................................................................................................... 13
Work Zone Crashes by Road Type – Five-Year Trends .............................................................................. 14
Crashes with Roadside Objects and Animals .............................................................................................. 15

WHERE They Happened ................................................................................................ 16

Crashes by Road Type ................................................................................................................................. 16
Crashes Between Trains and Other Vehicles – Five-Year Trends ............................................................... 17
Train/Vehicle Crashes by Vehicle Type ...................................................................................................... 17
Train/Vehicle Crashes by Road Type .......................................................................................................... 18
Train/Vehicle Crashes by Light Level ......................................................................................................... 18
Train/Vehicle Crashes by County ................................................................................................................ 18

WHEN They Happened .................................................................................................. 19

Crashes by Month ........................................................................................................................................ 19
Crashes by Day of Week ............................................................................................................................. 19
Crashes by Hour of Day .............................................................................................................................. 20
Crashes by Light Level ................................................................................................................................ 21
Crashes by Holiday ...................................................................................................................................... 22

Drivers ......................................................................................................................................... 23

Drivers Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 23
Crashes Involving Driver Error ................................................................................................................... 23
Single and Multiple Vehicle Crashes of Young and Mature Drivers .......................................................... 24
Drivers in Crashes by Age Group ................................................................................................................ 24
Comparison of Young and Mature Drivers by Crash Type ......................................................................... 25
Intersection vs. Non-Intersection Crashes of Young and Mature Drivers ................................................... 25

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Alcohol-Related Crashes............................................................................................................ 26

Alcohol Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 26
Alcohol Involvement in Crashes ................................................................................................................. 27
Alcohol-Related Crashes – Five-Year Trends ............................................................................................. 27
Victims of Alcohol-Related Fatal Crashes .................................................................................................. 28
Victims of Fatal Crashes by Time of Day ................................................................................................... 28
Victims of Fatal Crashes by Day of Week .................................................................................................. 29
Alcohol-Related Crashes – Day vs. Night................................................................................................... 29
Alcohol-Related Holiday Crashes ............................................................................................................... 30
Driver Involvement in Alcohol-Related Crashes by Vehicle Type ............................................................. 31
Drinking Drivers in Crashes by Age and Sex ............................................................................................. 31
Drinking Drivers vs. Non-Drinking Drivers Involved in Crashes, by Age Group ...................................... 32
Drinking Driver Fatalities as a Percentage of Total Driver Fatalities, by Age Group................................. 32
Underage Drinking Drivers in Pennsylvania Crashes – Historical Data ..................................................... 33

Seat Belts, Child Safety Seats, and Air Bags............................................................................ 34

Restraints Overview .................................................................................................................................... 34
Seat Belt Use in Crashes – Total People Involved ...................................................................................... 35
Seat Belt Use in Crashes – Impact of Fatalities & Injuries ......................................................................... 36
Seat Belt Use in Crashes – Historical Data ................................................................................................. 37
Seat Belt Use Observational Surveys – Historical Data .............................................................................. 38
Child Passenger Restraints in Crashes – Five Year Data ............................................................................ 38
Air Bag Deployment in Crashes – Injuries and Fatalities ........................................................................... 39
Air Bag Deployment by Initial Vehicle Impact Point ................................................................................. 40
Air Bag Deployment by Age Group............................................................................................................ 40

Pedestrian and Bicycle Crashes ................................................................................................ 41

Pedestrian and Bicycles Overview .............................................................................................................. 41
Pedestrian Crashes – Five-Year Trends ...................................................................................................... 41
Pedestrian Related Crashes ......................................................................................................................... 42
Pedestrian Fatalities by Age and Sex .......................................................................................................... 43
Pedestrian Injury Severity by Municipality Type ....................................................................................... 43
Pedestrian Fatalities and Injuries by Age .................................................................................................... 44
Pedestrian Fatalities and Injuries by Light Level ........................................................................................ 45
Pedestrian Fatalities and Injuries by Intersection Type ............................................................................... 45
Pedestrian Fatalities and Injuries by Road Type ......................................................................................... 46
Pedestrian Fatalities and Injuries by Traffic Control Device ...................................................................... 46
Bicycle Crashes – Five-Year Trends ........................................................................................................... 47
Bicycle Fatalities and Injuries by Age ........................................................................................................ 47
Bicycle Fatalities and Injuries by Light Level ............................................................................................ 48
Bicycle Fatalities and Injuries by Intersection ............................................................................................ 48
Bicycle Fatalities and Injuries by Traffic Control Device ........................................................................... 49
Bicycle Fatalities and Injuries by Road Type.............................................................................................. 49

Crashes by Motor Vehicle Type ................................................................................................ 50

Vehicle Crashes by Vehicle Types.............................................................................................................. 50
Vehicle Crashes – Single Vehicles Hitting Fixed Objects .......................................................................... 50
Vehicle Crashes – Two-Vehicle Collisions ................................................................................................. 50
Passenger Car Crashes – Five-Year Trends ................................................................................................ 51
Passenger Car Fatalities by Seating Position............................................................................................... 51
Motorcycle Crashes – Five-Year Trends..................................................................................................... 52
Motorcycle Fatalities – Five-Year Trends................................................................................................... 52
Motorcycle Helmet Use in Crashes ............................................................................................................. 52
Light Truck / SUV / Van Crashes – Five-Year Trends ............................................................................... 53

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Light Truck / SUV / Van Rollovers Compared to Passenger Cars .............................................................. 53
Light Truck / SUV / Van Fatalities by Seating Position .............................................................................. 53
Heavy Truck Crashes – Five-Year Trends................................................................................................... 54
Heavy Truck Crashes Involving Vehicle Defects ........................................................................................ 54
Heavy Truck Crashes by Road Type ........................................................................................................... 54
Hazardous Material Crashes by Road Type................................................................................................. 55
Heavy Truck Fatalities by Seating Position ................................................................................................. 55
School Bus Crashes ..................................................................................................................................... 56
School Bus Crashes by Road Type .............................................................................................................. 56
School Bus Crashes – Five-Year Trends ..................................................................................................... 57
School Bus Fatalities /Injuries by Persons Involved – Five-Year Trends.................................................... 57

Pennsylvania County Crashes................................................................................................... 58

County Overview......................................................................................................................................... 58
Pennsylvania Crashes by County................................................................................................................. 59
Crashes by County – Five-Year Trends....................................................................................................... 60
Traffic Fatalities by County – Five-Year Trends ......................................................................................... 61
Pedestrian Fatalities by County – Five-Year Trends ................................................................................... 62
Pedestrian Fatalities and Injuries by Age Group by County ........................................................................ 63
Percent Seat Belt Use in Crashes by County – Five-Year Trends ............................................................... 64
Alcohol-Related Fatalities by County – Five-Year Trends ......................................................................... 65
Pennsylvania Counties ................................................................................................................................. 66
Total Crashes by County ............................................................................................................................. 66
Traffic Fatalities by County ......................................................................................................................... 67
Alcohol-Related Fatalities by County.......................................................................................................... 67
Percent Seat Belt Use in Crashes by County ............................................................................................... 68
Pedestrian Fatalities by County ................................................................................................................... 68
Crashes by Engineering District .................................................................................................................. 69

Index ............................................................................................................................................ 702023 Pennsylvania Crash Facts & Statistics Feedback Survey .................................. last page

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Definitions

Definitions

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Definitions

Crash: A reportable crash is one in which an injury or a fatality occurs or at least one of the vehicles involved requires
towing from the scene.

General Terms

Alcohol-Related Crash: Any reportable crash in which one or more of the drivers was reported to have been
drinking, or a drinking pedestrian was involved.
Distracted Driving: any activity that could divert a person’s attention away from the primary task of driving.
Examples of distracted driving include, but are not limited to, texting, eating, grooming, talking to passengers,
etc.
DUI: Driving Under the Influence – specifically a driver was drinking.
Child Passenger Restraint System: A combination of an approved child safety seat and existing vehicle
safety belt restraints. Mandatory in Pennsylvania for all passengers under age four.
Harmful Event: An action which occurs within a crash (e.g., hitting a tree, hitting a deer, hitting a pedestrian,hitting another vehicle, etc.) and often results in personal injury or property damage.
Holidays: The holiday weekend begins at 6:00 PM of the last working day before the holiday and ends at
midnight on the last day of the holiday. Pre-holiday weekends and post holiday weekends are time periods
equivalent to that of the weekend before or the weekend after the holiday, respectively. The same applies toholidays during the middle of the work week where no weekend is involved. It is significant to look at pre- andpost-holiday statistics because, in many instances, the number of crashes and/or fatalities/injuries are equal to,or greater than, those occurring on the actual holiday weekend.
Passive Restraint: A safety restraint, i.e., air bag, automatic lap/shoulder harness, that is not actively engaged
by a vehicle occupant.
Reportable Crash: A crash resulting in a fatality within 30 days of the crash; or injury in any degree, to any
person involved; or crashes resulting in damage to any vehicle serious enough to require towing.
Speed-Related Crash: Any reportable crash in which speed was listed as a contributing factor, whether or not
the driver was noted as going over the posted speed limit.
TCD: Traffic Control Device. Includes traffic signals, stop signs, yield signs, and railroad crossing controls.
Vehicle Defect: A fault in the vehicle, due to improper maintenance or other reasons, that can cause the driver
to lose control, possibly resulting in a crash.
Vehicle-Miles of Travel: A measure that indicates the number of miles traveled by vehicles on PA roadways.
Work Zone: An area, usually marked by signs, barricades, or other devices indicating that highway
construction or maintenance activities are going on.

Crash Types

A description which characterizes the first harmful event of the crash and is described as one of thefollowing:
Non-Collision: A harmful event that does not involve a collision with a fixed object or a nonfixed object. These events include explosion, fire, overturn, immersion, and vehicle struck byflying object.
Angle: A crash in which two vehicles on opposite roadways collide at a point of junction, such as aroad intersection, driveway, or entrance ramp.
Rear-End: A crash in which vehicles traveling in the same direction, on the same road, collide(vehicle front into vehicle rear).
Head-On: A crash in which vehicles traveling in opposite directions, on the same road, collide(vehicle front into vehicle front).
Sideswipe: A crash between two vehicles (traveling in same direction or opposite direction) in
which the sides of both vehicles engage.
Hit Fixed Object: A collision in which a vehicle collides with stationary object(s) along andadjacent to the roadway, (i.e. bridge piers, trees, utility poles, embankment, guiderail, etc.).
Hit Non-Motorist: A collision between a motor vehicle and any person(s) not in or upon a motor
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Crash Severity

Fatal Crash: A crash in which one or more of the involved persons died within 30 days of the crash and thefatality(ies) are attributable to the crash.
Injury Crash: A crash in which none of the involved persons were fatally injured, but at least one wasinjured.
Property Damage Only (PDO): A reportable crash where no one was fatally injured or injured, but damage
occurred to a vehicle requiring towing.

Injury Severity

Fatal Injury: The person dies as a result of injuries sustained in the crash within 30 days of the crash.
Suspected Serious Injury: Any injury other than fatal which results in one or more of the following: severe
laceration, significant loss of blood, broken or distorted extremity, crush injuries, suspected skull, chest or
abdominal injury, significant burns, unconsciousness, or paralysis.
Suspected Minor Injury: Any injury that is evident at the scene of the crash, other than fatal or serious
injuries. Examples include lump on the head, abrasions, bruises, minor lacerations (cuts on the skin surface
with minimal bleeding and no exposure of deeper tissue/muscle).
Possible Injury: Any injury reported or claimed which is not a fatal, suspected serious or suspected minor
injury. Examples include momentary loss of consciousness, claim of injury, limping, or complaint of pain or
nausea. Possible injuries are those which are reported by the person or are indicated by their behavior, but nowounds or injuries are readily evident.

Person Type

Driver: The occupant of a vehicle who is in actual physical control of a vehicle in transport or, for an out-ofcontrol vehicle, the occupant who was in control before control was lost.
Occupant: Any person who is in or upon a vehicle, including the driver, passenger, and person riding on theoutside of the vehicle.
Passenger: Any occupant of a vehicle who is not the driver.
Pedestrian: Any non-motorist not upon a conveyance such as a bicycle, horse and buggy, wheelchair, or footscooter.
Non-Motorist: Any pedestrian or person in or on a non-motor vehicle conveyance such as a bicycle, horse andbuggy, wheelchair or foot scooter.

Road Types

Local Roads: Any roadway that is maintained by an entity other than the state. Includes county, township,
town, borough, and private.
State Highway (Interstate): Any state-maintained roadway that carries the interstate designation and ismarked with red, white, and blue shield-shaped sign.
State Highway (Other): Any state-maintained roadway that is not designated as an interstate. Many (but notall) such roads are marked with a black and white keystone-shaped sign.
Turnpike: The Pennsylvania Turnpike system, which includes the main Turnpike and other toll facilities
maintained by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.

Vehicle Types

Passenger Car: Vehicle designed to transport eight people or less. Includes: convertible, hardtop, sedan,
station wagon, limousine, etc.
Light Truck / SUV / Van: Single vehicle designed for carrying a load of property on or in the vehicle.
Includes: pickup truck, sport utility vehicle, van, jeep, tow truck, etc.
Heavy Truck: Single vehicle or tractor-trailer combination designed for carrying a heavy load of property on
or in the vehicle. Includes: single unit trucks (e.g., coal truck), tractor-trailers, motor homes, etc.
Bus: Vehicle designed to transport more than fifteen people. Includes school bus, cross-country bus, urban
transit, trackless trolley.
Motorcycle: Includes: motorcycle, mo-ped, mini-bike, motor scooter, trike (three wheeled motorcycle), vendor
cycle.
Bicycle: As used in this booklet, any non-motorized vehicle propelled by pedaling. Includes: unicycle, bicycle,
tricycle, “Big Wheel”.

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Overview2023 Pennsylvania Crash Facts and Statistics

Overview

Overview
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania consists of 67 counties. Each county includes local
municipalities, a combination of cities, boroughs, first class townships, and/or second class
townships. In total, there are approximately 2,500 municipalities throughout the 67 counties.
One of these municipalities, the Town of Bloomsburg in Columbia County, is the only official“town” in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania has over 120,000 miles* of roads and highways; 33% (40,380 miles*) that arestate highways maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), andthe remaining 67% (79,641 miles*) are maintained by local municipalities and other entities.
Motor-vehicle traffic crashes that occur on Pennsylvania roads and highways are investigatedand reported by both the Pennsylvania State Police and the approximately 1,100 local
municipal police departments. The valuable information originating from these police crash
reports is the basis for the statistics that are presented throughout this booklet.
In 2023, there were 110,382 reportable traffic crashes in Pennsylvania. These crashes claimed
the lives of 1,209 people and injured another 66,563 people. Though the total number ofcrashes fell by 5,556 compared with 2022, fatalities increased by 30. However total injuries
decreased by 466 persons.
Last year, there were approximately 99.9 billion vehicle-miles* of travel on Pennsylvania’sroads and highways. The 2023 fatality rate of 1.21 fatalities per hundred million vehicle-milesof travel* increased over 2022 but is less than the projected 2023 US fatality rate of 1.25
(NHTSA 3rd quarter crash statistics brief).
2023 Briefs
On Average in Pennsylvania:• Each day 302 reportable traffic crashes occurred (about 13 crashes every hour).
• Each day 3 persons were fatally injured in reportable traffic crashes (one fatality every 7
hours).
• Each day 182 persons were injured in reportable crashes (about 8 injuries every hour).
Based on Pennsylvania’s 2023 population (12,961,683 people):• 1 out of every 53 people was involved in a reportable traffic crash.
• 1 out of every 10,721 people was fatally injured in a reportable traffic crash.
• 1 out of every 195 people was injured in a reportable traffic crash.
* For consistency purposes, the prior year’s data was used at the time of publication because of timing issues. For
this Crash Facts & Statistics book, 2022 information was used.

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All Crashes and Fatalities

All Crashes and Fatalities—WHO WAS INVOLVED—
Crashes by Injury Severity

Total Crashes

Crashes involving fatalities andmajor injuries are always
devastating to the family andfriends of the victims.
Thankfully, the vast majority ofcrashes are not fatal. Most
crashes, however, do cause
varying types of injuries. Of thetotal people involved in crashes
in Pennsylvania in 2023, mostwere not injured. The 1,209
fatalities in 2023 represent the
2nd highest number of fatalities
in Pennsylvania over the past 10
years.

InjuryCrashes(48,346)
PDO
Crashes(60,904)

Total People--Injuries

Total People
Fatalities(1,209)Injuries(66,563)

All Crashes

Fatal
Crashes(1,132)

Unk
Severity(14,872)

Susp
Serious(4,788)No Injuries(177,001)

Possible(11,671)

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Fatalities and Injuries—Five-Year Trends
Total reported crashes in 2023 decreased 5.0% compared to 2022; fatalities increased by 2.5%
while total injuries decreased by 0.7%.
2019
125,267
1,059
76,243
4,680
35,53915,18820,836

2020
104,475
1,129
61,2484,436
30,727
10,745
15,3402021
117,899
1,230
69,5995,122
35,412
12,448
16,6172022
115,938
1,179
67,012
4,751
34,894
11,62915,7382023
110,382
1,209
66,546
4,788
35,232
11,671
14,855

154
4,099
174
2,860
16
1,003

146
2,788
217
3,227
22
799

182
3,053
226
3,361
24
754

184
3,160
217
3,148
15
801

186
3,145
238
3,186
27
1,086

Heavy-Truck-Related Fatalities

128

122

156

164

157

Alcohol-Related Fatalities
Speed-Related Fatalities

299
264

293
269

311
285

320
268

308
280

102.1
1.04

102.8
1.10

85.3
1.44

102.7
1.15

99.9
1.21

All Crashes

Reported Crashes
Total Fatalities
Total Injuries
Suspected Serious Injury
Suspected Minor Injury
Possible Injury
Unknown Severity
Pedestrian Fatalities
Pedestrian Injuries
Motorcyclist Fatalities
Motorcyclist Injuries
Bicyclist Fatalities
Bicyclist Injuries

Billions of Vehicle-Miles*
Deaths per 100 Million Vehicle-Miles*

Note: Speed-Related Fatalities only count those crashes where speed was considered the prime contributing factor in thecrash.
* Vehicle mileage uses the prior years’ vehicle mileage information (because at the time of publication, the current year’svehicle mileage is not available).

Comprehensive Loss Due to Reportable Traffic Crashes
Max Severity
Fatal Injury (crashes)
Suspected Serious Injury (crashes)
Suspected Minor Injury (crashes)
Possible Injury (crashes)
Property Damage Only (crashes)

Number
1,128
4,059
26,386
21,821
56,980

Average Cost
$14,589,509$819,737$269,670$150,019$14,224

Estimated Total
Costs$16,456,966,152$3,327,312,483$7,115,512,620$3,273,564,599$810,483,520

TOTAL$30,983,839,374

In 2023, the comprehensive loss due to traffic crashes was$2,390to every man, woman, and child in Pennsylvania.

The comprehensive loss per Pennsylvania citizen is based on the ratio of estimated total cost (including economic
and QALY) to the estimated total population of Pennsylvania. Also note that the Federal guidelines changed for
determining the average cost of a crash in 2019. Cost is now based on max crash severity, not injury severity level.
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All Crashes and Fatalities

Crashes by Crash Type
28.2%

Hit Fixed Object
Angle

18.9%

Rear End

5.2%

Sideswipe

6.9%
5.2%

Hit Non-Motorist*

3.9%

Head On

3.5%

17.4%
13.2%

8.2%
6.2%

All Others0%

Crashes Fatalities
33,168
229
354
1
3,898
159
31,176
410
4,347
210
3,117
50
21,055
63
7,661
63
5,606
24
110,382
1,209

30.1%

19.1%

10%

20%
Crashes

Crash Type
Angle
Backing Up
Head On
Hit Fixed Object
Hit Non-Motorist*
Non-Collision
Rear End
Sideswipe
Other
TOTAL

33.9%

All Crashes

Many different types ofcrashes occur on
Pennsylvania roads, but
certain types of crashes are
more prevalent. Morecrashes involved angle
crashes, exceeding hit fixed
object crashes. Hit nonmotorist crashes, though
they occur much lessfrequently, cause the third
highest number of fatalities.

30%

40%

50%

Fatalities*Note: In 2023, the Hit Pedestrian crash type changed to Hit
Non-Motorist. The hit non-motorist includes hit pedestriancrashes and crashes of other non-motorist such as bicycles,
scooters, wheelchairs and horse and buggies.

Vehicles Involved in Crashes

Light trucks, vans, and SUVs were involved in more crashes than all other vehicle types. After
increased growth over the past decade, this vehicle type exceeded passenger cars for the 1sttime. Both vehicle types accounted for the vast majority of crashes and occupant fatalities.
Occupant fatalities of motorcycles increased from 217 in 2022 to 238 in 2023.
50.7%

Lt Trk/Van/SUV

33.4%
39.7%

Passenger Car

34.1%
9.6%

All Others

32.5%

0%

20%
Vehicles40%
Fatalities

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation60%

Lt Trk/Van/SUV
Passenger Car
Heavy Truck
Motorcycle
BicycleCommercial Bus
School Bus
Other

Occupant
Vehicles Fatalities
342
94,28573,968
349
7,186
21
3,487
238
1,111
27
420
4
267
0
5,391
42

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Driver Involvement in Crashes by Age and Sex

All Crashes

In all age groups, male drivers are involved in more crashes than female drivers. Male drivers
ages 21-25 were involved in more crashes than drivers in any other age group (male or female).
DriverUnder 16
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
61-65
66-70
71-75
Over 75
Unknown
DRIVERSMale
169 (0.2%)
12,797 (12.1%)
12,917 (12.2%)
11,190 (10.6%)
10,879 (10.3%)
9,453 (9.0%)
8,198 (7.8%)
7,023 (6.7%)
7,250 (6.9%)
6,809 (6.4%)
6,090 (5.8%)
4,502 (4.3%)
3,372 (3.2%)
4,258 (4.0%)
766 (0.7%)
105,673 (100.0%)

Female43 (0.1%)
8,270 (11.8%)
8,677 (12.4%)
7,781 (11.1%)
7,365 (10.5%)
6,399 (9.1%)
5,427 (7.7%)
4,348 (6.2%)
4,385 (6.2%)
4,329 (6.2%)
3,854 (5.5%)
3,126 (4.5%)
2,486 (3.5%)
3,542 (5.0%)
241 (0.3%)
70,273 (100.0%)

Total
Under 16
Drivers
16-20
212
21-25
21,067
21,59426-30
18,971
31-35
18,24436-40
15,852
13,625
41-45
11,371
46-50
11,635
11,138
51-55
9,944
56-60
7,628
61-65
5,858
7,800
66-70
1,007
71-75
175,946
Over 75

Note: Does not include 3,803 drivers of unknown sex or
applicable to traditional categories or were operators of nonmotorized vehicles.

0

10,00020,000Female30,000Male

Highway Crash Historical Data

Fatality rates have fallen dramatically over the past 85 years as vehicles, roadways, and other factors
have improved. Pennsylvania’s fatality rate has also been lower than the US average for most years
since 1937. Please note that the 2023 US average fatality rate was not finalized by the time of thispublication. The chart below shows the periodic fatality rates since 1980.
Fatality Rates

Per 100 Million Vehicle-Miles*

6
5
4
3

3.50
2.96
2.39 2.48
1.92

2

2.10
1.57

1.72

1.48 1.53

1.51

1.46

1
0

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

PA Fatality Rate

2005

1.28

1.14

2010

1.20

1.11

2015

1.10

1.34

2020

1.21

2023

US Fatality Rate

* Beginning in 1999, vehicle mileage uses the prior years’ vehicle mileage information (because at the time of
publication, the current years’ vehicle mileage is not available).
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Total Crashes
160,371
161,080
156,825
157,191
159,051
156,559
161,557
174,527
183,910
213,769
254,450
243,798
279,663
292,192
311,981
301,374
277,556
307,648277,271288,245
303,771234,702
158,361
156,622
142,489
138,764
131,579
131,081
139,914143,244
150,683
152,631
152,906
151,461
141,340
130,404
133,913
134,315
134,171
136,804
142,867
143,981
140,972
144,171
147,253
131,358
138,115140,197
137,410
132,840
128,342
130,675
125,327
121,242
121,312125,395
124,092
124,149
121,317
127,127
129,395
128,188
128,420
125,267
104,475
117,899
115,938
110,382

Total
Fatalities
1,790
1,698
1,654
1,685
1,609
1,486
1,625
1,830
1,889
2,079
2,180
2,331
2,410
2,401
2,255
2,299
2,352
2,444
2,155
2,082
2,025
2,071
2,137
2,204
2,114
2,049
1,848
1,752
1,752
1,809
1,928
2,006
1,932
1,878
1,646
1,661
1,545
1,530
1,440
1,480
1,470
1,562
1,486
1,549
1,520
1,532
1,618
1,577
1,490
1,616
1,525
1,491
1,468
1,256
1,324
1,286
1,310
1,208
1,195
1,200
1,188
1,137
1,190
1,059
1,129
1,230
1,179
1,209

Total Injuries
84,81384,75586,73390,807
92,79273,997
81,93686,892
93,564111,123
116,537
126,417
138,389
141,728
136,518
127,318
135,938
145,452
132,689
134,969
135,308
148,725
146,403
144,300
133,716
131,301
126,026
126,707
134,714140,067
148,044
151,457
154,018
152,589
142,945
130,446
133,113
131,503130,678
133,177
136,949
138,820
134,092
133,783
131,471
117,915
109,900
112,615
108,146
102,223
97,971
95,58588,71187,132
87,94887,83586,846
83,08979,75882,004
82,97180,612
78,21976,243
61,24869,607
67,03066,549Registered
Vehicles4,175,217
4,250,576
4,355,813
4,507,262
4,707,055
4,842,400
4,849,400
5,117,229
5,351,350
5,436,349
5,497,000
5,673,000
5,791,000
5,879,000
5,947,000
6,079,000
6,244,000
7,007,192
8,354,063
8,654,333
9,124,915
8,833,745
7,254,893
7,451,021
7,307,974
7,252,836
7,417,311
7,562,726
7,724,686
7,860,497
7,793,921
8,313,799
8,452,365
8,605,747
8,675,835
8,757,129
8,915,621
9,044,901
9,255,714
9,271,517
9,411,261
9,692,499
9,842,427
9,901,148
10,085,392
10,629,896
10,519,757
10,768,222
10,921,683
11,058,567
11,086,810
11,220,816
11,301,853
11,324,357
11,373,291
11,477,916
11,508,559
11,616,715
11,715,722
11,974,651
12,066,651
11,832,317
12,036,372
12,007,611
12,007,136
12,126,271
12,063,924
11,800,712

Motor Vehicle
Mileage*
36.5
37.7
38.5
39.2
40.2
40.2
41.7
44.6
46.1
48.3
55.1
53.4
56.1
58.6
56.7
60.9
67.0
66.5
63.9
63.7
69.4
72.3
72.7
70.3
71.3
71.5
71.3
72.3
74.1
75.6
77.2
78.9
81.3
84.5
85.7
87.3
89.0
90.8
92.3
94.5
96.4
98.3
100.4
100.4
102.5
103.5
103.5
104.8
106.1
107.2
107.9
108.1
108.4
107.0
103.3
101.2
100.2
99.5
98.6
99.8
100.9
101.1
101.6
102.1
102.8
85.3
102.7
99.9

PA Fatality
Rate** ††
4.90
4.50
4.30
4.30
4.00
3.70
3.90
4.10
4.10
4.30
4.27
4.37
4.29
4.10
3.98
3.78
3.51
3.67
3.37
3.27
2.92
2.87
2.94
3.14
2.96
2.87
2.59
2.42
2.36
2.39
2.50
2.54
2.38
2.22
1.92
1.90
1.74
1.68
1.56
1.57
1.53
1.59
1.48
1.54
1.48
1.48
1.56
1.50
1.40
1.51
1.41
1.38
1.35
1.17
1.28
1.27
1.31
1.21
1.21
1.20
1.18
1.12
1.17
1.04
1.10
1.44
1.15
1.21

US Fatality
Rate**
6.10
5.80
5.40
5.40
5.30
5.20
5.30
5.50
5.70
5.60
5.70
5.50
5.40
5.21
4.88
4.57
4.43
4.24
3.59
3.45
3.33
3.35
3.39
3.50
3.50
3.30
2.88
2.69
2.68
2.48
2.48
2.40
2.32
2.20
2.10
1.90
1.80
1.80
1.83
1.72
1.69
1.64
1.58
1.55
1.53
1.51
1.51
1.48
1.46
1.46
1.41
1.36
1.27
1.13
1.11
1.10
1.16
1.10
1.07
1.13
1.16
1.16
1.13
1.12
1.34
1.33
1.37
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All Crashes

Year
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972†
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978‡
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999+
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

All Crashes and Fatalities* In billions** Per 100 million vehicle-miles† From 1972 to 1978, reportable crashes defined as over $200 in damage‡ From 1978 to present, reportable crashes defined as involving any type of injury and/or vehicle(s) requiring towing from the scene+ Beginning in 1999, motor vehicle mileage and PA Fatality Rate uses the prior years’ motor vehicle mileage information (because at the time of
publication, the current years’ roadway mileage is not available

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2023 Pennsylvania Crash Facts and Statistics—WHAT CONDITIONS WERE—All Crashes

Crashes by Weather and Road Surface Conditions
Adverse weather and road surface conditions negatively affect vehicle handling and driver sight.
Interestingly, the vast majority of crashes occurred under no adverse conditions. This can be
attributed to: 1) weather and roads being clear and dry most of the time and 2) drivers failing touse caution under optimal road conditions. The figures shown in both tables are for all highway
types.
Weather Condition
No Adverse Conditions
Rain/Rain & Fog
Snow/Sleet/Freezing Rain
Fog/Smoke, Etc.
Other
TOTAL

Crashes
85,684 (77.6%)
14,486 (13.1%)
3,058 (2.8%)743 (0.7%)
6,411 (5.8%)
110,382 (100.0%)

Road Surface Condition
Dry
Wet
Snow/Slush
Ice/Ice Patches
Other
TOTAL

Fatalities
969 (80.2%)
119 (9.8%)
26 (2.2%)
16 (1.3%)
79 (6.5%)
1,209 (100.0%)
Crashes
86,921 (78.8%)
19,579 (17.7%)
1,664 (1.5%)
991 (0.9%)
1,227 (1.1%)
110,382 (100.0%)

Fatalities
989 (81.8%)
183 (15.1%)
10 (0.8%)
6 (0.5%)21 (1.7%)
1,209 (100.0%)

Crashes Involving Vehicle Defects
Improperly maintained vehicles can lead to crashes. In 2023, tire/wheel and brake-related
failures again contributed to the majority of vehicle defect related crashes. The percentages in
the graph below refer to the number of crashes involving vehicle defects.
37.4%

Tire/Wheel-Related

28.3%

Brake-Related
Total Steering
System Failure

15.6%

18.7%

All Other Defects
10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Vehicle Defect
Tire/Wheel-Related
Brake-Related
Total Steering System Failure
Power Train Failure
Suspension
Unsecure/Shifted Trailer Load
Body/Doors/Hood, Etc.
Trailer Hitch Failure
Other Known Defects

Crashes
852
644
355
190
82
50
21
16
67

Note: The above list only counts crashes where a vehicle defect was the primary contributing
factor in the crash.

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Work Zone Crashes
Work zones are potentially dangerous areas because conditions are constantly changing.
Drivers do not always anticipate these changes nor exercise the appropriate level of caution.
41 percent of work zone crashes in 2023 contained fatalities or injuries.
All Crashes

Fatal Crashes
1.6%

Injury Crashes
39.1%

PDO Crashes
59.3%

Total Crashes: 1,216
Total Fatally Injured: 22 (Workers Fatally Injured: 2)
Total Injured: 689

Work Zone Crashes—Vehicles Involved
Vehicle Type
Light Truck/SUV
Passenger Car
Heavy Truck/Bus
Motorcycle
Other
TOTAL

State Hwy (Interstate)
303 (46.3%)
210 (32.1%)
129 (19.7%)
7 (1.1%)5 (0.8%)654 (100.0%)

State Hwy (Other)568 (51.6%)
402 (36.6%)
99 (9.0%)19 (1.7%)
12 (1.1%)
1,100 (100.0%)

Turnpike
125 (37.3%)
97 (29.0%)
107 (31.9%)
2 (0.6%)4 (1.2%)335 (100.0%)

Local Road78 (48.2%)
67 (41.4%)
11 (6.8%)
3 (1.9%)3 (1.9%)162 (100.0%)

Note: “State Highway (Other)” includes state-maintained roads that are not designated asinterstates. Legally parked vehicles are not included in the above table.

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Work Zone Crashes by Road Type—Five-Year Trends*
Year

All Crashes

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Road TypeState Hwy (Interstate)State Hwy (Other)
Turnpike
Local Road
Other/Unknown RoadTOTAL
State Hwy (Interstate)State Hwy (Other)
Turnpike
Local Road
Other/Unknown RoadTOTAL
State Hwy (Interstate)State Hwy (Other)
Turnpike
Local Road
Other/Unknown RoadTOTAL
State Hwy (Interstate)State Hwy (Other)
Turnpike
Local Road
Other/Unknown RoadTOTAL
State Hwy (Interstate)State Hwy (Other)
Turnpike
Local Road
Other/Unknown RoadTOTAL

CrashesNumber% Total
606
37.3%
777
47.8%
152
9.4%
91
5.6%
0
0.0%
1,626
100.0%
518
40.1%
576
44.6%
115
8.9%
82
6.4%
1
0.1%
1,292
100.0%
683
41.4%
710
43.1%
116
7.0%
140
8.5%
0
0.0%
1,649
100.0%
416
32.2%
627
48.5%
162
12.5%
88
6.8%
0
0.0%
1,293
100.0%
337
27.7%
582
47.9%
193
15.9%
104
8.6%
0
0.0%
1,216
100.0%

Fatalities
Number% Total
7
43.8%
9
56.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
16
100.0%
6
40.0%
8
53.3%
0
0.0%
1
6.7%
0
0.0%
15
100.0%
9
56.3%
5
31.3%
2
12.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
16
100.0%
8
57.1%
4
28.6%
1
7.1%
1
7.1%
0
0.0%
14
100.0%
6
27.3%
13
59.1%
3
13.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
22
100.0%

Note: “State Highway (Other)” includes state-maintained roads that are not designated asinterstates.
*Crashes and fatalities on this page occurring at locations involving multiple road types arelisted once, ranked from highest class to lowest: Interstate/Turnpike, Non-Interstate State Road,
and then Local.

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Crashes with Roadside Objects and Animals
Unfortunately, roadside objects were hit often in Pennsylvania crashes. While there are manydifferent roadside objects, a few are more predominant in crashes than others. The table below
lists crashes with various types of roadside objects no matter the sequence of harmful events.

Hit DeerHit Other Animal

Crashes % Total
435
0.4%
1,112
1.0%
534
0.5%
3,016
2.7%
2,583
2.3%
5,079
4.6%
2,179
2.0%
378
0.3%
5,744
5.2%
152
0.1%
1,089
1.0%
3,629
3.3%
3,026
2.7%
7,553
6.8%
405
0.4%
2,114
1.9%
2
0.0%
51
0.1%
200
0.2%
6,321
5.7%
7,609
6.9%
4,857
207

4.4%
0.2%

Fatalities
10
25
18
33
35
113
32
2
109
2
14
35
41
56
3
40
0
1
10
180
121

% Total
0.8%
2.1%
1.5%
2.7%
2.9%
9.4%
2.7%
0.2%
9.0%
0.2%
1.2%
2.9%
3.4%
4.6%
0.3%
3.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.8%
14.9%
10.0%

21
2

1.7%
0.2%

All Crashes

Roadside Object
Hit Bridge
Hit Building
Hit Culvert
Hit Curb
Hit Ditch
Hit Embankment
Hit Fence or Wall
Hit Fire Hydrant
Hit Guiderail/Barrier
Hit Impact Attenuator
Hit Mailbox(es)Hit Median Barrier
Hit Other Fixed Object
Hit Parked Vehicle
Hit Rock(s) or Obstacle on Roadway
Hit Signal/Sign Support
Hit Snow Bank
Hit Temporary Construction Barrier
Hit Traffic Island or Channelization
Hit Tree(s) or Shrubs/Hedges
Hit Utility Pole(s)Note: “% Total” lists the percentage compared to all crashes or fatalities, not only the ones
listed in this table. Also note that a single crash can involve a collision with multiple objects.

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Crashes by Road Type**

Crashes
Persons Fatally Injured
Persons Injured
Miles of Maintained Road
100 MVM* Traveled
Crashes/MVM*
Persons Fatally Injured/100 MVM*
Persons Injured/MVM** MVM = million vehicle-miles

State Hwy State Hwy(Interstate)(Other)
9,492
71,162
105
886
5,064
45,013
1,304
40,380
185.8
526.8
0.51
1.35
0.57
1.68
0.27
0.85

Turnpike Local Road
2,312
27,40916
202
1,025
15,439556
79,075
60.9
167.6
0.38
1.64
0.26
1.21
0.17
0.92

Other
7
0
8
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Note: “State Highway (Other)” includes state-maintained roads that are not designated asinterstates. The road mileage and MVM data are from the 2022 Highway Performance
Monitoring System (HPMS) package and reflects 2022 length and travel activity data. Ramps
are included as part of the roadway to which it is connected.
**Crashes, fatalities, and injuries on this page occurring at locations involving multiple roadtypes are listed once, ranked from highest class to lowest: Interstate/Turnpike, Non-InterstateState Road, and then Local.

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Crashes Between Trains and Other Vehicles—Five-Year Trends
Motor vehicle/train crashes make up a very small percentage of total crashes. In the last five
years, only 14 fatalities have occurred in this type of crash. In 2023, zero fatalities occurred
despite a high number of crashes.
2019

2021
2022

Crashes Fatalities
34
5
24
2
28
3
25
4
33
0

All Crashes

Year
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

2020

2023
0

10

20

30

Crashes

Fatalities

40

Train/Vehicle Crashes by Vehicle Type
Passenger cars, light trucks, vans, and SUVs were the predominant vehicle types involved incrashes with trains in 2023.
36.36%

Passenge r Car

42.42%

Ligh t Trk/Van /SUV

18.18%

Heavy Truck

0%

20%

40%

60%

80% 100%

Crashes

Fatalities

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Vehicle Type
Light Trk/Van/SUV
Passenger Car
Heavy Truck
BicycleCommercial Bus
Motorcycle
School Bus
Unknown
TOTAL

Crashes Fatalities
14
0
12
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
33
0

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Train/Vehicle Crashes by Road Type*All Crashes

Road Type
Local Road
State Hwy (Other)
TOTAL

Crashes Fatalities
18
0
15
0
33
0

*Crashes and fatalities on this page occurring at locations involving multiple road types arelisted once, ranked from highest class to lowest: Interstate/Turnpike, Non-Interstate State Road,
and then Local.

Train/Vehicle Crashes by Light Level
Daylight
Dark (S tre et Ligh ts)
Dark (No Street L ights)
Dusk
Dawn

48.5%

0.0%

Light Level
Crashes Fatalities
Daylight
160Dark (Street Lights)
90
Dark (No Street Lights)
7
0
Dusk
1
0
Dawn
0
0
TOTAL
33
0

27.3%

0.0%
0.0%
3.0%
0.0%

21.2%

0
0.0%
0%

20%

40%

60%
Crashes

80%

100%

Fatalities

Train/Vehicle Crashes by County
CountyAllegheny
Berks
Bucks
Cambria
Cumberland
Dauphin
DelawareErie
FayetteIndiana
Lancaster
Lebanon18

Crashes Fatalities
3
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
0

CountyLehighLuzerneLycoming
MckeanMercerMontgomery
Montour
Schuylkill
Somerset
Washington
TOTAL

Crashes Fatalities
1
0
3
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
3
0
1
0
1
0
33
0

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All Crashes and Fatalities—WHEN THEY HAPPENED—
Crashes by Month
February
March
April
May
June
July
AugustSeptember
OctoberNovember

Crashes
9,215 (8.4%)
7,959 (7.2%)
8,772 (8.0%)
8,947 (8.1%)
9,307 (8.4%)
8,986 (8.1%)
8,833 (8.0%)
8,960 (8.1%)
9,423 (8.5%)
10,436 (9.5%)
9,821 (8.9%)
9,723 (8.8%)
110,382 (100.0%)

Fatalities
88 (7.3%)
80 (6.6%)
78 (6.5%)110 (9.1%)
86 (7.1%)
95 (7.9%)125 (10.3%)
131 (10.8%)105 (8.7%)
135 (11.2%)
89 (7.4%)
87 (7.2%)
1,209 (100.0%)

All Crashes

MonthJanuary
February
March
April
May
June
July
AugustSeptember
OctoberNovember
December
TOTAL

January

December
5%

6%

7%

Crashes8%

9% 10% 11% 12%

Fatalities

Crashes by Day of Week
More crashes occurred on Friday than any other day of the week. The number of fatalities on
weekends (Saturday and Sunday) is proportionally greater than the number of crashes. This
could be attributed to alcohol use. (See Victims of Fatal Crashes by Day of Week, page 29).
Day
MondayTuesday
WednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
SundayTOTAL

MondayTuesday
WednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
SundayCrashes
14,785 (13.4%)
15,450 (14.0%)
16,056 (14.6%)
15,931 (14.4%)
18,043 (16.4%)
15,939 (14.4%)
14,178 (12.8%)
110,382 (100.0%)

Fatalities
170 (14.1%)
146 (12.1%)
175 (14.5%)
168 (13.9%)
180 (14.9%)203 (16.8%)
167 (13.8%)
1,209 (100.0%)

4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20%
Crashes

Fatalities

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All Crashes

Crashes by Hour of Day
Some hours of the day are more dangerous than others with regard to crashes and fatalities.
Not surprisingly, crashes and fatalities were higher during peak traffic times. Some hours ofthe day experience a low percentage of crashes, but they are much more deadly. For example,
only 4.1% of all crashes in 2023 occurred in the 8:00 PM hour, but 6.6% of all fatalities
occurred then. The higher volume of traffic itself may be a factor during peak traffic hours,
particularly the rush-hours.
Hour
12:00AM
01:00AM
02:00AM
03:00AM
04:00AM
05:00AM
06:00AM
07:00AM
08:00AM
09:00AM
10:00AM
11:00AM
12:00PM
01:00PM
02:00PM
03:00PM
04:00PM
05:00PM
06:00PM
07:00PM
08:00PM
09:00PM
10:00PM
11:00PM

12:00AM
01:00AM
02:00AM
03:00AM
04:00AM
05:00AM
06:00AM
07:00AM
08:00AM
09:00AM
10:00AM
11:00AM
12:00PM
01:00PM
02:00PM
03:00PM
04:00PM
05:00PM

Crashes
2,666
2,283
2,317
1,687
1,632
2,496
3,967
5,273
4,953
4,245
4,414
4,967
5,556
5,680
6,719
8,174
8,089
8,200
6,504
4,964
4,488
4,242
3,564
3,132

Fatalities
50
43
36
33
22
39
53
34
25
43
45
39
53
72
65
60
58
69
80
57
80
53
52
47

06:00PM
07:00PM
08:00PM
09:00PM
10:00PM
11:00PM0%2%

4%

Crashes

20

6%

8%

Fatalities

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Crashes by Light Level
Crashes
Other/Unknow n
0.2%

Daylight
62.3%

Daylight
50.5%

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Dark (No/Unk Street
Lights)15.5%

Fatalities

Other/Unknow n
0.3%

Crashes
68,783
20,196
17,074
2,082
2,065
182
110,382

Dusk
1.9%

Dark (Street Lights)
18.3%

Daw n
2.4%

Light Level
Daylight
Dark (Street Lights)
Dark (No/Unk Street Lights)
Dusk
Dawn
Other/Unknown
TOTAL

Daw n
1.9%

All Crashes

In 2023, more crashes occurred indaylight than all other light levels
combined. This is not surprising,since more vehicles are on the roadduring daylight. However,fatalities in 2023 occurred justslightly over 50% of the time
during daylight. If 2023 fatalities
per 1000 crashes are compared(Daylight — 8.9 fatalities per 1000
crashes versus non-Daylight —14.4 fatalities per 1000 crashes), it
is apparent that non-daylightcrashes are more deadly thandaylight crashes.

Dusk
2.6%

Dark (No/Unk Street
Lights)23.4%

Dark (Street Lights)
19.0%

Fatalities
611
230
305
31
29
3
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All Crashes

Crashes by Holiday
Crashes increased during holiday periods due to the volume of traffic on the roadway. Manytimes, the weekend before and the weekend after the holiday have nearly as many crashes andfatalities, and sometimes more. The graphs below illustrate the ranking in descending order, of
total crashes and fatalities, respectively, for each holiday period. The table shows a breakdownof crashes and fatalities for each holiday period in 2023.
Crashes
Post New Years

10.8%

Pre-Than ksgiving

10.8%

Post-T hanksgiving

8.7%

Th anksgiving

8.3%

Pre-Christmas

7.2%

Post Memorial Day

7.1%

Post-Labor Day

7.1%

Pre-Memorial Day

6.5%

Memoria l Da y

6.5%

Pre-Labor Day

6.1%

Labor Day

5.8%
5.6%

Pre-Independe nce D ay**

2.6%

Christmas
Indepen dence Day**

2.5%

Post-Indepe ndence Day**

2.4%
2.0%

New Years

0%

5%

10%

15%

Fatalities
Post-Thanksgiving

Crashes
Fatalities
274
1
792
8
964
12
830
11
957
13
352
5
332
5
341
5
878
11
884
18
974
9
1,468
13
1,181
18
1,463
9
1,133
8
758
11
13,581
157

11.5%

Post-Independence Day**

11.5%

Labor Day

8.3%

Pre-Labor Day

8.3%

Post New Years

7.6%

Post Memorial Day

7.0%

Pre-Independence Day**

7.0%

Thanksgiving

7.0%

Pre-Memorial Day

*

5.7%

Independence Day**

5.7%

Pre-Thanksgiving

5.1%

Christmas

5.1%

Memorial Day

3.2%

Post-Labor Day

3.2%

Pre-Christmas

See Holidays under Definitions for
explanation of pre- and post-holiday
weekends.

** Not part of a holiday weekend in 2023.

3.2%

New Years

0.6%
0%

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Period*New Years
Post New Years
Pre-Memorial Day
Memorial Day
Post Memorial Day
Pre-Independence Day**
Independence Day**
Post-Independence Day**
Pre-Labor Day
Labor Day
Post-Labor Day
Pre-Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Post-Thanksgiving
Pre-Christmas
Christmas
TOTAL

5%

10%

15%

20%

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Drivers

Drivers
Drivers Overview
Every traffic crash involves 3 elements: the driver, roadway, and vehicle. It has been statednationally that 85-90% of all traffic crashes involve some sort of driver error that contributes tothe crash. Therefore, as drivers, we can greatly impact traffic safety by driving smart anddriving defensively.

Crashes Involving Driver Error
Some form of poor/degraded driver performance is present in the majority of crashes. Impaired
driving and speeding continue to be big contributors to fatal crashes.

Contributing Factor
Speed-Related
Drinking Driver
Proceeded Without Clearance
Improper Turning-Related
Distracted Driver
Careless/Illegal Passing
Drowsy Drivers
Tailgating

Crashes
23,0707,350
13,432
10,529
9,011
5,232
2,706
5,562

Fatal
Crashes
366
127
81
57
55
48
11
4

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Of all drivers represented in crashes, the young driver and the older driver are two groups thatstand out. Young drivers (ages 16-21) are the least experienced drivers, and they are also prone
to over zealous driving performance, perhaps due to their youth and peer pressure. Older
drivers (ages 65 & over) on the other hand experience driving difficulties related todeteriorating physical abilities (eyesight, hearing, head movement, etc.).

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Single and Multiple Vehicle Crashes of Young and Older Drivers

As the table below shows, older drivers are over-represented in multiple vehicle crashes, due inpart to the loss of physical and cognitive abilities and road interactions. Younger drivers arealso over-represented in multi-vehicle crashes as younger drivers typically have less experiencein complex situations and are more easily distracted while driving.
All Drivers
44.0%

Young Drivers(16-21)
35.8%

Older Drivers(65-74)23.0%

Older Drivers
(75+)
22.6%

48,498 crashes

8,651 crashes

3,111 crashes

1,961 crashes

61,684 crashes

15,506 crashes

10,415 crashes

6,716 crashes

56.0%

64.2%

77.0%

77.4%

Drivers

Number of
VehiclesSingleVehicle Crash
Multiple
Vehicle Crash

Drivers in Crashes by Age Group

Looking at the 2023 Pennsylvania driver data, as driver age groups increased in age, thepercentage of Pennsylvania total drivers involved in crashes within each age group decreased
considerably. Note the percentage of 16-year-old drivers involved in crashes. This number issignificantly lower than other young driver age groups due to a law enacted in December 1999
that required a mandatory six-month waiting period between obtaining a Learner’s Permit andtesting for licensure. It also reflected the limited time 16-year-old drivers used the roads andthe more controlled situations in which they are permitted to drive during the permit process.
Driver inexperience and less cautious driving often are attributed characteristics given to thereason all young driver ages have higher rates.

Age Group
16
17
18
19
20
21
22-24
25-29
30-39
40-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75 and OverUnknown

PA Drivers
Involved in
Crashes
2,023
4,406
4,746
4,270
4,124
3,925
11,365
16,52830,58933,067
10,021
9,378
7,435
5,562
8,442
63

*PA Total
Drivers
77,900104,655
115,607
121,578
123,915
125,621394,580
686,525
1,523,011
2,097,551
761,597809,836769,278
620,991
933,673
N/A% Involvedin Crashes
2.6%
4.2%
4.1%
3.5%
3.3%
3.1%
2.9%
2.4%
2.0%
1.6%
1.3%
1.2%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
N/A

* PA Total Drivers includes total PA Licensed Drivers and PA Drivers
who have their Learner’s Permit (no driver’s license).
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Drivers

Comparison of Young and Older Drivers by Crash Type
Young drivers are over-represented in typical distracted driving associated type crashes (rearend, head-on, hit fixed object crashes), while older drivers are heavily over-represented in angle
crashes (multiple vehicle interaction type crashes).
Crash Type*
Non-Collision
Rear-End
Head-On

Angle
Sideswipe
Hit Fixed Object
Hit Non-Motorist**
Other

Young Drivers(16-21)
2.2%

Older Drivers(65-74)
1.7%

Older Drivers
(75+)
1.1%

3,117 crashes

520 crashes

231 crashes

95 crashes

21,043 crashes

5,178 crashes

3,202 crashes

1,684 crashes

3,890 crashes

947 crashes

617 crashes

366 crashes

350 crashes

60 crashes

56 crashes

29 crashes

33,153 crashes

8,412 crashes

5,766 crashes

4,265 crashes

7,640 crashes

1,303 crashes

910 crashes

549 crashes

31,143 crashes

6,816 crashes

1,906 crashes

1,243 crashes

4,241 crashes

287 crashes

409 crashes

289 crashes

5,605 crashes

634 crashes

429 crashes

157 crashes

19.1%
3.5%
0.3%

30.1%
6.9%

28.3%
3.9%
5.1%

21.4%
3.9%
0.3%

34.8%
5.4%

28.2%
1.2%
2.6%

23.7%
4.6%
0.4%

42.6%
6.7%

14.1%
3.0%
3.2%

19.4%
4.2%

Drivers

Backing Up

All Drivers
2.8%

0.3%

49.2%
6.3%

14.3%
3.3%
1.8%

* Crash Type refers to the first event of the crash which may or may not be an event of the drivers above.
** Hit Non-Motorist replaced Hit Pedestrian as a Crash Type in 2023.

Intersection vs. Non-Intersection Crashes of Young andOlder Drivers

In keeping with the data presented previously on single vehicle versus multiple vehicle crashes,older drivers are more likely to be involved in crashes at intersections compared to other age
groups. Intersections can be confusing and problematic for the older driver, as numerous andcomplex movements are present along with the need for appropriate reaction timing.

Intersection
Non-Intersection

All Drivers
38.4%

Young Drivers(16-21)
42.0%

Older Drivers(65-74)
48.8%

Older Drivers
(75+)
51.9%

42,330 crashes

10,155 crashes

6,606 crashes

4,499 crashes

67,852 crashes

14,002 crashes

6,920 crashes

4,178 crashes

61.6%

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58.0%

51.2%

48.2%

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Alcohol-Related Crashes
Alcohol Overview▶ In Pennsylvania, drinking and driving remains a top safety issue. In 2023, alcohol-related
crashes decreased to 8,337 from 8,683 alcohol-related crashes in 2022. In 2023, alcoholrelated fatalities decreased to 308 from 320 alcohol-related fatalities in 2023.
▶ Of note is the involvement of drinking drivers under the age of 21. 10% of the driver fatalities
in the 16-20 age group were drinking drivers, down from 23% in 2022 and 17% in 2021.
Improvement in this age group is very good to see.

AlcoholRelated▶ The 21 to 25 age group was involved in the most crashes with a drinking driver. This age
group had the 2nd highest drinking driver crash rate at 6.4%. In the 41 to 45 age group, thenumber of crashes was average, but the drinking driver fatality was 40% - the highest overall.
▶ In 2023, alcohol-related fatalities were 25% of the total traffic fatalities.
▶ Pennsylvania continues to take an aggressive posture to prevent and deter impaired driving(particularly through the widespread use of sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and its
DRE program).
2023 Briefs▶ 308 people died in alcohol-related crashes.
▶ 87% of the alcohol-related occupant fatalities (drivers and passengers) were in the vehicle
driven by the drinking driver; 74% were the drinking drivers themselves.
▶ 73% of the drinking drivers in traffic crashes were male.
▶ 68% of the alcohol-related crashes were during the hours of darkness, usually on
weekends.
▶ On average each day, 23 alcohol-related traffic crashes occurred.
▶ On average each day, 0.8 persons were fatally injured in alcohol-related traffic crashes.
▶ On average each day, 14 persons were injured in alcohol-related traffic crashes.
Note: Beginning with 2003 data, alcohol involvement criteria changed to account for both BAC
levels and suspected involvement when BAC is unknown. The effect can mostly be seen in thealcohol related fatalities for years 2003 and after.

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Alcohol-Related Crashes

Alcohol Involvement in Crashes
Although alcohol-related crashes accounted for approximately 7% of the total crashes in 2023,
they resulted in 26% of all persons fatally injured in crashes. Alcohol-related crashes wereover four times more likely to result in fatal injury than those not related to alcohol (3.4% of
the alcohol-related crashes resulted in fatal injury, compared to 0.8% of crashes which were notalcohol-related). “PDO Crashes” in the table below refers to property damage only crashes.
PDO Crashes

Fatal Crashes

Fatalities

Injury Crashes

Injuries

Alcohol-Related

288 (25.4%)

308 (25.5%)

3,878 (8.0%)

5,111 (7.7%)

4,171 (6.9%)

Non-Alcohol-Related

844 (74.6%)

901 (74.5%)

44,461 (92.0%)

61,438 (92.3%)

56,737 (93.2%)

1,132 (100.0%)

1,209 (100.0%)

48,339 (100.0%)

66,549 (100.0%)

60,908 (100.0%)

TOTAL

Alcohol-Related Crashes—Five-Year Trends

Alcohol-Related Crashes

Alcohol-Related Fatalities

2019

2019

2020

2020

2021

2021

2022

2022

2023

2023
250

6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 11,000

Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Injury Crashes
PDO Crashes
Fatalities
Injuries
Fatal Crashes per 100,000
Licensed Drivers
Fatalities per 100,000
Licensed Drivers

AlcoholRelated

Alcohol-related crashes decreased in 2023 and were the second lowest total in the last five
years. Alcohol-related fatalities decreased in 2023 and were the middle total in the last five
years.

300

350

2019
9,390
280
4,490
4,620
299
5,938

2020
7,700
270
3,701
3,729
293
4,917

2021
9,220
293
4,349
4,578
311
5,837

2022
8,683
292
3,998
4,393
320
5,381

2023
8,337
288
3,878
4,171
308
5,111

3.4

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.7

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.4

400

Note: Beginning with 2003 data, alcohol involvement criteria changed to account for both BAC
levels and suspected involvement when BAC is unknown. The effect can mostly be seen in thealcohol related fatalities for years 2003 and after
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Victims of Alcohol-Related Fatal Crashes
There were 253 driver and passenger fatalities in alcohol-related crashes in 2023, while 219(86.6%) were the drinking drivers or their passengers.
Fatalities215
188 (87.4%)
27 (12.6%)
38
31 (81.6%)
7 (18.4%)
49
42 (85.7%)
7 (14.3%)
302

AlcoholRelated

Persons Involved
Drivers
Drinking Drivers
Non-Drinking Drivers
Passengers
Passengers with Drinking Driver
Passengers with Non-Drinking Driver
Pedestrians
Drinking Pedestrian
Non-Drinking Pedestrian
TOTAL FATALITIES**Excludes 6 Drinking Non-Motorists

Victims of Fatal Crashes by Time of Day
Alcohol-related crashes occurring between 8:00 PM and 4:00 AM produced the vast majority offatalities (55% of alcohol-related fatalities). In contrast, just under half of the fatalities (45%) from
non-alcohol-related crashes resulted from crashes occurring between noon and 8:00 PM.

Midnight-3:59 AM

5.8%

4:00-07:59 AM

3.6%

8:00-11:59 AM

14.4%
15.7%

10.4%

Noon-3:59 PM

24.2%
25.0%
20.8%

4:00-7:59 PM
8:00-11:59 PM

31.2%

15.1%

0%

10%

Alcohol-Related

28

23.7%

9.9%

20%

30%

Time of Occurrence
Midnight-3:59 AM
4:00-07:59 AM
8:00-11:59 AM
Noon-3:59 PM
4:00-7:59 PM
8:00-11:59 PM
Time Unknown
TOTAL FATALITIESNonAlcoholRelated
89
130
141
218
187
136
0
901

AlcoholRelated
73
18
11
32
77
96
1
308

40%

Non-Alcohol-Related

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Victims of Fatal Crashes by Day of Week
Over one-half (57%) of alcohol-related fatal crash victims were the result of crashes occurringon Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, while fatal crash victims of non-alcohol-related crashes
tended to be distributed more evenly throughout the work week with the fewest occurring on
Sunday.
12.3%
14.7%

Monday8.4%

Tuesday

13.3%

10.4%

Wednesday

15.9%

Thursday

11.7%
14.7%

Friday

14.6%
15.0%

Saturday

14.3%

Sunday12.2%

10%Alcohol-Related

18.5%

20%

AlcoholRelated
38
26
32
36
45
74
57
308

30%

AlcoholRelated

0%

24.0%

Day of Occurrence
MondayTuesday
WednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
SundayTOTAL FATALITIESNonAlcoholRelated
132
120
143
132
135
129
110
901

Non-Alcohol-Related

Alcohol-Related Crashes—Day vs. Night
67.6% of alcohol-related crashes occurred at night. The graph below shows the breakdown ofalcohol-related crashes by day and night.

Night
67.6%

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Day
32.4%

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Alcohol-Related Holiday Crashes
In 2023, 11% of all holiday crashes involved alcohol use; however, 29% of fatalities that
occurred during holiday weekends were related to alcohol use. (See Crashes by Holiday, page
22.)
Total Crashes
Pre -Th anksgi ving

9.4%

Pre -Ch ristmas

8.7%

Memorial Day

8.3%

Pre -Labor Day

AlcoholRelated

Period*New Years
Post New Years
Pre-Memorial Day
Memorial Day
Post Memorial Day
Pre-Independence Day**
Independence Day**
Post-Independence Day**
Pre-Labor Day
Labor Day
Post-Labor Day
Pre-Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Post-Thanksgiving
Pre-Christmas
Christmas
TOTAL

9.8%

Thanksgiving

7.6%

Post-Th anksg ivin g

7.5%

Indepe ndence Day**

7.1%

Post-Labo r Day

6.9%

Pre -Me mo rial Da y

6.9%

Post New Years

6.3%

Lab or Day

6.3%

Post Memoria l Day

6.3%

Christmas

3.8%

Post-In depen dence Da y**

2.9%

New Ye ars

1.3%

Pre -Ind epend ence Day**

1.2%
0%

5%

10%

Crashes Fatalities
54
0
90
5
99
4
102
4
90
5
17
0
41
2
19
1
99
3
120
8
90
4
125
2
141
3
135
2
108
1
110
2
1,440
46

15%

Fatalities
Post-Th anksg ivin g

17.4%

Post-In depen dence Da y**

10.9%

Post Memoria l Day

10.9%

Pre -Labor Day

8.7%

Lab or Day

8.7%

Pre -Ch ristmas

8.7%

Post New Years

6.5%

Indepe ndence Day**

4.4%

Christmas

4.4%

New Ye ars

4.4%

See Holidays under Definitions for
explanation of pre- and post-holiday
weekends.

** Not part of a holiday weekend in 2023.

6.5%

Thanksgiving

Pre -Me mo rial Da y

4.4%

Memorial Day

2.2%

Post-Labo r Day

2.2%

Pre -Th anksgi ving

0.0%

Pre -Ind epend ence Day**

0.0%
0%

30

*

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

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Alcohol-Related Crashes

Driver Involvement in Alcohol-Related Crashes by Vehicle Type
Motorcyclists had the largest percentage of drinking drivers to total drivers; this is comparedto the drivers of other types of vehicles. Drinking drivers of passenger cars, light trucks, vans,and sport utility vehicles were relatively equal to the average for drivers of all vehicle types.
Bus and heavy truck drivers accounted for very few of the drinking drivers in crashes.

Total Drivers in Crashes
179,748

Drinking Drivers in Crashes
8,183 (4.6% of total)

Passenger Car
Lt Trk/SUV/Van
Heavy Truck
Motorcycle
Bus
Other
Passenger Car
Lt Trk/SUV/Van
Heavy Truck
Motorcycle
Bus
Other

4,094
3,716
52
260
1
60

93,71273,366
7,071
3,477
686
1,436
(4.4% of total)(5.1% of total)(0.7% of total)(7.5% of total)(0.1% of total)(4.2% of total)
AlcoholRelated

Drinking Drivers in Crashes by Age and Sex
In 2023, nearly 3 out of 4 drinking drivers in crashes were male (across most age groups),
with only slight variations among the age groups. The table below does not include an
additional 45 drivers for whom age and/or sex were not known or applicable to traditional
categories .
Under 16

Age Group
Under 16
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
61-65
66-70
71-75
Over 75
Total

16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
61-65
66-70
71-75

Male

3
396
1,031
798
838
650
522
399
377
356
286
171
76
61
5,964

Female
1
112
345
352
341
265
200
153
118
105
92
53
25
12
2,174

Total

4
508
1,376
1,150
1,179
915
722
552
495
461
378
224
101
73
8,138

Over 75
0%

20%

40%

60%
Male

80%

100%

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Drinking Drivers vs. Non-Drinking Drivers Involved in Crashes by
Age Group
In 2023, as the table and graph below show, the age groups from 21 to 25 and 31 to 35 had thehighest percentage of drinking drivers within their respective age groups. After age 35, thepercentage of drinking drivers within the succeeding age groups steadily declined. The Under
16 age group continues to be of particular concern, as it included 4 drinking drivers.
Under 16
16-2 021-2 526-3 031-3 536-4 041-4 546-5 051-5 5

AlcoholRelated

Drinking Driver
4 (1.8%)509 (2.4%)
1,376 (6.4%)
1,150 (6.0%)
1,180 (6.5%)
916 (5.8%)
722 (5.3%)
553 (4.9%)495 (4.3%)
461 (4.1%)
776 (2.5%)

Age Group
Under 16
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
Over 60

56-6 0Over 60
0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

Non-Drinking
Driver215 (98.2%)
20,611 (97.6%)
20,298 (93.7%)
17,877 (94.0%)
17,119 (93.6%)
14,978 (94.2%)
12,928 (94.7%)
10,845 (95.2%)
11,159 (95.8%)
10,692 (95.9%)
30,494 (97.5%)

10%

Drinking Driver Fatalities as a Percentage of Total Driver Fatalities,
by Age GroupThe graph below shows drinking driver fatalities as a percentage of total driver fatalities withineach respective age group for 2023 crashes. The age group from 41 to 45 had the highest
percentage, with 40.3% of the driver fatalities in this age group being a drinking driver. The
16-20 age group decreased from 22.7% in 2022. In 2023, fortunately 0% of fatal drivers under
the age of 16 chose to combine alcohol usage and driving without a license.
Under 160.0%

16-2 010.0%

21-2 5

29.3%

26-3 032.4%

31-3 537.7%

36-4 022.6%

41-4 540.3%

46-5 026.2%

51-5 5

24.5%

56-6 019.0%

61-6 5

20.0%

66-7 018.0%

71-7 5

15.2%

Over 75

5.1%
0%

32

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

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Underage Drinking Drivers in Pennsylvania Crashes—Historical Data
Act 31, commonly known as the “Underage Drinking Law,” went into effect on May 24,
1988. From that year, and until 1994, the number of underage drinking drivers involved in
Pennsylvania crashes declined each year. From 1997 until 2002, the amount of underagedrinking drivers remained consistently high. From that point until 2019 there had been adownward trend with the 2020-2023 years showing some increase.

1,500

1,000
672

585

613

500

0

419

2014

2015

2016

2017

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2018

364

2019

441

2020

513

486

AlcoholRelated

542

385

2021

2022

2023

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Seat Belts, Child Safety Seats, and Air Bags
Restraints Overview

Safety Belts•

Pennsylvania’s seat belt law requires that drivers and front seat passengers be properly buckled when riding in apassenger car, Class 1 and Class 2 truck, or motor home. Children age 8 and older, but under age 18, are required
to be secured in a seat belt system anywhere in the vehicle due to the law becoming effective on February 21, 2003.

•

A driver under the age of 18 may not operate a motor vehicle when the number of passengers exceeds the numberof available seat belts in the vehicle.

•

The combination of lap/shoulder seat belts, when used, reduces the risk of fatal injuries to front seat passenger car
occupants by 45% and the risk of suspected minor-to-critical injuries by 50%. For light truck occupants, seat belts
reduce the risk of fatal injuries by 60% and the risk of suspected minor -to-critical injuries by 65%.

•

All passengers should wear a seat belt whenever riding in a motor vehicle—even for short distances. Three out offour crashes occur within 25 miles of home.

•

If everyone wore seat belts when riding in a motor vehicle, hundreds of lives in Pennsylvania alone would be saved(see page 36). Research shows that children are likely to be buckled 92% of the time when adults are buckled andonly 72% of the time when adults are not buckled. Everyone should buckle up, every time!

Seat Belts,
Etc.

Child Safety Seats•

Pennsylvania law requires that children under the age of 4 to be properly restrained in a child passenger restraint
system when riding anywhere in a vehicle. Children under 2 must be secured in a rear-facing car seat until thechild outgrows the maximum weight and height limits designated by the car seat manufacturer. Children age 4 up
to age 8, are required to be in an appropriately fitting child booster seat when riding anywhere in a vehicle.
Children from age 8 up to age 18 must be in a seat belt.

•

Research shows that child safety seats, when properly installed, reduce the risk of fatal injury by 71% for infantsand 54% for toddlers.

•

When placing a child safety seat in a vehicle, follow the manufacturer’s instructions for the vehicle and the childsafety seat instructions exactly. There are different types of child safety seats—infant, convertible, and booster.
Children ages 2 to 3 should be kept rear-facing as long as possible, until they reach the top height or weight limit
allowed by the car seat’s manufacturer. Children ages 4 to 7 should be kept forward-facing with a harness until theyreach the top height or weight limit allowed by the car seat’s manufacturer. Children ages 8 to 12 should be kept ina booster seat until they are big enough to fit the seat belt properly, that is, the lap belt must lie snugly across theupper thighs and the shoulder belt should lie snugly across the shoulder and chest and not cross the neck or face.

•Children should ride in the rear seat whenever possible and should always be properly buckled.

Air Bag Safety•

Driver and front seat passenger air bags have been required in new passenger cars since 1998 and light trucks since1999. However, air bags are supplemental protection devices. Everyone should still buckle up with both lap andshoulder belts on every trip.

•

Child Safety

•

34

o

Children age 12 and under should ride buckled up in the back seat.

oInfants in rear-facing child safety seats should NEVER ride in the front seat of a vehicle equipped with apassenger-side air bag.

o

If an older child must ride in a front seat equipped with a passenger-side air bag, put the child in a front-facing
seat or belt-positioning booster seat for the proper weight of the child, or use a correctly fitting lap/shoulder
belt, and move the vehicle seat as far back as possible. Deactivate the airbag if your vehicle is capable.

Adult SafetyoEveryone should buckle up with both lap and shoulder belts on every trip.

o

The lap belt should be worn under the abdomen and low across the hips. The shoulder portion should comeover the collarbone away from the neck and cross over the breastbone.

oDriver and front passenger seats should be moved as far back as practical, particularly for shorter people.

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Seat Belt Use in Crashes—Total People Involved
Seat belts have proven to be effective in reducing the severity of injuries sustained in a crash. In
2023, as shown in the two pie graphs below, 80.9% of all people involved in crashes were
wearing seat belts. 44.7% of all people who died in crashes were not wearing seat belts. The
table at the bottom shows the total number of people involved in crashes in 2023 by severity of
injury and belt use.
Total People Involved in Crashes
Belts in Use
80.9%
Belts Not in Use
6.7%
Belt Use Unknown
12.4%

Belts in Use
40.8%

Total Fatalities

Seat Belts,
Etc.

Belt Use Unknown
14.5%

Fatal Injury
Suspected Serious Injury
Suspected Minor Injury
Possible Injury
Unknown Severity
No Injury
TOTAL

Belts in Use
291
1,655
24,4088,777
9,273
140,974
185,378

Belts Not in Use
319
876
3,175
851
1,471
8,624
15,316

Belts Not in Use
44.7%

Belt Use Unknown
103
495
3,531
1,268
1,900
21,21528,512

Note: Vehicles involved include passenger cars, light trucks, SUVs, vans, and heavy
trucks. “Belts Not Available” is included in “Belts Not In Use”.

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Seat Belt Use in Crashes—Impact on Fatalities and Injuries
The table and graph below display the estimated impact that seat belts worn 100% of the time
would have on traffic fatalities and injuries. The numbers in parentheses, in the last row, are theestimated decreases in 2023 fatalities and injuries if 100% seat belt use was achieved. (Note:
The data below is for passenger cars, small trucks, SUVs and vans.) 282 people would havelikely survived if they had worn their belts.

Belts Used
Belts Not Used
TOTAL
If 100% Belt Use
Net Increase/(Decrease)

Fatalities Susp Ser
1,561
275
306
840
581
2,401
299
1,707
(282)
(694)

Injuries
Susp Min Possible
22,845
16,9323,035
2,207
25,88019,13924,83518,364(775)(1,045)

None
121,718
7,390
129,108
131,904
2,796

Seat Belts,
Etc.

800
600

581

Note: “No Belts” is included in“Belts Not Used”.

400

299

200
0

Fatalities
Actual36

If 100% Belt Use

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Seat Belt Use in Crashes—Historical Data
On November 1, 1983, Pennsylvania passed a primary law requiring that drivers securechildren under age 4 in an approved child passenger restraint system when riding in apassenger car, Class I truck, Class II truck, classic motor vehicle, antique motor vehicle, or
motor home registered in Pennsylvania. Children ages 1 to 4 could be in the back seat in achild safety belt in lieu of a child passenger restraint system.
On November 23, 1987, Pennsylvania passed a safety belt law. The law requires that drivers
and front seat passengers of a passenger car, Class I and Class II trucks, or motor home wear aproperly-adjusted and fastened safety belt. The driver is responsible for securing children ages
4 to 18 in a safety belt when riding in the front seat. This is a secondary violation. Fines
began taking effect March 23, 1988.
Effective August 21, 1993, the child passenger restraint law was upgraded requiring thatdrivers (not just those with vehicles registered in Pennsylvania) secure a child up to age 4 in achild passenger restraint system when sitting anywhere in the vehicle.
Effective February 21, 2003, the child passenger restraint law was upgraded requiring thatchildren ages 4 through 7 be in an appropriately fitting child booster seat and those children
ages 8 through 17 be secured in a seat belt system whenever riding anywhere in a vehicle.

90%Child Restraint
Law
Upgraded
8/21/93Child Restraint
Law
Upgraded
2/21/03

Seat Belts,
Etc.

The graph below shows the percentage of seat belt users in Pennsylvania since 1994. The
usage rate at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic is noted due to a general decline in driverand passenger safety behavior in that window. The recent trend shows that the usage rate isback on the rise in crashes.
COVID-19
Pandemic
2020

80%

Percent Belt Use

70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

0%

1994

10%

Note: Data shown for passenger cars only.
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Seat Belt Observational Surveys—Historical Data
Observed seat belt use (the percent of front seat vehicle occupants wearing seat belts) is based
upon a statewide statistical sampling of front seat occupants in passenger cars and light trucks.
The observed seat belt use in 2023 decreased after 7 years of improvement.
Fall '03

79.0%
81.8%

Fall '05

83.3%
86.3%

Fall '07

86.7%
85.1%

Fall '09

87.9%
86.0%

Spring '11

83.8%
83.5%

Summer '13

84.0%
84.0%

Summer '15

83.0%
85.2%

Summer '17

85.6%
88.5%

Seat Belts,
Etc.

Summer '19

88.6%
88.9%

Summer '21

89.5%
90.0%

Summer '23

87.7%

40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%
Percent Belt Use

Child Passenger Restraints in Crashes—Five Year Data
Since August 21, 1993, all drivers traveling in Pennsylvania have been required to securechildren up to age 4 in a child passenger restraint system while sitting anywhere in a vehicle. As
shown in the table below (for 2019-2023 crashes involving children under age 4), thepercentages of fatalities and injuries (within restraint type by row) were lower when restraints
were used. From 2019-2023, 82% of the children under age 4 who were involved in crashes andrestrained in a child seat sustained no injury.
Injuries
Child Restraint

Fatalities

Susp SerChild Seat In Use

10 (0.1%)

59 (0.3%) 1,174 (6.3%)

No Restraint In Use
Other Restraint In Use

11 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)22 (1.0%)5 (0.3%)

Susp Min
205 (9.7%)
159 (10.6%)

Possible

Total
Unknown

No Injury

Persons

983 (5.2%) 1,108 (5.9%)

15,421 (82.2%)

18,755129 (6.1%)
83 (5.5%)

1,384 (65.3%)
1,140 (75.8%)

2,120
1,504

369 (17.4%)
117 (7.8%)

Note: “Child Seat Not In Use” and “Other Restraint Not In Use” have beencombined into “No Restraint in Use”.
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Air Bag Deployment in Crashes—Injuries and Fatalities
Air bags are now prevalent for most vehicles in crashes due to the manufacturing laws of thelate 1990s, however some vehicles in crashes still do not have airbags as there are still older
vehicles in use. Additionally, not all seats in a vehicle have an air bag. The table and graphbelow show the safety benefits of wearing a seat belt, both with and without air bag
deployment. (Table percentages are listed within restraint type by row.)
Passive RestaintSeat Belt

StatusStatusInjuries
Fatalities

Susp Ser

Total

Susp Min

PossibleUnknown

No Injury

PersonsNonen/a

142 (0.2%)

829 (0.9%)

9,665 (10.5%)

3,834 (4.2%)

6,176 (6.7%)

71,079 (77.5%)

91,725

Air Bag Deployed

Used

215 (0.4%)

1,093 (2.1%)

12,191 (23.2%)

3,657 (7.0%)

5,090 (9.7%)

30,322 (57.7%)

52,568Air Bag Deployed

Not Used223 (5.1%)

487 (11.2%)

1,348 (30.9%)271 (6.2%)

749 (17.2%)

1,284 (29.4%)

4,362

Air Bag DeployedUnknown

52 (1.1%)

218 (4.4%)

1,121 (22.5%)358 (7.2%)

1,000 (20.1%)

2,224 (44.7%)

4,973

Air Bag Not Deployed

Used

27 (0.0%)

196 (0.3%)

5,369 (8.6%)

2,281 (3.6%)

2,309 (3.7%)

52,568 (83.8%)

62,750Air Bag Not Deployed

Not Used33 (1.7%)

107 (5.4%)

515 (26.0%)

135 (6.8%)

241 (12.2%)

949 (47.9%)

1,980

Air Bag Not DeployedUnknown If DeployedUnknownn/a

6 (0.2%)12 (0.7%)

33 (0.9%)30 (1.7%)389 (10.8%)314 (18.2%)

169 (4.7%)
95 (5.5%)357 (9.9%)294 (17.0%)

2,654 (73.6%)
985 (56.9%)

3,608
1,730

In crashes that are severe enough to deploy an airbag (for vehicles and seats so equipped), thedata below shows that you are 8 times more likely to die if you are not wearing a seat belt (6.1
fatalities vs. 0.8 fatalities per 100 crashes).

Seat Belts,
Etc.

Fatalities per 100 Crashes
6.1

Air Bag Deployed/Seat Belt Not Used
2.3

Air Bag Deployed/Seat Belt Unknown

2.0

Air Bag Not Deployed/Seat Belt Not Used
0.8

Air Bag Deployed/Seat Belt Used

0.4

Air Bag Not Deployed/Seat Belt Unknown

0.1

Air Bag Not Deployed/Seat Belt Used0

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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2023 Pennsylvania Crash Facts and Statistics

Air Bag Deployment by Initial Vehicle Impact Point
Most air bags are designed to deploy in frontal impacts, but side impact air bags are also
common for newer model year vehicles. The table below shows the initial vehicle impact points
for all 2023 crashes. It is probable that a vehicle which is initially impacted in the rear may be
pushed into the vehicle in front (secondary impact), thus deploying the air bag (such as the 1198
occasions in which air bags deployed in center rear impacts).
H

I

J
K

G
F

L

E

A

Seat Belts,
Etc.

D

C

VehiclesImpact PointB

Air Bag

Air Bag

Air Bag

Not

Present

Present, Not

Unknown/

Present

Deployed

Deployed

Other

Right Side Rear (A)

2,505

864

724 (50.4%)712 (49.6%)

Right Rear (B)

4,792

1,769

787 (29.6%)

1,869 (70.4%)

205
367

Center Rear (C)21,3138,447

1,198 (10.4%)

10,278 (89.6%)

1,390

Left Rear (D)

4,655

1,661

715 (26.8%)

1,951 (73.2%)

328

Left Side Rear (E)

2,598

960

640 (44.9%)

787 (55.2%)

211

Left Side Center (F)

6,329

2,006

2,230 (59.6%)

1,515 (40.5%)

578

Left Side Forward (G)

6,217

2,156

1,711 (48.5%)

1,814 (51.5%)

536

Left Front (H)24,226

7,934

7,292 (50.7%)

7,084 (49.3%)

1,916

Center Front (I)57,55916,89022,164 (61.7%)

13,749 (38.3%)

4,756

Right Front (J)21,647

6,936

6,826 (52.8%)

6,110 (47.2%)

1,775

Right Side Forward (K)

9,644

3,418

2,548 (48.3%)

2,728 (51.7%)

950

Right Side Center (L)

8,117

2,598

2,777 (58.4%)

1,981 (41.6%)

761

Other
None

3,122
2,122

1,274
763

518 (38.2%)
337 (27.7%)

838 (61.8%)
878 (72.3%)

492
144

TOTAL

174,846

57,67650,467 (49.1%)

52,294 (50.9%)

14,409Air Bag Deployment by Age Group
While air bags are an important safety feature, they must be used with a seat belt for maximum
effectiveness. Air bag deployment without seat belts can be dangerous. As the table below
shows (from a percentage perspective), people using seat belts were less likely to suffer
suspected serious and minor injuries, and even fatal injury, during crashes involving air bag
deployment. (Percentages listed in the table are by age group.)
Seat Belts Used

Injuries

Fatalities

Susp Ser

Susp Min

PossibleUnknown

No Injury

0-4

0 (0.0%)11 (1.3%)

131 (15.5%)

76 (9.0%)75 (8.8%)555 (65.5%)

848

5-8

1 (0.2%)14 (2.4%)

132 (22.1%)

50 (8.4%)

46 (7.7%)354 (59.3%)

597

9-12

2 (0.3%)10 (1.5%)150 (22.3%)

58 (8.6%)

68 (10.1%)

384 (57.1%)

672

13-64

128 (0.3%)

820 (1.9%)

9,813 (22.4%)

2,879 (6.6%)

3,931 (9.0%)

26,197 (59.9%)

43,76865-74
75+

34 (0.9%)50 (1.7%)

122 (3.2%)
116 (4.0%)

1,067 (27.9%)
906 (31.2%)

319 (8.3%)
282 (9.7%)

514 (13.4%)
462 (15.9%)

1,775 (46.3%)
1,084 (37.4%)

3,831
2,900

Total

215 (0.4%)

1,093 (2.1%)

12,199 (23.2%)

3,664 (7.0%)

5,096 (9.7%)

30,349 (57.7%)

52,616

Susp Ser

Susp Min

PossibleUnknown

No Injury

Seat Belts Not Used

40

Total

Age Group

Injuries

Persons

Total

Age Group

Fatalities

0-4

0 (0.0%)1 (5.9%)7 (41.2%)

0 (0.0%)1 (5.9%)8 (47.1%)

17

5-8

0 (0.0%)5 (17.9%)

16 (57.1%)

0 (0.0%)2 (7.1%)5 (17.9%)

28

9-12

0 (0.0%)4 (16.0%)

7 (28.0%)0 (0.0%)3 (12.0%)

11 (44.0%)

25

13-64

175 (4.4%)429 (10.9%)

1,209 (30.7%)245 (6.2%)

675 (17.1%)

1,210 (30.7%)

3,943

65-74
75+

22 (10.8%)
26 (17.8%)

29 (14.3%)
19 (13.0%)

65 (32.0%)
44 (30.1%)

16 (7.9%)
10 (6.9%)44 (21.7%)
24 (16.4%)

27 (13.3%)
23 (15.8%)

203
146

Total

223 (5.1%)

487 (11.2%)

1,348 (30.9%)271 (6.2%)

749 (17.2%)

1,284 (29.4%)

4,362

Persons

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Pedestrian and Bicycle Crashes

Pedestrian and Bicycle Crashes
Pedestrian and Bicycles Overview▶ Pedestrian-related crashes represent 2.9% of the total reported traffic crashes; however,they account for 15.4% of all traffic crash fatalities. (See also Pennsylvania County
Crashes, pages 62, 63, and 68.)
▶ Bicycle crashes represent 1% of the total reported crashes and 2.2% of all traffic
fatalities. Although these percentages are small, they still represent 27 bicyclist
fatalities and 1086 injuries in 2023.

Pedestrian Crashes—Five-Year Trends

Reported crashes involving pedestrians have not changed over the last two years. Pedestrian
fatalities have fluctuated over the last five years and increased slightly in the past year.

Total Crashes
4,101

2019
2020

Fatalities

2,831

2019

154

2020

146

3,100

2021

182

2022

3,211

2022

184

2023

3,199

2023

186

Year
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Peds &
Bikes

2021

Total Crashes Fatalities
4,101
154
2,831
146
3,100
182
3,211
184
3,199
186

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Pedestrian-Related Crashes
Referring to the table and pie charts below, many pedestrian crashes and fatalities occurred whilepedestrians were “crossing roadway”. This means that a pedestrian was most likely crossing thestreet at an intersection, mid-block crossing, or driveway entrance.
**Starting in 2023, pedestrian actions were derived from unit movement.
Top Crash-Related Pedestrian Actions**
All Others, 74.1%
Working in TrafficWay, 1.8%
Crossing Roadway,
22.7%

Other/None, 1.4%
Top Fatal Pedestrian Actions**
All Others, 75.8%

Other/None, 2.2%

Crossing Roadw ay,
20.4%
Peds &
Bikes

Working in
Trafficway, 1.6%

Pedestrians
Pedestrian Action

Involved

Crossing Roadway

38

765

Entering/Exiting Parked/Standing Vehicle

323

Working, Playing, Etc in Roadway2

26

Waiting to Cross Roadway

0

2

Traveling Along Roadway Against Traffic2

8

Traveling Along Roadway With Traffic

3

20

Traveling on Sidewalk

09Working in Trafficway

361

Other/None

4

48

2
186

22
3,370

Adjacent to Roadway
TOTAL
42

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Pedestrian Fatalities by Age and Sex

Pedestrians ages 75 and over represent a sizable portion of pedestrian fatalities as displayed in
the chart below. Overall, male pedestrian fatalities consisted of 72% of all pedestrian fatalities
and increased from 2022 (66%). Note: Pedestrians of unknown sex or not applicable totraditional categories are not included in the numbers below.
Age Group
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75 and overUnknown
TOTAL

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
0%

20%

40%

60%
Female80%

Female

0
1
0
1
1
4
6
5
4
3
4
5
4
7
3
5
0
53

Male

1
0
3
2
9
3
14
9
10
10
7
13
6
15
8
22
1
133

Total

1
1
3
3
10
7
20
14
14
13
11
18
10
22
11
27
1
186

100%

Male

Peds &
Bikes

Pedestrian Injury Severity by Municipality TypeThe majority of pedestrian injuries occurred in cities; the percentage of pedestrian fatalities incities was also higher, perhaps due to higher vehicle speeds on city roads.
Municipality TypeCity
Borough/Town
Township
Other
TOTAL

Fatalities
87 (46.8%)
29 (15.6%)
70 (37.6%)
0 (0.0%)186 (100.0%)

Injuries
1,810 (57.6%)
558 (17.7%)
777 (24.7%)
0 (0.0%)3,145 (100.0%)

Non-Injury
14 (35.9%)
7 (18.0%)
18 (46.2%)
0 (0.0%)39 (100.0%)

Total
1,911 (56.7%)
594 (17.6%)
865 (25.7%)
0 (0.0%)3,370 (100.0%)

Note: “Other” includes colleges/universities, parks, etc.

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Pedestrian Fatalities and Injuries by AgeElderly pedestrians, although involved in
fewer pedestrian crashes, are more likely
to be fatally injured if struck by a moving
vehicle. Younger pedestrians (age 19 andunder) account for 25.8% of the pedestrian
injuries.

Note: The totals in the table do not include
an additional 39 pedestrians who were notfatally injured or injured or where theirinjury severity was unknown.

Pedestrian Age
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75 and overUnknown
TOTAL

Fatalities
1 (0.5%)1 (0.5%)3 (1.6%)3 (1.6%)
10 (5.4%)
7 (3.8%)20 (10.8%)
14 (7.5%)
14 (7.5%)
13 (7.0%)
11 (5.9%)
18 (9.7%)
10 (5.4%)
22 (11.8%)
11 (5.9%)27 (14.5%)
1 (0.5%)186 (100.0%)

Injuries
58 (1.8%)
196 (6.2%)
271 (8.6%)
287 (9.1%)
273 (8.7%)
244 (7.8%)
205 (6.5%)
216 (6.9%)
206 (6.6%)
160 (5.1%)
176 (5.6%)
183 (5.8%)
167 (5.3%)
171 (5.4%)
118 (3.8%)
155 (4.9%)
59 (1.9%)
3,145 (100.0%)

15%

20%

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
Peds &
Bikes

20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
0%

5%

10%
Fatalities

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Pedestrian Fatalities and Injuries by Light Level
The majority of pedestrians were
injured in daylight (60.4%), but morepedestrian fatalities occurred during
non-daylight hours (72.6%). As shownin the bar chart, pedestrians were more
likely to be fatally injured if struck in a
non-daylight crash as compared to a day
crash.

Daylight
Dark (S tre et Ligh ts)
Dark (No/Unk St Lights)
Dusk
Dawn
0%

20%

40%
Fatalities

Light Level
Dawn
Daylight
Dark (Street Lights)
Dark (No/Unk St Lights)
Dusk
Other/Unknown
TOTAL

Fatalities
1 (0.5%)51 (27.4%)
81 (43.6%)
48 (25.8%)
5 (2.7%)0 (0.0%)186 (100.0%)

Injuries
48 (1.5%)
1,900 (60.4%)895 (28.5%)
223 (7.1%)
64 (2.0%)
15 (0.5%)
3,145 (100.0%)

60%

80%

Injuries

Note: The totals in the table do notinclude an additional 39 pedestrians
who were not fatally injured or
injured or where their injury severity
was unknown.

Pedestrian Fatalities and Injuries by Intersection TypeIntersection
Non-Intersection
4-Leg Intersection
T-Intersection
Other
TOTAL

Non-Intersection
4-Le g Intersectio n
T-In tersection
Other
0%

20%
Fatalities

40%

60%

Fatalities
136 (73.1%)
34 (18.3%)
11 (5.9%)5 (2.7%)186 (100.0%)

Peds &
Bikes

73.1% of pedestrian fatalities and 45.1% of pedestrian injuries occurred in areas other thanintersections. “Non-intersections” as used below includes mid-block crossings, driveway
crossings, etc.
Injuries
1,419 (45.1%)
1,179 (37.5%)
449 (14.3%)
91 (2.9%)
3,145 (100.0%)80%

Injuries

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Note: The totals in the table do not include an
additional 39 pedestrians who were not fatally
injured or injured or where their injury severity was
unknown.

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Pedestrian Fatalities and Injuries by Road Type*As the graph shows, 45.8% of
pedestrians were injured on
local roads, whereas 74.2% of
pedestrian fatalities occurred on
non-interstate state roadways.

State Hwy (O ther )Local
State Hwy (Interstate)
Turnpike
Other
0%

Note: The totals in the table do
not include an additional 39
pedestrians who were not fatally
injured or injured or where theirinjury severity was unknown.

20%

40%

60%

Fatalities

Injuries

Road TypeState Hwy (Other)
Local
State Hwy (Interstate)
Turnpike
Other
TOTAL

80%

Fatalities
138 (74.2%)
33 (17.7%)
14 (7.5%)
1 (0.5%)0 (0.0%)186 (100.0%)

Injuries
1,670 (53.1%)
1,441 (45.8%)
23 (0.7%)
8 (0.3%)3 (0.1%)
3,145 (100.0%)

Peds &
Bikes*Crashes, fatalities, and injuries on this page occurring at locations involving multiple roadtypes are listed once, ranked from highest class to lowest: Interstate/Turnpike, Non-InterstateState Road, and then Local.

Pedestrian Fatalities and Injuries
by Traffic Control Device
As the graph shows, most pedestrian
fatalities and injuries occurred in areas
without traffic control devices (TCDs).
These areas accounted for 144 pedestrian
fatalities and 1,601 injuries.

Not Ap plicable
Traffic Signal
Stop Sign
Flashing Traffic S ignal
Other/Unknown
0%

20%

40%

60%

Fatalities

Note: The totals in the table do notinclude an additional 39 pedestrians
who were not fatally injured or
injured or where their injury severity
was unknown.

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Traffic Control Device
Not Applicable
Traffic Signal
Stop Sign
Flashing Traffic Signal
Other/Unknown
TOTAL

Fatalities
144 (77.4%)
37 (19.9%)
3 (1.6%)0 (0.0%)2 (1.1%)186 (100.0%)

80%

100 %

Injuries

Injuries
1,601 (50.9%)
1,076 (34.2%)
369 (11.7%)
25 (0.8%)
74 (2.4%)
3,145 (100.0%)

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Bicycle Crashes—Five-Year Trends
The total number of bicycle crashes increased in
2023 ending a downward trend over the last 3
years; bicycle fatalities have fluctuated over thesame time period, however 2023 was the highest
in the 5-year span with 27 fatalities.

Total Crashes
2019

2020

819

2020

2021

766

2021

2022

810

2022

2023

Total Crashes
1,020
819
766
810
1,100

Fatalities
16
22
24
15
27

Fatalities
1,020

2019

Year
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

1,100

16
22
24
15
27

2023

Bicycle Fatalities and Injuries by Age

Victim's Age
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Unknown
TOTAL

Fatalities
0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)3 (11.1%)
6 (22.2%)
5 (18.5%)
2 (7.4%)4 (14.8%)
4 (14.8%)2 (7.4%)1 (3.7%)27 (100.0%)

Peds &
Bikes

Children ages 0 to 14 are some of the most vulnerable to fatal injury and injury while riding
a bicycle. Close to one-fifth (21%) of the bicyclist injuries were suffered by this age group.
Fortunately, 0 of the 27 bicyclist fatalities were in this age group. Another vulnerable group,
persons ages 15 to 19, suffered 3 fatalities and accounted for 15.4% of the total injuries.
Injuries
3 (0.3%)61 (5.6%)
164 (15.1%)
167 (15.4%)
260 (23.9%)
131 (12.1%)
118 (10.9%)
100 (9.2%)
54 (5.0%)
13 (1.2%)
15 (1.4%)
1,086 (100.0%)

The totals in the table do not include an additional 17 bicyclists who were not fatally injured or
injured or where their injury severity was unknown.
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Bicycle Fatalities and Injuries by Light Level
The majority of bicyclists’ injuries occurred during daylight hours. However, over half of thefatalities occurred during non-daylight conditions. These fatalities totaled 56% of total
bicyclists’ fatalities in 2023 compared to 47% in 2022.
Light Level
Dawn
Daylight
Dark (Street Lights)
Dark (No/Unk St Lights)
Dusk
Other/Unknown
TOTAL

Fatalities
0 (0.0%)12 (44.4%)
11 (40.7%)
4 (14.8%)
0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)27 (100.0%)

Injuries
16 (1.5%)
841 (77.4%)
151 (13.9%)
39 (3.6%)
38 (3.5%)
1 (0.1%)
1,086 (100.0%)

Note: The totals in the table do not include an additional 17 bicyclists who were not fatally
injured or injured or where their injury severity was unknown.

Bicycle Fatalities and Injuries by Intersection
Non-Intersection

In 2023, the majority of bicyclists were
injured at intersections (65%), but 41% 4-Le g Intersectio nof fatalities occurred at non-intersections.
T-In tersection
Other
20%

0%

40%
Injuries

Peds &
Bikes

Fatalities

60%

Intersection
Non-Intersection
4-Leg Intersection
T-Intersection
Other
TOTAL

Fatalities
11 (40.7%)
11 (40.7%)
4 (14.8%)
1 (3.7%)27 (100.0%)

Injuries
382 (35.2%)
455 (41.9%)
214 (19.7%)
34 (3.1%)
1,086 (100.0%)

Note: The totals in the table do not include an additional 17 bicyclists who were not fatally
injured or injured or where their injury severity was unknown.

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Bicycle Fatalities and Injuries by Traffic Control Device
In 2023, injuries occurred more often at traffic control devices (TCD) than where there were
no controls, but 59% of fatalities occurred where there were no controls.
Traffic Control Device
Not Applicable
Stop Sign
Traffic Signal
Flashing Traffic Signal
Other/Unknown
TOTAL

Fatalities
16 (59.3%)
7 (25.9%)
4 (14.8%)
0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)27 (100.0%)

Injuries
524 (48.3%)
295 (27.2%)
250 (23.0%)
3 (0.3%)14 (1.3%)
1,086 (100.0%)

Note: The totals in the table do not include an
additional 17 bicyclists who were not fatally
injured or injured or where their injury
severity was unknown.

Not Ap plicable
Stop Sign
Traffic Signal
Flashing Traffic S ignal
Other/Unknown
0%

20%

40%
Fatalities

60%

80%

Injuries

Bicycle Fatalities and Injuries by Road Type*State Hwy (O ther )Local
Driveway
State Hwy (Interstate)Peds &
Bikes

59% of the fatalities of bicyclists
occurred on non-interstate stateroads in 2023, while 50% of the
injuries occurred on non-stateroads.

Turnpike
Other
0%

20%

40%

60%

Fatalities

Injuries

80%* Crashes, fatalities and injuries on this page occurring at locations involving multiple roadtypes are listed once, ranked from highest class to lowest: Interstate/Turnpike, Non-InterstateState Road, and then Local.
Note: The totals in the table do
not include an additional 17
bicyclists who were not fatally
injured or injured or where theirinjury severity was unknown.

Road TypeState Hwy (Other)
Local
Driveway
State Hwy (Interstate)
Turnpike
Other
TOTAL

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Fatalities
16 (59.3%)
11 (40.7%)
0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)27 (100.0%)

Injuries
548 (50.5%)538 (49.5%)
0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)1,086 (100.0%)49

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Crashes by Motor Vehicle Type
Vehicle Crashes by Vehicle Types
Passenger Car
Lt Trk/Van/SUV

Fatal Crashes
43.4%

Injury Crashes
56.0%

PDO Crashes
56.8%

Total Crashes
56.3%

491 crashes

27,085 crashes

34,577 crashes

62,153 crashes

611 crashes

31,984 crashes

39,725 crashes

72,320 crashes

138 crashes

2,678 crashes

3,869 crashes

6,685 crashes

27 crashes

1,073 crashes

0 crashes

1,101 crashes

233 crashes

2,969 crashes

220 crashes

3,422 crashes

1 crashes

141 crashes

120 crashes

262 crashes

7 crashes

268 crashes

140 crashes

415 crashes

42 crashes

1,151 crashes

655 crashes

1,848 crashes

54.0%

Heavy Truck

12.2%

Bicycle2.4%

Motorcycle

20.6%

School Bus

0.1%

Commercial Bus
Other

0.6%
3.7%

66.2%
5.5%

2.2%

6.1%

0.3%
0.6%

65.2%
6.4%

0.0%

0.4%

6.1%

1.0%

3.1%

0.2%

0.2%

0.2%

2.4%

65.5%

0.4%

1.1%

1.7%

The percentages in the table above compare the number of crashes with the total number ofcrashes in the crash severity category (for example, passenger cars were involved in 43.4% of
all fatal injury crashes). Percentage totals exceed 100% due to multiple vehicle crashes.

Vehicle Crashes—Single Vehicle Hitting Fixed Objects

Crashes by
VehicleCrashes in Which a Single
Vehicle Hit a Fixed Object:

30,438Passenger Car
Lt Trk/Van/SUV
Heavy Truck
Motorcycle
School Bus
Commercial Bus
Other

14,375
14,338
976
614
11
17
107

47.2%
47.1%
3.2%
2.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.4%

Vehicle Crashes—Two-Vehicle Collisions
Striking Vehicle

Passenger
Car

Heavy
Truck

Lt Trk/Vn/Sv

Passenger Car
Lt Trk/Van/SUV
Heavy Truck
Motorcycle
BicycleSchool Bus
Commercial Bus
Other/Unknown

8,212
9,876
755
355
117
28
50
363

994
1,063
286
25
3
7
1
18

13,30914,730
904
520
197
31
49
361

50

Vehicle Struck
Motorcycle
Bicycle
264
264
13
40
0
0
1
14

257
341
4
10
0
1
1
46

SchoolBus

Commercial Bus

Other/
Unknown

Total

45
65
5
5
1
5
0
1

82
88
11
1
3
0
4
8

1,165
1,462
61
38
3
6
22
249

24,32827,889
2,039
994
324
78
128
1,060

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Crashes by Motor Vehicle Type

Passenger Car Crashes—Five-Year Trends
Total passenger car crashes in 2023 were the lowest in the last five years and fatal crashes in2023 were the second lowest in the last five years.
Total Crashes

Fatal Injury Crashes
84,882

2019
69,1382020

76,0522021

71,6552022
2023
50,00062,15370,000

2019

529

2020

545

2021

550

2022

486

2023

491
400

90,000

600

800

1,000

1,200

Passenger Car Fatalities by Seating Position
In 2023, 29% of crash fatalities involved passenger car occupants. The table below depicts
the passenger car fatalities in 2023 by seating position.
1

Drivers
288 (82.5%)
Center Front
0 (0.0%)
Right Front
38 (10.9%)
Total Passengers

Left Rear

59 (16.9%)

7 (2.0%)Center Rear
1 (0.3%)Right Rear

3
4

1

2

3

5

4

5

6

Crashes by
VehicleTotal Fatalities
349

2

6

13 (3.7%)
Others2 (0.6%)“Others” might be passengers in the rearmost seat of a station wagon; persons in a towed unit;
or any person on or attached to the outside of the car.

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Motorcycle Crashes—Five-Year Trends
In 2023, total motorcycle crashes increased 1.6% from 2022 while motorcycle fatal injury
crashes increased 9.4% from 2022.
Fatal Injury Crashes

Total Crashes
2019
2020

3,398

2021

3,580

215

2021

223
213

3,369

2022

2023

3,422

2023

Year
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
TOTAL

2,500

3,500

175

2020

2022

1,500

Crashes by
Vehicle

2019

2,977

4,500

233
0

50

100

150

200

250

Fatalities Motorcycle Fatalities—Five-Year Trends
174
217 Of the 238 fatalities in 2023 involving motorcycle drivers or passengers:226▶ 228 (95.8%) were drivers
217▶ 10 (4.2%) were passengers
238
1,072

Motorcycle Helmet Use in Crashes
The table below shows the injury severity of motorcycle riders (driver or passenger) by helmet
usage.

Helmets
No Helmets
Unknown
TOTAL

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Fatalities
105 (44.1%)
126 (52.9%)
7 (2.9%)238 (100.0%)

Injuries
1,845 (57.9%)
1,204 (37.8%)
137 (4.3%)
3,186 (100.0%)

Not Injured
179 (49.7%)
132 (36.7%)
49 (13.6%)
360 (100.0%)

Total Motorcyclists
2,129 (56.3%)
1,462 (38.6%)
193 (5.1%)
3,784 (100.0%)

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Light Truck / SUV / Van Crashes—Five-Year Trends
Pickups, minivans, and sport utility vehicles have become more popular over the last 20 years.
Crashes involving these vehicles increased 9.1% in 2023 from 2022. Fatal crashes involving
these vehicles increased 4.6% from 2022.
Fatal Injury Crashes

Total Crashes
2019

65,455

2020

64,24766,3092022
2023
20,00072,32035,00050,000476

2020

52,9112021

2019

65,000

461

2021

587

2022

584

2023

80,000

611

250

350

450

550

650

Light Truck / SUV / Van Rollovers Compared to Passenger Cars
▶ The percentage of 2023 light truck / SUV / van crashes were higher than passenger cars incrashes involving rollovers (4.0% of all light
Rollover
Rollovertruck / SUV / van crashes compared to 2.9% of
Crashes
Fatalities
all passenger car crashes).
Lt Trk/Van/SUV

2,869 (4.0%)

83 (24.3%)

63 (18.1%)▶ In 2023 rollover crashes, the percentage of lighttruck / SUV / van occupant fatalities were 32%
higher than passenger car occupant fatalities (24.3% of fatalities compared to 18.1%).
Passenger Cars

1,773 (2.9%)

Light Truck / SUV / Van Fatalities by Seating Position
In 2023, 28.3% of crash fatalities involved occupants in light trucks, vans, and sport utility
vehicles. The table below depicts these fatalities in 2023 by seating position.

Total Fatalities
342

Total Passengers
77 (22.5%)

Crashes by
Vehicle1

Drivers
262 (76.6%)
Center Front
0 (0.0%)
Right Front
50 (14.6%)
Left Rear
11 (3.2%)
Center Rear
5 (1.5%)Right Rear
12 (3.5%)

2
3

1

2

3

4

4

5

6

5

1

2

3

4

5

6

6

Truck Bed/Cargo Area/Veh Extr
1 (0.3%)
Towed Unit/Other
1 (0.3%)

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Heavy Truck Crashes—Five Year Trends
Total crashes involving heavy trucks in 2023 were the second lowest in the last 5 years. However,fatal injury crashes in 2023 were close to the highest number over the last 5 years.
Total Crashes

Fatal Injury Crashes

110

2020

6,344

2020

122

2019

7,036

2019

2021

7,244

2021

144

2022

7,522

2022

145

6,685

2023

1,000

3,000

5,000

7,000

138

2023

9,000

80

100

120

140

160

Heavy Truck Crashes Involving Vehicle Failures

Crashes by
VehicleThe vast majority of primary factors in heavy truck
vehicle failure crashes were related to tires andwheels, brakes, and unsecure /overloaded trailers.

Vehicle Defect
Tire/Wheel-Related
Brake-RelatedUnsecure Trailer/Overloaded
Total Steering System Failure
Power Train Failure
Other Failure
Trailer Hitch/Improper Towing
Exhaust System Failure
Suspension
Vehicle Lighting Related

Crashes
140
79
37
24
20
7
5
2
2
1

Heavy Truck Crashes by Road Type*Road TypeState Hwy (Interstate)State Hwy (Other)
Turnpike
Local Road
Other
TOTAL

Crashes
1,709 (25.6%)
3,752 (56.1%)
483 (7.2%)
741 (11.1%)
0 (0.0%)6,685 (100.0%)

Occupant Fatalities
8 (38.1%)
8 (38.1%)
4 (19.1%)
1 (4.8%)0 (0.0%)21 (100.0%)

Note: “State Highway (Other)” includes state-maintained roads that are not designated as interstates.
*Crashes and fatalities on this page occurring at locations involving multiple road types are listed
once, ranked from highest class to lowest: Interstate/Turnpike, Non-Interstate State Road, and thenLocal.
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Crashes by Motor Vehicle Type

Hazardous Material Crashes by Road TypeRoad TypeState Hwy (Interstate)State Hwy (Other)
Turnpike
Local Road
Other
TOTAL

Crashes30 (22.7%)
82 (62.1%)
8 (6.1%)12 (9.1%)
0 (0.0%)132 (100.0%)

HazMat Released
7 (30.4%)
11 (47.8%)
1 (4.4%)4 (17.4%)
0 (0.0%)23 (100.0%)

Note: “State Highway (Other)” includes state-maintained roads that are not designated asinterstates.
*Crashes on this page occurring at locations involving multiple road types are listed once, ranked
from highest class to lowest: Interstate/Turnpike, Non-Interstate State Road, and then Local.

Heavy Truck Fatalities by Seating Position
In 2023, only 1.7% of crash fatalities involved heavy truck occupants. The table below depicts
the heavy truck fatalities in 2023 by seating position.
1

Drivers
16 (76.2%)
Center Front

Total Fatalities
21

Total Passengers
1 (4.8%)0 (0.0%)
Right Front

2

1 2 3

3

1 (4.8%)Others4 (19.1%)

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Crashes by
Vehicle“Others” might be persons in the sleeping compartment; persons in
the cargo trailer; or someone on, or attached to, the outside of thetruck.

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School Bus Crashes
Of the 2,600+ persons involved in schoolbus crashes in 2023, only 1 was fatally
injured, and 88% suffered no injury at all.
See the tables at the bottom of page 57 fora breakdown of the persons involved. As
shown, none were school bus occupants.
Total persons involved: 2,636

Crashes by
VehicleJust over half (53.8%) of school bus
crashes in 2023 were injury crashes.
However, as the pie chart aboveshows, most persons involved inschool bus crashes suffer no injuries
at all.

Persons Involved
Fatalities(1)
Injuries(315)

No Injuries(2,320)Total Crashes
Fatal
Crashes(1)
PDO
Crashes(120)

InjuryCrashes(141)

School Bus Crashes by Road Type*Road TypeState Hwy (Interstate)State Hwy (Other)
Turnpike
Local Road
Other
TOTAL

Crashes
4
1.5%
187
71.4%
0
0.0%
71
27.1%
0
0.0%
262
100.0%

Note: “State Highway (Other)” includes state-maintained roads that are not designated asinterstates.
*Crashes on this page occurring at locations involving multiple road types are listed once, ranked
from highest class to lowest: Interstate/Turnpike, Non-Interstate State Road, and then Local.
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Crashes by Motor Vehicle TypeSchool Bus Crashes—Five-Year Trends
The total number of school bus crashes decreased but the involved fatalities stayed the same in 2023.
School bus related fatalities were 0.1% of total fatalities in 2023. None of the persons fatally injured
were a school bus passenger at the time of the crash.
Total Fatalities

Total Crashes
2019

2019

301

2020

2020

154

2021

4
0

2021

219

2

2022

271

2022

1

2023

262

2023

1

Year
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
TOTAL

Fatal
4
0
1
1
1
7

Crash Severity
Injury
PDO
151
146
68
86
109
109
146
124
141
120
615
585

Total Fatalities
301
4
154
0
219
2
271
1
262
1
1,207
8

Injuries
329
146
231
303
315
1,324

School Bus Fatalities/Injuries by Persons Involved—Five-Year
Trends

The tables below show the breakdown of persons fatally injured and injured in school bus crashes.
None of the persons who were fatally injured in these crashes were school bus passengers.
FATALITIESSchool Bus
Passengers

School-Age
Pedestrians

Other
Pedestrians

Driver/Passenger of
Other Vehicle

Other/
Unknown

Total
Fatalities

2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
TOTAL

0
0
1
0
0
1

0
0
1
0
0
1

0
0
0
0
0
0

1
0
0
0
0
1

3
0
0
1
1
5

0
0
0
0
0
0

4
0
2
1
1
8

Year

School Bus
Drivers

School Bus
Passengers

School-Age
Pedestrians

Other
Pedestrians

Driver/Passenger of
Other Vehicle

Other/
Unknown

Total
Injuries

2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
TOTAL

24
14
20
25
34
117

188
74
112
159
159
692

4
0
2
7
5
18

7
3
4
8
5
27

99
55
88
95
106
443

7
0
5
9
6
27

329
146
231
303
315
1,324

INJURIES

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Crashes by
VehicleYear

School Bus
Drivers57

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Pennsylvania County Crashes
County Overview

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania consists of 67 counties. Each county includes local municipalities,
a combination of cities, boroughs, first class townships, and/or second-class townships. In total, there areapproximately 2,500 municipalities throughout the 67 counties. In 2023, Pennsylvania’s total population
was 12,961,683 people.
The ten most populated counties were:
Philadelphia (12.0%)
Allegheny (9.5%)
Bucks (5.0%)
Delaware (4.5%)
Chester (4.2%)
York (3.6%)
Lehigh (2.9%)
See page 59.

Montgomery (6.7%)
Lancaster (4.3%)
Berks (3.3%)

The ten least populated counties were:
Cameron (0.03%)
Sullivan (0.05%)
Fulton (0.11%)
Potter (0.12%)
Juniata (0.18%)
Wyoming (0.20%)
Greene (0.27%)
See page 59.

Forest (0.05%)
Montour (0.14%)
Elk (0.23%)

The ten counties with the most miles of state highways (maintained by PENNDOT) were: *Westmoreland (2.98%)
Allegheny (2.96%)
York (2.85%)
Washington (2.74%)
Lancaster (2.62%)
Chester (2.56%)
Bucks (2.43%)
Crawford (2.29%)
Bradford (2.25%)
Somerset (2.24%)
The ten counties with the most miles of local roads (maintained by local municipalities) were: *Allegheny (5.91%)
Montgomery (3.66%)
Lancaster (3.63%)
York (3.45%)
Chester (3.37%)
Bucks (3.25%)
Westmoreland (3.07%)
Berks (3.06%)
Philadelphia (2.82%)
Erie (2.28%)

Counties

The ten counties with the most reported traffic crashes were:
Allegheny (9.4%)
Philadelphia (7.7%)
Lancaster (5.1%)
Bucks (4.9%)
Lehigh (4.2%)
Delaware (4.1%)
Chester (3.8%)
See page 59.
The ten counties with the most traffic-related fatalities were:
Philadelphia (11.2%)
Allegheny (6.3%)
Lancaster (4.2%)
Berks (4.2%)
Luzerne (3.0%)
York (2.9%)

Chester (2.7%)

See page 61.

Montgomery (7.0%)
Berks (4.3%)
York (4.1%)

Bucks (4.5%)
Montgomery (4.0%)
Dauphin (2.9%)*Information provided by PENNDOT’s Bureau of Planning and Research, Performance Monitoring Division. For
consistency purposes, the prior year’s data is used at the time of publication because of timing issues. For this Crash
Facts & Statistics book, 2022 information was used.
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Pennsylvania County Crashes

Pennsylvania Crashes by County

The percentages compare the number to the statewide total at the bottom of the columns.

TOTAL

Population
106,748 (0.8%)
1,224,825 (9.5%)
64,074 (0.5%)
165,631 (1.3%)
47,350 (0.4%)
432,821 (3.3%)
120,273 (0.9%)
59,695 (0.5%)
645,984 (5.0%)
198,413 (1.5%)
130,668 (1.0%)
4,380 (0.0%)65,458 (0.5%)
157,795 (1.2%)
549,784 (4.2%)
36,970 (0.3%)
77,090 (0.6%)
37,607 (0.3%)
65,439 (0.5%)
82,001 (0.6%)
270,738 (2.1%)
289,234 (2.2%)
576,720 (4.5%)
30,198 (0.2%)
267,571 (2.1%)
123,915 (1.0%)
6,449 (0.1%)
157,854 (1.2%)
14,468 (0.1%)
34,357 (0.3%)
43,514 (0.3%)
83,094 (0.6%)
43,612 (0.3%)
23,243 (0.2%)
216,123 (1.7%)
558,589 (4.3%)
84,472 (0.7%)
144,252 (1.1%)
377,754 (2.9%)
327,388 (2.5%)
112,724 (0.9%)
39,519 (0.3%)
108,503 (0.8%)
45,922 (0.4%)
166,053 (1.3%)
868,742 (6.7%)
17,860 (0.1%)
319,091 (2.5%)
90,120 (0.7%)
46,083 (0.4%)
1,550,542 (12.0%)
61,247 (0.5%)
15,999 (0.1%)
143,786 (1.1%)
39,717 (0.3%)
72,197 (0.6%)
5,834 (0.1%)
38,109 (0.3%)
40,840 (0.3%)
42,042 (0.3%)
49,431 (0.4%)
37,572 (0.3%)
210,232 (1.6%)
51,262 (0.4%)
351,163 (2.7%)
25,902 (0.2%)
464,640 (3.6%)
12,961,683(100.0%)

Fatal Injury Crashes
9 (0.8%)74 (6.5%)
9 (0.8%)10 (0.9%)
11 (1.0%)47 (4.2%)
10 (0.9%)
13 (1.2%)
52 (4.6%)
22 (1.9%)
13 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)11 (1.0%)
13 (1.2%)
30 (2.7%)
2 (0.2%)8 (0.7%)6 (0.5%)10 (0.9%)
14 (1.2%)
22 (1.9%)29 (2.6%)
25 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)28 (2.5%)
16 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)25 (2.2%)
8 (0.7%)0 (0.0%)9 (0.8%)9 (0.8%)7 (0.6%)2 (0.2%)18 (1.6%)
49 (4.3%)
6 (0.5%)15 (1.3%)
23 (2.0%)36 (3.2%)
13 (1.2%)
7 (0.6%)18 (1.6%)
8 (0.7%)20 (1.8%)
43 (3.8%)
2 (0.2%)19 (1.7%)
13 (1.2%)
8 (0.7%)128 (11.3%)
3 (0.3%)5 (0.4%)23 (2.0%)5 (0.4%)9 (0.8%)1 (0.1%)8 (0.7%)6 (0.5%)6 (0.5%)5 (0.4%)2 (0.2%)14 (1.2%)
9 (0.8%)28 (2.5%)
4 (0.4%)34 (3.0%)
1,132(100.0%)Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Injury Crashes
388 (0.8%)
4,163 (8.6%)
173 (0.4%)
469 (1.0%)210 (0.4%)
1,946 (4.0%)471 (1.0%)
163 (0.3%)
2,376 (4.9%)625 (1.3%)
364 (0.8%)
12 (0.0%)259 (0.5%)439 (0.9%)
1,574 (3.3%)
143 (0.3%)
266 (0.6%)
141 (0.3%)
202 (0.4%)327 (0.7%)995 (2.1%)
1,238 (2.6%)
2,088 (4.3%)
74 (0.2%)
1,054 (2.2%)
436 (0.9%)
17 (0.0%)630 (1.3%)
80 (0.2%)
150 (0.3%)
140 (0.3%)
231 (0.5%)
138 (0.3%)
107 (0.2%)
1,036 (2.1%)
2,376 (4.9%)
264 (0.6%)645 (1.3%)
2,185 (4.5%)
1,410 (2.9%)364 (0.8%)
95 (0.2%)
433 (0.9%)
159 (0.3%)
820 (1.7%)
3,433 (7.1%)
83 (0.2%)
1,340 (2.8%)273 (0.6%)
186 (0.4%)
5,526 (11.4%)
203 (0.4%)
49 (0.1%)
503 (1.0%)
150 (0.3%)
236 (0.5%)
24 (0.1%)
100 (0.2%)
110 (0.2%)
136 (0.3%)
163 (0.3%)
133 (0.3%)
618 (1.3%)
207 (0.4%)
1,101 (2.3%)
87 (0.2%)
1,798 (3.7%)
48,335(100.0%)PDO Crashes

Total Crashes

548 (0.9%)
6,111 (10.0%)291 (0.5%)
747 (1.2%)
363 (0.6%)
2,718 (4.5%)
696 (1.1%)
281 (0.5%)
2,967 (4.9%)
914 (1.5%)478 (0.8%)
16 (0.0%)400 (0.7%)572 (0.9%)
2,537 (4.2%)
207 (0.3%)335 (0.6%)
173 (0.3%)
348 (0.6%)538 (0.9%)
1,405 (2.3%)
1,494 (2.5%)
2,422 (4.0%)
133 (0.2%)
1,251 (2.1%)
650 (1.1%)
36 (0.1%)
878 (1.4%)
120 (0.2%)
198 (0.3%)
185 (0.3%)308 (0.5%)
186 (0.3%)
112 (0.2%)
1,253 (2.1%)
3,148 (5.2%)
388 (0.6%)852 (1.4%)
2,423 (4.0%)
1,758 (2.9%)545 (0.9%)
141 (0.2%)
579 (1.0%)
219 (0.4%)
1,072 (1.8%)
4,198 (6.9%)
110 (0.2%)
1,587 (2.6%)375 (0.6%)
289 (0.5%)
2,895 (4.8%)
227 (0.4%)
63 (0.1%)
706 (1.2%)
211 (0.4%)414 (0.7%)30 (0.1%)
242 (0.4%)
163 (0.3%)
152 (0.3%)
259 (0.4%)
156 (0.3%)
958 (1.6%)
233 (0.4%)
1,723 (2.8%)
153 (0.3%)
2,692 (4.4%)

945
10,348
473
1,226
584
4,711
1,177
457
5,395
1,561
855
28
670
1,024
4,141
352
609
320
560
879
2,422
2,761
4,535
207
2,333
1,102
53
1,533
208
348
334
548
331
221
2,307
5,573
658
1,512
4,631
3,204
922
243
1,030
386
1,912
7,674
195
2,946
661
483
8,549
433
117
1,232
366
659
55
350
279
294
427
291
1,590
449
2,852
244
4,524

(0.9%)(9.4%)(0.4%)(1.1%)(0.5%)(4.3%)(1.1%)(0.4%)(4.9%)(1.4%)(0.8%)(0.0%)(0.6%)(0.9%)(3.8%)(0.3%)(0.6%)(0.3%)(0.5%)(0.8%)(2.2%)(2.5%)(4.1%)(0.2%)(2.1%)(1.0%)(0.1%)(1.4%)(0.2%)(0.3%)(0.3%)(0.5%)(0.3%)(0.2%)(2.1%)(5.1%)(0.6%)(1.4%)(4.2%)(2.9%)(0.8%)(0.2%)(0.9%)(0.4%)(1.7%)(7.0%)(0.2%)(2.7%)(0.6%)(0.4%)(7.7%)(0.4%)(0.1%)(1.1%)(0.3%)(0.6%)(0.1%)(0.3%)(0.3%)(0.3%)(0.4%)(0.3%)(1.4%)(0.4%)(2.6%)(0.2%)(4.1%)

110,382(99.9%)

60,915(99.9%)Counties

CountyAdams
Allegheny
Armstrong
Beaver
BedfordBerks
Blair
Bradford
Bucks
ButlerCambria
CameronCarbonCentreChester
Clarion
Clearfield
ClintonColumbia
Crawford
Cumberland
Dauphin
DelawareElk
Erie
FayetteForestFranklin
FultonGreeneHuntingdon
IndianaJefferson
Juniata
Lackawanna
Lancaster
Lawrence
LebanonLehighLuzerneLycoming
McKeanMercerMifflinMonroeMontgomery
Montour
Northampton
Northumberland
Perry
Philadelphia
Pike
PotterSchuylkill
SnyderSomerset
SullivanSusquehanna
Tioga
Union
VenangoWarrenWashington
Wayne
Westmoreland
WyomingYork59

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Crashes by County—Five-Year Trends
The percentages compare the number to the statewide total at the bottom of the columns.

Counties

CountyAdams
Allegheny
Armstrong
Beaver
BedfordBerks
Blair
Bradford
Bucks
ButlerCambria
CameronCarbonCentreChester
Clarion
Clearfield
ClintonColumbia
Crawford
Cumberland
Dauphin
DelawareElk
Erie
FayetteForestFranklin
FultonGreeneHuntingdon
IndianaJefferson
Juniata
Lackawanna
Lancaster
Lawrence
LebanonLehighLuzerneLycoming
McKeanMercerMifflinMonroeMontgomery
Montour
Northampton
Northumberland
Perry
Philadelphia
Pike
PotterSchuylkill
SnyderSomerset
SullivanSusquehanna
Tioga
Union
VenangoWarrenWashington
Wayne
Westmoreland
Wyoming
York
TOTAL

60

2019 Crashes

2020 Crashes

2021 Crashes

2022 Crashes

929 (0.8%)
12,225 (9.6%)
488 (0.4%)
1,385 (1.1%)
755 (0.7%)
4,886 (4.0%)
1,451 (1.2%)
583 (0.5%)
6,103 (4.8%)
1,748 (1.5%)
1,188 (0.9%)
42 (0.0%)748 (0.6%)
1,191 (1.0%)
4,717 (3.8%)443 (0.3%)
747 (0.7%)360 (0.3%)684 (0.6%)937 (0.7%)
2,549 (2.0%)
3,188 (2.7%)
4,926 (3.9%)
293 (0.2%)
2,624 (1.9%)
1,079 (1.0%)
68 (0.1%)
1,569 (1.2%)
274 (0.2%)420 (0.3%)
392 (0.3%)723 (0.6%)385 (0.3%)
289 (0.2%)
2,531 (2.1%)
5,955 (4.7%)
752 (0.6%)
1,534 (1.3%)
5,089 (3.7%)
3,418 (2.8%)
1,000 (0.9%)326 (0.3%)
1,129 (1.0%)441 (0.4%)
2,393 (1.9%)
9,113 (7.2%)
195 (0.2%)
3,081 (2.3%)
712 (0.6%)495 (0.4%)
11,120 (8.6%)
562 (0.5%)
128 (0.1%)
1,268 (1.1%)
431 (0.3%)
688 (0.6%)
67 (0.1%)
462 (0.4%)406 (0.4%)367 (0.3%)
518 (0.4%)317 (0.3%)
1,899 (1.6%)
460 (0.4%)
3,124 (2.6%)
270 (0.3%)
4,557 (3.7%)

849 (0.8%)
9,818 (9.4%)
420 (0.4%)
1,189 (1.1%)
613 (0.6%)
4,357 (4.2%)
1,165 (1.1%)
579 (0.6%)
4,825 (4.6%)
1,507 (1.4%)
957 (0.9%)
32 (0.0%)623 (0.6%)887 (0.9%)
3,488 (3.3%)
367 (0.4%)718 (0.7%)319 (0.3%)590 (0.6%)762 (0.7%)
2,029 (1.9%)
2,531 (2.4%)
4,292 (4.1%)
223 (0.2%)
2,327 (2.2%)
1,104 (1.1%)
59 (0.1%)
1,283 (1.2%)
235 (0.2%)297 (0.3%)304 (0.3%)
592 (0.6%)378 (0.4%)
229 (0.2%)
2,119 (2.0%)
4,794 (4.6%)
596 (0.6%)
1,317 (1.3%)
4,186 (4.0%)
2,956 (2.8%)
869 (0.8%)263 (0.3%)
969 (0.9%)361 (0.4%)
1,977 (1.9%)
6,944 (6.7%)
160 (0.2%)2,510 (2.4%)595 (0.6%)405 (0.4%)
10,108 (9.7%)512 (0.5%)
121 (0.1%)
1,187 (1.1%)
288 (0.3%)650 (0.6%)
60 (0.1%)
359 (0.3%)345 (0.3%)
320 (0.3%)520 (0.5%)292 (0.3%)
1,458 (1.4%)
384 (0.4%)
2,543 (2.4%)
239 (0.2%)
3,972 (3.8%)886 (0.8%)
11,659 (9.9%)461 (0.4%)
1,297 (1.1%)
665 (0.6%)
4,911 (4.2%)
1,312 (1.1%)
566 (0.5%)
5,648 (4.8%)
1,627 (1.4%)
991 (0.8%)
32 (0.0%)699 (0.6%)
1,041 (0.9%)
4,057 (3.4%)
378 (0.3%)716 (0.6%)362 (0.3%)
672 (0.6%)
908 (0.8%)
2,380 (2.0%)
2,958 (2.5%)
5,025 (4.3%)
260 (0.2%)
2,548 (2.2%)
1,063 (0.9%)
40 (0.0%)
1,494 (1.3%)
286 (0.2%)
320 (0.3%)
322 (0.3%)666 (0.6%)357 (0.3%)260 (0.2%)
2,459 (2.1%)
5,625 (4.8%)
726 (0.6%)
1,609 (1.4%)
4,853 (4.1%)
3,377 (2.9%)923 (0.8%)270 (0.2%)
1,172 (1.0%)389 (0.3%)
2,158 (1.8%)
7,915 (6.7%)
192 (0.2%)
2,856 (2.4%)
664 (0.6%)
408 (0.4%)
10,417 (8.8%)482 (0.4%)
90 (0.1%)
1,401 (1.2%)
344 (0.3%)643 (0.6%)
56 (0.1%)
428 (0.4%)304 (0.3%)343 (0.3%)
519 (0.4%)334 (0.3%)
1,636 (1.4%)
450 (0.4%)
3,021 (2.6%)
257 (0.2%)
4,547 (3.9%)

908 (0.8%)
11,524 (9.9%)472 (0.4%)
1,302 (1.1%)
688 (0.6%)
4,974 (4.3%)
1,255 (1.1%)
513 (0.4%)
5,533 (4.8%)
1,596 (1.4%)
996 (0.9%)
36 (0.0%)698 (0.6%)
1,124 (1.0%)
4,373 (3.8%)422 (0.4%)755 (0.7%)364 (0.3%)708 (0.6%)786 (0.7%)
2,418 (2.1%)
2,805 (2.4%)
4,900 (4.2%)
231 (0.2%)
2,523 (2.2%)
1,062 (0.9%)
53 (0.1%)
1,533 (1.3%)
243 (0.2%)313 (0.3%)367 (0.3%)645 (0.6%)364 (0.3%)
222 (0.2%)
2,359 (2.0%)
5,571 (4.8%)658 (0.6%)
1,459 (1.3%)
4,920 (4.2%)
3,347 (2.9%)
892 (0.8%)265 (0.2%)
1,054 (0.9%)401 (0.4%)
2,232 (1.9%)
8,106 (7.0%)
179 (0.2%)
2,963 (2.6%)660 (0.6%)394 (0.3%)
8,714 (7.5%)
460 (0.4%)
126 (0.1%)
1,304 (1.1%)
350 (0.3%)733 (0.6%)75 (0.1%)
407 (0.4%)329 (0.3%)
322 (0.3%)
499 (0.4%)289 (0.3%)
1,783 (1.5%)472 (0.4%)
3,063 (2.6%)
263 (0.2%)
4,460 (3.9%)

125,267(99.9%)

104,475(99.9%)

117,899(99.9%)

115,938(99.9%)

2023 Crashes
945
10,348
473
1,226
584
4,711
1,177
457
5,395
1,561
855
28
670
1,024
4,141
352
609
320
560
879
2,422
2,761
4,535
207
2,333
1,102
53
1,533
208
348
334
548
331
221
2,307
5,573
658
1,512
4,631
3,204
922
243
1,030
386
1,912
7,674
195
2,946
661
483
8,549
433
117
1,232
366
659
55
350
279
294
427
291
1,590
449
2,852
244
4,524

(0.9%)(9.4%)(0.4%)(1.1%)(0.5%)(4.3%)(1.1%)(0.4%)(4.9%)(1.4%)(0.8%)(0.0%)(0.6%)(0.9%)(3.8%)(0.3%)(0.6%)(0.3%)(0.5%)(0.8%)(2.2%)(2.5%)(4.1%)(0.2%)(2.1%)(1.0%)(0.1%)(1.4%)(0.2%)(0.3%)(0.3%)(0.5%)(0.3%)(0.2%)(2.1%)(5.1%)(0.6%)(1.4%)(4.2%)(2.9%)(0.8%)(0.2%)(0.9%)(0.4%)(1.7%)(7.0%)(0.2%)(2.7%)(0.6%)(0.4%)(7.7%)(0.4%)(0.1%)(1.1%)(0.3%)(0.6%)(0.1%)(0.3%)(0.3%)(0.3%)(0.4%)(0.3%)(1.4%)(0.4%)(2.6%)(0.2%)(4.1%)

110,382(99.9%)

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Traffic Fatalities by County—Five-Year Trends
The percentages compare the number to the statewide totals at the bottom of the columns.
2019 Fatalities

2020 Fatalities

2021 Fatalities

2022 Fatalities

2023 Fatalities

12 (1.3%)
62 (5.7%)
11 (0.8%)
16 (1.3%)
6 (0.7%)49 (3.5%)
7 (1.0%)13 (1.1%)
48 (4.5%)
16 (1.5%)
12 (0.8%)
3 (0.0%)7 (1.1%)1 (1.1%)29 (3.9%)
6 (0.7%)10 (1.5%)
6 (0.3%)3 (0.8%)9 (1.2%)17 (1.9%)
16 (3.5%)
31 (1.6%)
4 (0.6%)26 (1.8%)
18 (1.6%)
1 (0.2%)21 (1.9%)
4 (0.4%)15 (0.8%)
7 (0.3%)12 (0.8%)
6 (0.4%)1 (0.2%)10 (2.5%)
44 (3.8%)8 (1.4%)19 (1.3%)
26 (2.2%)
32 (1.7%)
10 (0.8%)
13 (0.3%)
15 (1.0%)
7 (0.2%)17 (1.8%)
32 (4.2%)
2 (0.3%)14 (1.8%)9 (1.0%)6 (0.8%)91 (8.7%)
19 (0.8%)
3 (0.5%)22 (1.9%)
3 (0.4%)17 (1.2%)
0 (0.1%)9 (0.6%)8 (0.4%)4 (0.8%)7 (0.5%)6 (0.5%)24 (2.4%)
11 (0.5%)
37 (2.9%)
4 (0.2%)25 (4.1%)
1,059(100.0%)16 (1.4%)
60 (5.3%)
5 (0.4%)13 (1.2%)
4 (0.4%)37 (3.3%)
10 (0.9%)
6 (0.5%)52 (4.6%)
10 (0.9%)
7 (0.6%)
1 (0.1%)9 (0.8%)14 (1.2%)
33 (2.9%)
3 (0.3%)15 (1.3%)
8 (0.7%)9 (0.8%)5 (0.4%)14 (1.2%)
20 (1.8%)
29 (2.6%)
1 (0.1%)15 (1.3%)
27 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)15 (1.3%)
2 (0.2%)2 (0.2%)7 (0.6%)15 (1.3%)
6 (0.5%)4 (0.4%)22 (2.0%)47 (4.2%)
11 (1.0%)22 (2.0%)32 (2.8%)
35 (3.1%)
12 (1.1%)
3 (0.3%)13 (1.2%)
11 (1.0%)
11 (1.0%)35 (3.1%)
3 (0.3%)21 (1.9%)
11 (1.0%)8 (0.7%)166 (14.7%)
6 (0.5%)1 (0.1%)19 (1.7%)
8 (0.7%)9 (0.8%)1 (0.1%)
11 (1.0%)5 (0.4%)5 (0.4%)11 (1.0%)
7 (0.6%)29 (2.6%)
9 (0.8%)39 (3.5%)
4 (0.4%)28 (2.5%)
1,129 (100.0%)

11 (0.9%)68 (5.5%)
11 (0.9%)
10 (0.8%)
14 (1.1%)
46 (3.7%)
7 (0.6%)9 (0.7%)55 (4.5%)
18 (1.5%)
7 (0.6%)
1 (0.1%)
11 (0.9%)
10 (0.8%)
34 (2.8%)
7 (0.6%)14 (1.1%)
7 (0.6%)5 (0.4%)19 (1.5%)
24 (2.0%)41 (3.3%)
25 (2.0%)
4 (0.3%)21 (1.7%)
15 (1.2%)
1 (0.1%)15 (1.2%)
6 (0.5%)3 (0.2%)9 (0.7%)
11 (0.9%)
6 (0.5%)7 (0.6%)19 (1.5%)
73 (5.9%)
11 (0.9%)26 (2.1%)
30 (2.4%)
41 (3.3%)
21 (1.7%)
5 (0.4%)11 (0.9%)
5 (0.4%)27 (2.2%)
39 (3.2%)
2 (0.2%)13 (1.1%)
7 (0.6%)5 (0.4%)133 (10.8%)
4 (0.3%)3 (0.2%)26 (2.1%)
4 (0.3%)12 (1.0%)0 (0.0%)6 (0.5%)10 (0.8%)
6 (0.5%)12 (1.0%)5 (0.4%)23 (1.9%)
10 (0.8%)
36 (2.9%)
7 (0.6%)46 (3.7%)
1,230(100.0%)13 (1.1%)
84 (7.1%)
12 (1.0%)
15 (1.3%)
8 (0.7%)47 (4.0%)
13 (1.1%)
8 (0.7%)52 (4.4%)
17 (1.4%)
12 (1.0%)0 (0.0%)9 (0.8%)18 (1.5%)
27 (2.3%)
12 (1.0%)
16 (1.4%)
8 (0.7%)10 (0.9%)
16 (1.4%)
15 (1.3%)
30 (2.5%)
26 (2.2%)
2 (0.2%)28 (2.4%)
21 (1.8%)
3 (0.3%)16 (1.4%)
2 (0.2%)3 (0.3%)8 (0.7%)7 (0.6%)3 (0.3%)3 (0.3%)22 (1.9%)57 (4.8%)8 (0.7%)
11 (0.9%)31 (2.6%)
33 (2.8%)
11 (0.9%)
5 (0.4%)10 (0.9%)
8 (0.7%)23 (2.0%)51 (4.3%)
1 (0.1%)24 (2.0%)9 (0.8%)6 (0.5%)143 (12.1%)
9 (0.8%)2 (0.2%)20 (1.7%)
5 (0.4%)10 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)9 (0.8%)2 (0.2%)4 (0.3%)7 (0.6%)7 (0.6%)13 (1.1%)
6 (0.5%)32 (2.7%)
0 (0.0%)36 (3.1%)
1,179 (100.0%)

10
76
10
10
11
51
10
13
54
25
16
0
12
15
33
2
8
6
10
14
22
35
25
0
30
20
0
31
9
0
9
9
7
3
18
51
6
15
26
36
13
7
21
8
23
48
2
22
13
8
135
3
5
24
6
10
1
8
6
6
5
2
15
9
32
4
35
1,209

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation(0.8%)(6.3%)(0.8%)(0.8%)(0.9%)(4.2%)(0.8%)(1.1%)(4.5%)(2.1%)(1.3%)(0.0%)(1.0%)(1.2%)(2.7%)(0.2%)(0.7%)(0.5%)(0.8%)(1.2%)(1.8%)(2.9%)(2.1%)(0.0%)(2.5%)(1.7%)(0.0%)(2.6%)(0.7%)(0.0%)(0.7%)(0.7%)(0.6%)(0.3%)(1.5%)(4.2%)(0.5%)(1.2%)(2.2%)(3.0%)(1.1%)(0.6%)(1.7%)(0.7%)(1.9%)(4.0%)(0.2%)(1.8%)(1.1%)(0.7%)(11.2%)(0.3%)(0.4%)(2.0%)(0.5%)(0.8%)(0.1%)(0.7%)(0.5%)(0.5%)(0.4%)(0.2%)(1.2%)(0.7%)(2.7%)(0.3%)(2.9%)(100.0%)Counties

CountyAdams
Allegheny
Armstrong
Beaver
BedfordBerks
Blair
Bradford
Bucks
ButlerCambria
CameronCarbonCentreChester
Clarion
Clearfield
ClintonColumbia
Crawford
Cumberland
Dauphin
DelawareElk
Erie
FayetteForestFranklin
FultonGreeneHuntingdon
IndianaJefferson
Juniata
Lackawanna
Lancaster
Lawrence
LebanonLehighLuzerneLycoming
McKeanMercerMifflinMonroeMontgomery
Montour
Northampton
Northumberland
Perry
Philadelphia
Pike
PotterSchuylkill
SnyderSomerset
SullivanSusquehanna
Tioga
Union
VenangoWarrenWashington
Wayne
Westmoreland
Wyoming
York
TOTAL

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Counties

Pedestrian Fatalities by County—Five-Year Trends

62CountyAdams
Allegheny
Armstrong
Beaver
BedfordBerks
Blair
Bradford
Bucks
ButlerCambria
CameronCarbonCentreChester
Clarion
Clearfield
ClintonColumbia
Crawford
Cumberland
Dauphin
DelawareElk
Erie
FayetteForestFranklin
FultonGreeneHuntingdon
IndianaJefferson
Juniata
Lackawanna
Lancaster
Lawrence
LebanonLehighLuzerneLycoming
McKeanMercerMifflinMonroeMontgomery
Montour
Northampton
Northumberland
Perry
Philadelphia
Pike
PotterSchuylkill
SnyderSomerset
SullivanSusquehanna
Tioga
Union
VenangoWarrenWashington
Wayne
Westmoreland
Wyoming
York

2019
0
13
1
0
0
5
0
2
12
3
1
1
0
0
5
1
0
1
1
1
2
4
10
0
5
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
7
1
5
3
4
2
0
1
0
1
7
0
2
1
0
29
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
4
1
2

2020
1
9
0
1
0
6
0
1
6
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
1
2
6
0
1
4
6
0
1
1
0
0
9
1
4
0
0
49
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
4
0
5

2021
1
16
2
1
2
5
2
0
17
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
5
7
5
0
5
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
7
0
2
7
6
1
0
1
0
3
9
0
1
0
1
45
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
2
1
6

2022
0
16
0
2
0
7
1
2
7
0
3
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
4
9
0
4
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
5
5
1
0
6
6
0
0
2
0
0
12
0
1
1
0
64
1
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
4

2023
0
17
0
2
1
5
4
0
7
2
1
0
0
3
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
5
6
0
7
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
6
4
0
1
7
7
0
1
0
2
2
12
0
3
0
1
56
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
3
0
4

TOTAL

154

146

182

184

186

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Pedestrian Fatalities and Injuries by Age Group by County
Age 0-4

TOTAL

Age 5-9

Age 10-14

Age 60+Age 15-59

Total

Fatality
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Injury
1
7
0
0
0
5
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
4
3
0
0
0
1
1
5
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

Fatality
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0

Injury
0
10
0
2
0
9
1
0
3
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
4
7
16
0
2
1
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
8
1
2
11
10
2
0
1
1
0
15
0
3
2
0
56
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
8

Fatality
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Injury
1
18
0
1
0
16
3
0
7
2
1
0
1
1
6
0
0
1
0
1
5
7
26
0
7
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
11
1
1
15
5
1
1
1
1
1
13
1
4
0
1
82
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
3
0
8

Fatality
0
11
0
2
0
3
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
1
0
5
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
1
4
5
0
0
0
1
2
6
0
1
0
1
38
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
2

Injury
7
168
2
12
7
81
19
2
63
8
7
0
6
23
34
2
1
2
5
3
17
37
111
2
48
8
0
15
1
0
0
8
1
0
40
61
6
12
89
44
10
2
7
7
13
121
3
43
5
1
657
5
0
9
0
3
0
1
3
3
6
3
10
8
25
1
52

Fatality
0
6
0
0
1
2
2
0
4
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
0
0
3
2
0
1
0
1
0
5
0
2
0
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2

Injury
1
64
0
3
3
20
3
0
25
4
5
0
1
8
8
1
2
1
0
4
6
10
38
3
21
6
0
5
0
2
2
0
0
0
15
18
3
8
25
20
3
0
3
0
4
53
2
17
3
1
155
0
0
3
0
2
0
0
2
1
2
0
5
4
6
0
10

Fatality
0
17
0
2
1
5
4
0
7
2
1
0
0
3
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
6
0
7
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
6
4
0
1
7
7
0
1
0
2
2
12
0
3
0
1
56
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
3
0
4

Injury
10
267
2
18
10
131
26
2
99
15
14
0
10
32
50
3
4
5
6
9
32
62
193
5
79
15
0
25
1
2
2
9
1
0
72
100
11
24
144
82
16
3
12
10
19
207
6
67
10
3
969
5
0
13
0
5
0
1
5
4
9
3
17
14
35
2
79

1

58

1

196

3

271

110

1,950

70

611

185

3,086

Counties

CountyAdams
Allegheny
Armstrong
Beaver
BedfordBerks
Blair
Bradford
Bucks
ButlerCambria
CameronCarbonCentreChester
Clarion
Clearfield
ClintonColumbia
Crawford
Cumberland
Dauphin
DelawareElk
Erie
FayetteForestFranklin
FultonGreeneHuntingdon
IndianaJefferson
Juniata
Lackawanna
Lancaster
Lawrence
LebanonLehighLuzerneLycoming
McKeanMercerMifflinMonroeMontgomery
Montour
Northampton
Northumberland
Perry
Philadelphia
Pike
PotterSchuylkill
SnyderSomerset
SullivanSusquehanna
Tioga
Union
VenangoWarrenWashington
Wayne
Westmoreland
Wyoming
York

Note: The above totals do not include any additional pedestrians of unknown age.

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Percent Seat Belt Use in Crashes by County—Five-Year Trends

Counties

CountyAdams
Allegheny
Armstrong
Beaver
BedfordBerks
Blair
Bradford
Bucks
ButlerCambria
CameronCarbonCentreChester
Clarion
Clearfield
ClintonColumbia
Crawford
Cumberland
Dauphin
DelawareElk
Erie
FayetteForestFranklin
FultonGreeneHuntingdon
IndianaJefferson
Juniata
Lackawanna
Lancaster
Lawrence
LebanonLehighLuzerneLycoming
McKeanMercerMifflinMonroeMontgomery
Montour
Northampton
Northumberland
Perry
Philadelphia
Pike
PotterSchuylkill
SnyderSomerset
SullivanSusquehanna
Tioga
Union
VenangoWarrenWashington
Wayne
Westmoreland
WyomingYork
STATEWIDE2019 Belt Use
86
81
86
74
91
80
88
88
86
90
78
87
84
90
86
91
79
82
87
89
92
86
79
81
84
80
85
85
89
81
84
88
86
88
84
89
75
87
84
83
82
82
79
82
91
85
92
85
83
89
45
90
91
84
92
86
85
86
93
89
86
87
81
85
86
88
87
81

2020 Belt Use
86
79
83
73
90
79
84
90
85
88
75
89
83
89
86
89
83
86
88
87
90
82
73
83
81
82
84
88
88
78
86
84
86
87
80
90
74
88
79
81
78
79
81
77
89
86
88
85
82
85
46
91
86
86
89
81
86
84
91
87
88
89
79
83
85
87
87
79

2021 Belt Use
87
78
83
73
90
79
84
89
84
90
75
91
78
90
86
86
83
88
87
87
90
82
73
78
83
85
90
89
87
82
86
84
87
88
82
89
73
85
80
80
77
86
82
81
91
86
89
88
86
87
48
91
88
88
92
84
85
88
84
88
85
88
79
88
83
86
87
80

2022 Belt Use
86
79
83
75
90
78
84
90
84
88
78
87
81
91
85
89
83
86
89
86
90
86
73
79
84
84
80
88
87
81
84
86
84
86
83
89
68
84
81
82
76
80
79
85
92
87
88
87
85
85
50
93
82
88
89
86
91
88
88
91
84
87
80
88
84
90
88
81

2023 Belt Use
88
77
84
76
92
77
87
84
84
88
75
74
86
89
86
91
83
84
90
87
89
84
73
80
87
86
87
89
88
86
89
86
85
87
83
89
69
84
81
82
78
85
81
81
94
86
95
87
81
89
48
95
84
87
90
85
78
89
89
89
84
91
81
88
83
90
89
81

Note: Applicable Motor Vehicle Occupants who were properly restrained compared to those who were
not properly restrained or where restraint usage was not reported or was not known.

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Alcohol-Related Fatalities by County—Five-Year Trends
County2019 Fatalities
2
23
5
3
2
16
1
5
12
5
2
0
3
0
3
2
2
3
0
5
4
5
9
0
7
6
1
2
0
10
1
3
0
1
0
14
3
4
5
10
5
7
3
2
3
9
0
2
1
2
28
8
0
2
0
9
0
2
2
1
2
4
6
3
8
2
9
299

2020 Fatalities
3
11
3
2
0
14
2
3
12
7
3
0
1
5
13
1
2
3
3
2
1
4
10
1
5
14
0
5
1
2
1
4
0
2
5
8
0
1
10
9
2
1
5
2
4
8
0
4
3
5
29
2
0
9
2
3
0
6
1
2
1
1
10
3
10
1
6
293

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2021 Fatalities
5
19
5
1
3
10
1
1
12
4
2
1
1
4
9
3
4
1
1
2
6
17
5
2
4
2
0
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
3
25
3
7
14
12
6
1
4
2
6
12
1
4
1
2
24
2
2
4
0
1
0
3
4
0
5
1
7
2
8
2
7
311

2022 Fatalities
6
18
7
7
0
16
3
2
12
6
3
0
1
4
8
6
1
2
2
5
0
6
11
0
9
9
1
2
1
2
4
1
1
0
5
13
0
0
8
8
2
1
4
2
9
22
0
4
2
4
26
1
0
4
1
4
0
2
0
2
2
2
6
3
15
0
12
320

2023 Fatalities
2
15
3
6
2
11
3
3
16
10
8
0
3
2
11
0
0
5
2
3
7
12
8
0
8
10
0
9
5
0
3
2
2
0
3
12
3
4
5
11
2
2
4
2
6
10
1
1
3
3
17
0
3
3
2
4
1
0
1
0
0
1
8
2
13
2
8
308

Counties

Adams
Allegheny
Armstrong
Beaver
BedfordBerks
Blair
Bradford
Bucks
ButlerCambria
CameronCarbonCentreChester
Clarion
Clearfield
ClintonColumbia
Crawford
Cumberland
Dauphin
DelawareElk
Erie
FayetteForestFranklin
FultonGreeneHuntingdon
IndianaJefferson
Juniata
Lackawanna
Lancaster
Lawrence
LebanonLehighLuzerneLycoming
McKeanMercerMifflinMonroeMontgomery
Montour
Northampton
Northumberland
Perry
Philadelphia
Pike
PotterSchuylkill
SnyderSomerset
SullivanSusquehanna
Tioga
Union
VenangoWarrenWashington
Wayne
Westmoreland
Wyoming
York
TOTAL

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Pennsylvania Counties
Use the map below as a key to county names for other maps.
ERIE

WARREN

McKEANFORESTSUSQUEHANNAWAYNE
WYOMINGELK

VENANGO

BRADFORDTIOGAPOTTERCRAWFORDCAMERONLACKAWANNASULLIVAN
LYCOMING

MERCER
JEFFERSON

CLARION

PIKE

CLINTONLUZERNE
COLUMBIALAWRENCE
CLEARFIELD

BUTLERCENTREARMSTRONGBEAVER

INDIANAIFM

CAMBRIA

ALLEGHENY

UNION

N
JU

BLAIR

SNYDERIN
FL

CARBONNORTHUMBERLAND

LEHIGHTA
IA

DAUPHIN

HUNTINGDONWASHINGTONNORTHAMPTONSCHUYLKILLPERRYWESTMORELAND

MONROE

MONTOURLEBANON

BERKS

BUCKS
MONTGOMERYCUMBERLANDLANCASTERSOMERSETGREENEBEDFORDFAYETTEFULTONFRANKLIN

YORK
ADAMS

CHESTERDELAWARE

PHILADELPHIA

The following county-by-county maps have their data broken into five groups, with roughly thesame number of counties in each group.

Total Crashes by County
Urban counties, with their higher populations, number of vehicles, and vehicle-miles of travel,
lend themselves to a higher number of crashes. Referring to the map below, 55% of the total
traffic crashes occurred in only 10 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. These 10 counties appear inblack on the map.

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Traffic Fatalities by County
Referring to the map below, 51% of the total traffic fatalities occurred in only 12 ofPennsylvania’s 67 counties. These 12 counties appear in black on the map.

Alcohol-Related Fatalities by County

Counties

Referring to the map below, 28% of the total alcohol-related fatalities occurred in only 6 ofPennsylvania’s 67 counties. These 6 counties appear in black on the map.

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Percent Seat Belt Use in Crashes by County
The percentage of seat belt use in crashes tended to be lower in counties with major urban areas;even some rural areas also had lower seat belt use in crashes. Below the four counties having
74% or less seat belt use in crashes is shown in black on the map.

Pedestrian Fatalities by County

Counties

Counties

Referring to the map below, 67% of the total pedestrian fatalities occurred in only 9 ofPennsylvania’s 67 counties. These 9 counties appear in black on the map.

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Crashes by Engineering District
The map below illustrates the 11 PENNDOT engineering districts in Pennsylvania. The tablebelow lists a breakdown of the number of crashes, fatalities, and injuries in 2023 by engineering
district.
District
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
10
11
12
Total

Crashes
5,013
3,155
3,789
6,987
16,10230,29419,7533,817
3,265
12,232
5,892
110,382

Fatalities
72
52
70
78
158
295
207
65
53
92
67
1,209

Injuries
2,975
1,794
1,999
4,208
9,794
20,854
11,469
1,963
1,797
6,579
3,114
66,546ERIECRAWFORD

1

WARREN

McKEAN

3

FORESTELK

VENANGO2

CAMERON

MERCER
JEFFERSON

CLARION

10

LAWRENCE
BUTLER

11

UNION

CENTREIFLIFM
CAMBRIAWESTMORELAND

12FAYETTEPIKE
LUZERNEN

SOMERSET

9BEDFORDCARBONNORTHUMBERLAND

A
AT
NI
JU

BLAIR

MONROE

MONTOURSCHUYLKILLPERRYGREENE

4

LACKAWANNACOLUMBIA

INDIANA

ALLEGHENYWYOMING

WAYNE

LYCOMING

SNYDERBEAVERSUSQUEHANNASULLIVAN

CLINTON

CLEARFIELD

ARMSTRONGWASHINGTON

BRADFORDTIOGAPOTTERDAUPHINLEBANON

5

NORTHAMPTONLEHIGH

BERKS

BUCKS

HUNTINGDONCUMBERLAND

FULTONFRANKLIN

8

YORK

ADAMS

6

MONTGOMERYLANCASTERCHESTERDELAWARE

PHILADELPHIACounties

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

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Index2023 Pennsylvania Crash Facts and Statistics

Index
Passenger Car Crashes .............................................................. 51
Pedestrian Crashes .................................................................... 41
Pedestrian Fatalities by County ................................................ 62
School Bus Crashes .................................................................. 57
School Bus Fatalities ................................................................ 57
Seat Belt Use by County ........................................................... 64
Traffic Fatalities by County ...................................................... 61
Train/Vehicle Crashes............................................................... 17
Work Zone Crashes .................................................................. 14

Age .......................................... 10, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32, 34, 44, 47, 63
Air Bags .............................................................................. 24, 39, 40
Alcohol ................................................................. 4, 8, 26-33, 65, 67
Bicycles ................................................................ 5, 9, 17, 41, 47-50
Buses ..............................................................5, 9, 13, 17, 31, 56, 57
School Buses ............................................................. 9, 17, 56, 57

Child Restraints .............................................................................. 38

Hazardous Materials ...................................................................... 55
Historical Data
Highway Crashes ...................................................................... 10
Seat Belt Use ....................................................................... 37, 38
Underage Drinking Drivers ...................................................... 33

Comprehensive Loss ........................................................................ 8Counties .............................................................................. 18, 58-68
Names ....................................................................................... 66

Holidays ............................................................................... 4, 22, 30

Crash Types ............................................................................ 4, 9, 25

Injuries........................................... 7, 8, 27, 35, 36, 38-40, 43-49, 63
Air Bags .............................................................................. 39, 40
Alcohol Related ........................................................................ 27
Bicyclists ......................................................................... 8, 47-49
Child Restraints......................................................................... 38
Motorcyclists .............................................................................. 8
Pedestrians ................................................................ 8, 43-46, 63
Seat Belt Use ....................................................................... 35, 36

Crashesby Age ................................. 10, 24, 25, 31, 32, 40, 43, 44, 47, 63
by Crash Type ....................................................................... 9, 25
by Day of Week ........................................................................ 19
by Hour of Day ......................................................................... 20
by Light Level......................................................... 18, 21, 45, 48
by Month ................................................................................... 19
by Road Surface Conditions ..................................................... 12
by Road Type...............................................14, 16, 18, 46, 54-56
by Sex ........................................................................... 10, 31, 43
by Vehicle Type.................................................. 9, 13, 17, 31, 50
by Weather ................................................................................ 12
Economic loss due to .................................................................. 8
Work Zones .............................................................................. 13

Fatalities
Air Bags .............................................................................. 39, 40
Alcohol-Related .........................................................8, 27-30, 32
Bicyclists..........................................................................8, 47-49
by Age ......................................................................40, 43-45, 47
by Crash Type ............................................................................. 9
by Day of Week .................................................................. 19, 29
by Hour of Day ................................................................... 20, 28
by Light Level............................................................... 18, 21, 45
by Month ................................................................................... 19
by Road Type.................................................... 14, 16, 18, 46, 49
by Sex ....................................................................................... 43
by Vehicle Type.................................................................... 9, 17
Economic loss due to .................................................................. 8
Motorcyclists ........................................................................ 8, 52
Pedestrians .......................................................................8, 41-46
Per 100 Million Vehicle-Miles ................................................... 8
Speed-Related ............................................................................. 8

Motorcycles .................................................... 5, 9, 13, 17, 31, 50, 52
Older Drivers............................................................................. 24,25
Passenger Cars ............................................... 5, 9, 13, 17, 31, 50, 51
Pedestrians ......................................................4, 5, 41-43, 45, 46, 63
Road Surface Conditions ............................................................... 12Road Types ............................................ 5, 14, 16, 18, 46, 49, 54-56
Roadside Objects ........................................................................... 15
Seat Belts ....................................................................... 35-38, 64, 68
Sex (of drivers and/or pedestrians) .................................... 10, 31, 43
Speed ...................................................................................... 4, 8, 23
Traffic Control Device ......................................................... 4, 46, 49

Drivers ........................................................... 5, 10, 23-25, 31-33, 52

Trains........................................................................................ 17, 18

Engineering Districts ...................................................................... 69
Five-Year Trends
Alcohol-Related Crashes .......................................................... 27
Alcohol-Related Crashes by County ........................................ 65
Bicycle Crashes ........................................................................ 47
Crashes by County .................................................................... 60
Fatalities and Injuries.................................................................. 8
Heavy Truck Crashes................................................................ 54
Light Truck Crashes ................................................................. 53
Motorcycle Crashes .................................................................. 52

Index

Light Levels ................................................................. 18, 21, 45, 48

Drinking Drivers .......................................................................31-33
Drinking ............................................................................... 31-33
Older ................................................................................... 24, 25
Young ................................................................................. 24, 25

7Intersections ........................................................... 25, 41, 42, 45, 48

TrucksHeavy ..............................................5, 8, 9, 13, 17, 31, 50, 54, 55
Light .......................................................... 5, 9, 13, 17, 31, 50, 53

Two-Vehicle Collisions ................................................................. 50
Vehicle Types ...................................................... 5, 9, 13, 17, 31, 50
Weather .......................................................................................... 12Work Zones .......................................................................... 4, 13, 14
Young Drivers .......................................................................... 24, 25

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