Regional Safety Report 2007

Regional Safety Report, entire document (12 MB)

In Chapters:
At A Glance
Executive Summary 
Chapter A: Addressing Traffic Safety
Chapter B: Data Collection in Ohio
Chapter C: National and Statewide Traffic Crash Trends and Statistics         
Chapter D: MORPC Transportation Planning Area - Crash Statistics           
Chapter E: Goals of MORPC's Safety Plan         
Chapter F: MORPC's Involvement in Safety Initiatives and Programs           
Chapter G: Funding Opportunities           
Chapter H: Safety is important - Let's continue our efforts           
Appendices / Maps  

Quick Crash Facts (2003-2005)

Between the years of 2003 and 2005, a total of 128,544 crashes involving nearly 350,000 people occurred in MORPC’s transportation planning area. During this time frame, 324 people lost their lives and over 50,000 were injured.

* This number of crashes equates to approximately 42,800 crashes per year or 117 crashes per day.
* On average, a person is killed every 3.4 days and 46 people are injured every day in a traffic crash in our region.
* Nearly 40% of the fatally injured were NOT restrained, and alcohol and drugs were suspected in 31% of all fatal crashes.
* In 2005 alone, almost 12% of all crashes in Ohio occurred in our area.
* Over 40% of the drivers involved in crashes were between the ages of 16 and 30 years.
* Where gender was identified (90%), 55% of the drivers were male and 45% were female.