Quick Crash Facts
* Between the years of 2005 and 2007, a total of 124,533 crashes involving nearly 335,000 people occurred in MORPC’s transportation planning area. This is a 3 percent reduction to the number of crashes reported between 2003 and 2005. During this time frame, 304 people lost their lives and over 47,000 were injured.
* This number of crashes equates to approximately 41,500 crashes per year or 114 crashes per day.
* On average, a person is killed every 3.6 days and 43 people are injured every day in a traffic crash in our region.
* A total of 940 bicycle units and 1,356 pedestrians were involved in crashes during the 3-year frame.
* In 2007 alone, over 12% of all crashes in Ohio occurred in our area.
NEW! Pedestrian and Bicycle High Crash Locations and Corridors:
MORPC currently analyzes high-crash locations and corridors for pedestrians and cyclists based on crash frequency. Streets with high pedestrian and bicycle crash frequencies are not necessarily more dangerous to walk and bicycle on than other streets. Some streets have high numbers of crashes simply because they have high overall numbers of pedestrians and cyclists. Conversely, not all streets with low numbers of pedestrian or bicycle crashes are necessarily safer. Some streets have insufficient infrastructure for non-motorists, meaning that very few people walk or bicycle there due to safety concerns. These streets might be dangerous despite low crash rates.
Top 10 Regional Pedestrian and Bicycle High-Crash Locations and Corridors
Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Locations and Corridors by City
Table of Pedestrian and Bicycle Crashes by City and Village
MORPC’s safety strategies and statistics are available in four reports:
- Regional Top 40 High-Crash Intersections (2005 - 2007)
- Top High Crash Intersections by Jurisdiction (2005 - 2007)
- CapitalWays 2008
- Regional Safety Report 2007
For more questions regarding MORPC's safety efforts, please contact Kerstin Carr at (614) 233-4163.
