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:
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.
