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There were 157,094 people involved in crashes in 2017 in Alabama with 15,003 non-capacitating injuries
and 119,470 people involved in property damage only crashes as illustrated in Figure 1. In 2017, crashes
in Alabama resulted in 860 fatalities and 6,413 incapacitating injuries (ADVANCE, 2018).
Figure 1: Alabama Crash Severity, 2013 – 2017 (ADVANCE, 2018)
In 2016, Alabama had double the national average for traffic fatalities. Alabama had 22.28 traffic fatality
deaths per 100,000 population while there were 11.69 deaths per 100,000 population nationally. Alabama
ranks second highest in the nation traffic fatalities per capita. Roads and highways in Alabama had a
fatality rate of 1.56 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) versus a national average of
1.19 in 2016 (BTS, 2016) (FHWA, 2018) (NHTSA, 2016). This trend is consistent, as shown in Figure 2 below.
Figure 2: Alabama and National Traffic Fatalities per 100 Million VMT (2001 – 2016)
(ADVANCE, 2018) (FHWA, 2018)
Crashes on Alabama roadways resulted in 860 fatalities in 2017—Alabama ranked second highest
nationally for traffic fatalities per capita in 2016. Alabamians have a serious challenge.
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