Vermont Leads the Worst Crash Fatality Report
Vermont also has a shocking fatality rate of approximately 51.95%, where more than half of people involved in a deadly crash succumbed to their injures.
A new study analyzing accident data from a four-year period has identified Vermont, Montana, and New Hampshire as the states with the worst crash fatality rates.
The investigation, conducted by Ohio Personal Injury Lawyer John Fitch, used data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) over a four-year period. The extensive dataset uncovers the severity of traffic accidents across the country.
The analysis took a focused look into the percentage of fatalities among those involved in deadly traffic accidents, including drivers, passengers, and pedestrians.
The study has revealed the states where the fatality rate is the highest and the states where it is the lowest. Fatality rate is the percentage of people who die in a fatal crash.
Vermont leads the list, with a shocking fatality rate of approximately 51.95%, where more than half (320 out of 616) of people involved in a deadly crash succumbed to their injures.
This is the highest rate nationwide and is considerably higher than (18% above) the national average, which sits at 44.2%, based on 192,609 deaths from 436,170 people involved in fatal accidents.
In second place is Montana, with a similarly high fatality rate of 51.23%, accounting for a startling 1,003 deaths out of 1,958 people involved in accidents.
New Hampshire ranks third, with 572 fatalities out of 1,124 people involved, marking another dauntingly high crash fatality rate of 50.89%.
South Dakota and Maine complete the top five, with fatality rates of 50.66% and 50.39% respectively. In South Dakota, over half of those involved in fatal accidents lost their lives, with 650 succumbing to crash injuries out of 1,283 people involved.
Meanwhile, in Maine, with 783 deaths out of 1,554 people involved in fatal crashes, the crash rate is 50.3%.
The states ranked sixth to tenth in terms of crash fatality rates also present concerning figures. Iowa holds the sixth position with a fatality rate of approximately 48.70%, where 1,684 out of 3,458 involved in crashes lost their lives.
Kansas follows in seventh place with a fatality rate of 48.40%, accounting for 2,126 fatalities out of 4,393 people involved. Rhode Island is eighth with a fatality rate of 48.39%, where 330 out of 682 people involved in fatal crashes died.
West Virginia ranks ninth with a fatality rate of 48.28%, translating to 1,405 deaths out of 2,910 people involved in accidents. In tenth is North Dakota, with a fatality rate of 48.24%, where 522 out of 1,082 involved in fatal crashes succumbed to their injuries.
In contrast, the study also found the states with the lowest crash fatality rates. Utah, ranked as the safest state, with approximately 40.8% of crashes resulting in death (1,385 out of 3,394).
New Mexico has the nation’s second lowest fatality rate of 41.61%, accounting for 2,076 fatalities out of 4,989 people involved in accidents. Florida is next, with a fatality rate of about 41.75%, where 16,503 out of 39,525 involved in fatal crashes died.
Nevada, with a fatality rate of 41.78%, has the fourth lowest death rate, having 1,662 fatalities out of 3,978 people involved. Finally, Arizona, with a fatality rate of 41.81% and 5,221 fatalities out of 12,488 people involved in crashes, is the fifth lowest.
Speaking on the findings, a spokesperson for John Fitch said: “These statistics are not to be ignored. Although 2021 might seem distant, this dataset spanning four years of traffic accidents remains our best indicator of road safety across the states. It is clear to see than some states are more perilous than others.
Parents are urged to teach children and teenagers responsible road safety practices, whether driving, riding as a passenger, cycling or walking. Minimize distractions like earpods, music and mobile phones to maintain focus on your surroundings. It could save a life.”
The states with the highest crash fatality rates:
Methodology: The study took a comprehensive look at data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Motor Vehicle Crash Data Querying and Reporting System, on fatal crashes between 2017 and 2021. It compared the number of people killed in fatal crashes against the total number of people involved in these accidents across different states. The states were then ranked according to their fatality rates to identify those with the highest and lowest percentage of fatalities in traffic accidents.
Source: https://www.nhtsa.gov/data/traffic-records
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