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.
MORPC’s safety strategies and statistics are available in two reports:
- CapitalWays 2008
- Regional Safety Report 2007
For more questions regarding MORPC's safety efforts, please contact Kerstin Carr at (614) 233-4163.
