Injury Severity Table 1 summarizes crashes by injury severity based on the highest level of injury reported to be sustained in the crash. In the five-year period from 2019 to 2023, a total of 533 crashes resulted in at least one death and 2,056 crashes resulted in at least one serious injury, accounting for about 3.8% of all crashes. KSI crashes represent a small percentage of overall crashes, but they should be the focus of any safety effort, due to their severe consequences and the need to prevent debilitating injuries or loss of life. More details about the location of these crashes and the dynamics related to them will be described throughout this analysis.
Table 1: Crashes by Injury Severity, All Modes, 2019-2023 Injury Severity # of Crashes
% of Crashes
Fatal injury (K)
533
0.8%
Suspected serious injury (A)
2,056
3.0%
Suspected minor injury (B)
8,710
12.6%
Possible injury (C)
14,404
20.9%
No apparent injury (O)
40,110
58.2%
Unknown
3,123
4.5%
Total
68,936
100%
Crashes by Mode
Table 2 summarizes crashes by mode. Motor vehicle crashes accounted for 96% of total crashes. This is expected as most trips in the United States are typically made by motor vehicle. Motorcycle crashes followed with roughly 1.9% of all crashes. Pedestrian crashes ranked third highest with roughly 1.7% of the total crashes, while bicycle crashes had the lowest crash share at 0.4%.
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