Introduction This State of Safety Report summarizes the results of the crash data analysis conducted as part of the Fort Worth Vision Zero Safety Action Plan (SAP) development process. The focus of this SAP is to develop a holistic, well-defined strategy to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries within the City of Fort Worth, Texas. This report includes the descriptive crash data analysis that identifies trends, patterns, and key factors from the latest 5-year crash data, as well as the high injury network (HIN) developed based on these historical crash data. This report helps create a picture of the existing safety conditions within Fort Worth. It helps pinpoint the city’s traffic safety needs and gaps and will serve as a foundation for other components of the SAP, such as countermeasure selection and strategy identification.
Summary of Key Findings
This section summarizes key findings from the descriptive crash data analysis.
Overall Crash Trends and Patterns
• Number of Crashes: In total, 68,936 crashes happened within the City of Fort Worth between 2019 and 2023. Out of these, 2,589 of them resulted in death (533) or serious injury (2,056) • Crashes by Year: The year 2019 had the highest share of all crashes across the five years (21.5% or 14,842 out of 68,936 total crashes), while 2022 had the highest share of KSI crashes (21.6% or 562 out of 2,589 KSI crashes). The number of KSI crashes has been trending up since 2019 except for a small drop from 2022 to 2023. • Injury Severity: While most crashes in Fort Worth resulted in minor or no injuries, the city experienced an annual average of 107 crashes resulting in death and over 411 crashes resulting in serious injury. • Crashes by Mode: Vulnerable roadway user (i.e., bicyclists and pedestrians) crashes and motorcycle crashes are overrepresented in KSI crashes. Crashes involving pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists, accounted for less than 4% of the total crashes but made up 35% of KSI crashes.
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