Several trends were revealed in the analysis of crashes that occurred on regional roadway network from the years 2017 to 2019. An overview and detailed report are below.
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- 61,572 crashes were reported in the Miami Valley from 2017 to 2019.
- 45,558 property damage only (PDO).
- 14,431 injury causing crashes.
- 1,359 serious injury crashes.
- 224 fatal crashes.
- Annual crashes have increased from 16,700 in 2013 to 20,721 in 2019.
- 24% increase in crashes from 2013 to 2019.
- Every 26 minutes a crash occurred.
- Every 5 days a crash was fatal.
- The data analysis focused only on crashed that occurred on the Regional roadway network. Findings are presented below.
- Rear-end crashes were the most common crash type on the regional roadway.
- Rear-end: 33%
- Angle: 19%
- Fixed Object: 17%
- Sideswipe Passing 11%
- Left Turn 6%
- Other 14%
- Following too close was the most reported contributing cause of crashes, followed by Other Driver Error, Failure to Yield, Improper Lane Change, and Ran Red Light.
- Many serious crashes involved at least one person who was drinking.
- 26% of fatal crashes involved alcohol.
- 7% of Injury crashes involved alcohol.
- 4% of PDO crashes involved alcohol.
- Youth (ages 16-25) were most often involved in crashes.
- Bike or pedestrian crashes made up a small portion (1.5%) of total crashes but were mostly severe.
- 18% of fatal crashes involved a bicycle or pedestrian.
- On average, 2.3 crashes occurred for every million vehicle miles travelled. (Million Vehicle Miles Travelled (MMVT) is a calculation of the total number of miles driven within a specific time period & geographic area.
- Montgomery County had the highest crash rate.
- The Region's total crash rate of 2.4 was above the National average of 2.1, but lower than the State's average of 2.6.