Florida Auto Accident Statistics: Orlando and Throughout Florida
Gathered by Florida Car Accident Lawyers at Wooten, Kimbrough & Normand, P.A.
At Wooten, Kimbrough & Normand, P.A., each Orlando car accident lawyer understands that vehicle accidents can have devastating consequences. Below, our Orlando car accident attorneys have supplied the most recent vehicle accident statistics supplied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration National Center for Statistics and Analysis. If you have been injured in a vehicle accident, it is important that you contact a Florida car accident lawyer for a free consultation.
Number of Deaths
2003 : Total – 3,169
2004: Total – 3,244
2005: Total – 3,518
2006 : Total – 3,374
2006 Crash Statistics :
| Causes | Total | % Inc/Dec |
| Alcohol-Related Crashes: | 1,374 | -11% |
| Single Vehicle Crashes: | 1,791 | -2% |
| Speeding Involved Crashes: | 714 | +17% |
| Pedestrians: | 546 | -4% |
| Bicyclists: | 132 | +6% |
| Large Truck Involved Crashes: | 350 | -13% |
| Passenger Car Occupants: | 1,203 | -9% |
| Light Truck/Van Occupants: | 829 | -6% |
| Motorcycle Riders: | 562 | +20% |
Deaths of Passengers Using Restraints :
| Total Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities: | 2,032 |
| Total Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities Unrestrained: | 1,214 |
| Percentage: | 60% |
Florida Top 10 Counties by Number of Fatalities:
| Miami-Dade | 345 |
| Broward | 257 |
| Palm Beach | 212 |
| Hillsborough | 193 |
| Orange | 185 |
| Polk | 159 |
| Duval | 144 |
| Volusia | 123 |
| Lee | 122 |
| Pinellas | 121 |
Total Number of Fatal Crashes : 3,084
Source : National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Center for Statistics and Analysis
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