Stats & Facts
Don’t become a statistic!
Think you’re invincible behind the wheel? Think again. Use these stats to check yourself, avoid distractions, and keep it safe on Alabama’s roads.
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In 2023, a person was injured in a traffic crash every 13 minutes and 28 seconds.
Most Alabama crashes occur within urban areas (76%), while most fatalities occur in rural areas (58%).
In 2023, a person was killed in a traffic crash every 8 hours and 55 minutes.
A texting driver is 23 times more likely to get into a crash than a non-texting driver.
In Alabama in 2023, there were 83 collisions at rail crossings, resulting in 33 injuries and nine fatalities.
Over 21% of children involved in crashes were not in a child restraint or were improperly restrained.
The proportion of fatality crashes involving impairment (3.5%) is 6.6 times that of crashes in general (0.5%).
Most fatal crashes occur on Saturday, although the most crash-prone day of the week is Friday.
The number of urban fatalities increased 48.91% from 2014 to 2023.
The number of rural fatalities decreased 4.24% from 2022 to 2023.
Over 80% of children involved in crashes but not harmed were reported to have been protected by child restraints.
In Alabama, a traffic crash was reported every 3 minutes and 39 seconds.
Alabama has a Code of the Road, and knowing it helps you follow it.
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