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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The number of urban fatalities increased 3.53% from 2022 to 2023.
The proportion of fatality crashes involving impairment (3.5%) is 6.6 times that of crashes in general (0.5%).
There were 9 fatalities with train involvement.
In 2023, a person was killed in a traffic crash every 8 hours and 55 minutes.
Only 3.8% of people involved in crashes were not using safety restraints; however almost 60% of all fatalities were not restrained.
Most Alabama crashes occur within urban areas (76%), while most fatalities occur in rural areas (58%).
In 2023, 57% of all fatal pedestrian crashes were caused by the pedestrian.
Pedestrian fatalities have increased 25% since 2014, largely due to being distracted by phones.
In 2023, there were 975 people killed in 897 fatal crashes.
Bicyclists accounted for 11 fatalities.
Alabama has a Code of the Road, and knowing it helps you follow it.
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