Overall, 2023 Florida car crash statistics show a decrease in fatalities and injuries compared to recent spikes, with a few exceptions.
2018 - 2023 Comparison
There was an obvious increase in fatal car accidents and crashes resulting in injury throughout Florida from 2020 - 2021 during the pandemic, while the number of total crashes in general actually declined. One explanation could be the manner in which people were driving.
COVID brought a flood of new Florida residents, which led to a surge in traffic and new construction projects. Driving statistics during that time show and increase in tailgating, road rage, and speeding-related car crashes.
COVID brought a flood of new Florida residents, which led to a surge in traffic and new construction projects. Driving statistics during that time show and increase in tailgating, road rage, and speeding-related car crashes.
Duval & St. John's Counties
Duval and St. John's Counties have seen tremendous growth since COVID, and that growth is of course reflected in the traffic. Busy highways and roads like I-95, I-295, County Road 210, US-1, and A1A are bumper-to-bumper most days, with construction around every corner.
But like the rest of the state, car crashes resulting in fatalities and injuries have noticeably decreased since 2021 in these counties.
But like the rest of the state, car crashes resulting in fatalities and injuries have noticeably decreased since 2021 in these counties.
Miami-Dade County
In 2023, 16% of Florida's car accidents happened in Miami-Dade County. As with Duval and St. John's, Miami-Dade shows an obvious increase in fatal crashes in 2021, followed by a decrease in 2022. But 2023 is showing a new rise.
Pedestrian Fatalities
In 2023, there were 706 fatal pedestrian crashes in Florida. Compare that to 835 fatal pedestrian crashes in 2021.
The rise in pedestrian fatalities - after 30 years of consistent progress - began in 2020. And again, speed is the number one contributor to these fatal pedestrian crashes. Drivers are more distracted. They're running red lights and negelecting crosswalk signals. The state has put a lot of money towards improving crosswalk lighting and uniformity, so time will tell how these improvement decrease the number of pedestrian fatalities.
The rise in pedestrian fatalities - after 30 years of consistent progress - began in 2020. And again, speed is the number one contributor to these fatal pedestrian crashes. Drivers are more distracted. They're running red lights and negelecting crosswalk signals. The state has put a lot of money towards improving crosswalk lighting and uniformity, so time will tell how these improvement decrease the number of pedestrian fatalities.
Sources
This data was collected from Crash Dashboard provided by the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. 2023 statistics reflect data up to December 14.
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