Dps News Conference Dps Calls For Action As Traffic Fatalities Surge Long island led the surge with 243 traffic fatalities in 2022, the increase in traffic fatalities statewide since 2019 defied other recent trends, including a 1% dip in the number of licensed. Traffic fatalities surge statewide. mother of 2020's first traffic fatality victim in the state speaks out for the first time. “we’ve had a very bad year for traffic fatalities, of the 300.
Chart U S Traffic Fatalities Climbed In 2020 Despite The Pandemic Amidst a troubling surge in traffic fatalities statewide, the mid hudson valley region stands out with the second lowest fatality rate in new york state at 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people. this positive statistic contrasts starkly with the statewide increase of 25.8% in motor vehicle fatalities from 2019 to 2022, as highlighted in a recent report. New york's 26% surge in fatalities between 2019 and 2022 exceeds a nationwide increase of 17%. long island led ny with a two county death toll of 245. At the time, it was the most traffic fatalities the state had experienced in a single year since 2016. the trend stunned public health and traffic safety experts. then, in 2021, the number of people that died in accidents continued to increase, with the latest estimate totaling 323 deaths. Data shows that in the past five years, suffolk has been the number one county in new york with the highest number of fatalities. nassau came in third. new york traffic fatalities have surged.
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