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Kansas Traffic Accident Facts

The traffic accident data on this page comes from the Kansas Department of Transportation web site. KDOT maintains records of all accidents that involve at least one motor vehicle and a fatality, an injury, or property damage over $1,000.

All Crashes

• Traffic accidents: 65,828

• Persons involved: 152,083

• Drivers involved: 104,056

• An accident occurred every 0.13 hours.

• A traffic death occurred every 22.81 hours.

• Mileage death rate: 1.29 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled

Traffic Accident Fatalities

• Total fatalities: 385

• Fatal crashes: 348

Child Statistics

• Child fatalities (age 0-13): 6

• Children killed that were not using appropriate safety equipment: 5 (83%)

• Drivers under the age of 19 involved in accidents: 15,676

Traffic Accident Injuries

• Injury crashes: 14,866

• Total injuries: 21,058

Alcohol-related Crash Statistics

• Alcohol-related crashes: 3,366

• Number of people involved: 6,306

• Alcohol-related injuries: 1,999

• Alcohol-related injury crashes: 1,384

• Alcohol-related fatalities: 131

• Alcohol-related fatal crashes: 120

• Drivers ages 20-24 are most likely to be involved in alcohol-related crashes

Pedestrian Crashes

• Pedestrians killed: 19

Motorcycle crashes

• Motorcycle crashes: 1,138

• Motorcyclists and passengers killed: 45

• Motorcyclists and passengers injured: 1,086

• Twenty-five percent of motorcycle riders killed were wearing helmets.

When do crashes occur?

• Accidents are most likely to occur in the hour between 5:00-5:59 p.m.

• More accidents occur on Fridays, but more fatal accidents occur on Saturdays.

• The month with the most crashes was December.

Kansas Counties with the most crashes

1. Johnson

2. Sedgwick

3. Wyandotte

4. Shawnee

5. Reno

Types of vehicles involved in crashes

• Passenger car: 53,916 (51.65%)

• Pickup Truck: 19,341 (18.53%)

• SUV: 16,313 (15.63%)

• Van: 7,475 (7.16%)

• Tractor-trailer: 2,059 (1.97%)

• Single truck with more than 4 tires: 1,269 (1.22%)

• Motorcycle: 1,169 (1.12%)

• Truck and trailers: 538 (0.52%)

• School bus: 283 (0.27%)

• Transit bus: 113 (0.11%)

• Farm equipment: 109 (0.10%)

• Emergency vehicle: 87 (0.08%)

• Other/unknown: 1,711 (1.63%)

Types of vehicles involved in fatal crashes

• Passenger car: 187 (37.25%)

• Pickup Truck: 111 (22.11%)

• SUV: 62 (12.35%)

• Motorcycle: 45 (8.96%)

• Tractor-trailer: 42 (8.37%)

• Van: 27 (5.38%)

• Single truck with more than 4 tires: 11 (2.19%)

• Other: 17 (3.4%)

Six most common driver contributing circumstances

1. Inattention: 20129 (33.3%)

2. Driving too fast for road conditions: 7.846 (13.0%)

3. Failure to yield right of way: 7,397 (12.2%)

4. Followed too closely: 4,272 (7.1%)

5. Disregard of traffic signals, signs, markings: 3,262 (5.4%)

6. Under the influence of alcohol: 2.893(4.8%)

Driver distractions

• Cell phones: 394 accidents, 4 deaths, 193 injuries

• Other electronic devices: 102 accidents, 1 death, 52 injuries

• Other distractions in or on vehicles: 832 accidents, 10 deaths, 460 injuries

Top six crash events

1. Collision with other motor vehicle: 34,659 accidents, 159 deaths, 13,437 injuries

2. Collision with fixed object: 11,774 accidents, 106 deaths, 3,989 injuries

3. Collision with animal: 10,125 accidents, 7 deaths, 419 injuries

4. Collision with parked motor vehicle: 4,792 accidents, 4 deaths, 386 injuries

5. Non-collision: overturned: 2,235 accidents, 78 deaths, 1,802 injuries

6. Non-collision other: 1,045 accidents, 3 deaths, 313 injuries

The Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys represents those injured in all types of Kansas traffic accidents, including car wrecks, motorcycle collisions, and commercial truck accidents. If you or a loved one has been in an accident, our Kansas City personal injury attorneys can help you recover insurance compensation for all your losses. Contact our office to schedule a free consultation and to request our free guide: 10 Essential Steps You Must Take to Protect Your Personal Injury Claim.

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