New Study Reveals How Deadly Florida’s Roads Really Are

Author QYK Producer

June 8th, 2022 3:48 PM

Here in Tampa Bay, we have to deal with traffic, road construction, bad drivers, and a whole bunch more when get into the car. A new study has revealed just how deadly Florida’s roads really are.

1-800-Injured just came out with a study of road safety and health across the United States. They used 2020 data from the Federal Highway Administration and came up with some eye-opening results. So where did Florida roads rank? You just might be surprised. Here are the Top 20 states with the most dangerous roads:

1. Mississippi
2. Arkansas
3. South Carolina
4. Montana
5. New Mexico
6. Kentucky
7. Louisiana
8. Wyoming
9. Tennessee
10. Oklahoma
11. West Virginia
12. Alabama
13. Florida
14. Missouri
15. South Dakota
16. Georgia
17. Arizona
18. Kansas
19. Texas
20. North Carolina

The rate of incidents used is per 100,000 people. When broken down to fatalities per 100,000 people, Florida ranked 15th. Now if you’re wondering which Sunshine State counties had the most dangerous roads, here are the Top 10:

1. Glades
2. Hamilton
3. Levy
4. Jefferson
5. Jackson
6. Suwanee
7. Holmes
8. Madison
9. Putnam
10. Hardee.

These county stats are based on road fatalities per 1,000 people. You can check out in more detail on how Florida roads fared in this study.

[SOURCE News Channel 8/1-800-Insured]

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