RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia’s drivers spend a lot of time on the road, with most recent U.S. Census Bureau data showing that the Virginians’ average daily commute is nearly 30 minutes. Whether you’re driving to work or for leisure, in which cities should you be the most worried about a crash?
Traffic data throughout Virginia is tracked by the Traffic Records Electronic Data System (TREDS). According to TREDS there were a total of 127,597 crashes across Virginia in 2023. These crashes killed 907 people and injured 63,876.
While 2023 saw more crashes than the year prior (127,597 to 122,434), it was less deadly with almost 100 more people dying in crashes in 2022 (907 to 1,005).
8News took a look at TREDS data from 2023 and, using 2023 U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, attempted to figure out if any Virginia cities saw more crashes than others. Keep scrolling to see if your city made the list.
Methodology
To create this list, 8News took the total number of deaths caused by crashes in 2023 in each of Virginia’s cities and scaled those deaths to population size, as indicated by the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2023 population estimates.