Are Austin's Roads Getting Safer?

Are Austin's Roads Getting Safer? 2009 Improvement General Declines 2009 had the highest fatal accident count in recent history with an astonishing 63 fatal accidents that year alone. The fatal accident count decreased 23.8% from 2009-2011. From 2009-2011, overall fatal crash statistics prove the roads in Austin to be safer. AUSTIN, TEXAS Vehicles Involved Drunk Driver Involved Fatalities 2009 99 20 65 2010 80 26 51 2011 63 10 54 2009 Pedestrians Though the number of fatal car accidents have decreased significantly, the number of pedestrians involved in fatal accidents has increased. 3% 2010 2% Austin Annualized Growth Rates 2009 2011 2011 3% 47% Increase There was a total of 17 accounts of There was a total of 25 accounts of 2012 pedestrians being involved in fatal car accidents. pedestrians being involved in fatal car accidents. 2% 2013 2% For more information on fatal vehicle accidents in Austin, please visit http://austin.zdfirm.com/car-accident/. Z:D Zinda & Davis Data Sources: City-Data.com and US Census Bureau.