As we move further from 2020, the number of overall people killed in traffic crashes continues to be stubbornly high. In 2024, 125 people were killed as a result of a crash. Throughout the year, we gave snapshots , generally tracking the number of fatal crashes and though the first 3 quarters of the year showed the lowest total fatality rate since 2019. However, in the fourth quarter of 2024, Philadelphia lost 35 people – which is a higher rate than the fourth quarter in the past two years (26 people were killed in Oct-Dec 2023; 25 people were killed in Oct-Dec 2022). Not only are fatal crashes not decreasing compared to previous years, they have started to plateau. Traffic fatalities in the last quarter of the year 2019-2024
** 6 deaths were attributed either a medical episode or did not occur in the public right of way and therefore were not included in our analysis but are included in our TrafficVictimsPHL page.
There are two main points we see from the data:
> Overall, pedestrian deaths and fatal hit-and-runs are down compared to 2023. However, both pedestrian deaths and fatal hit-and-runs continue to make up a large percentage of overall fatalities.
62% of all fatalities occur on state roads. As it sounds, state roads are owned and maintained by the state, unless there is an agreement with the City otherwise. This is particularly important because state roads are much more difficult to redesign due to preemptions in […]
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