Honk News – The state patrol records 157,899 crashes in Cuyahoga County during the past five years, 446 of which were fatal. In Hamilton County, there were 146,861 crashes—294 of which were fatal. Franklin County had the third-highest total of crashes over those five years, but more of them were fatal: 134,981 overall crashes including 538 fatal ones.
New federal data shows that among the top 50 counties with the highest road deaths nationwide between 2016 and 2020 are Cuyahoga and Franklin counties. Still, the survey reveals that, in relation to their populations, all Northeast Ohio counties have low overall traffic fatality rates.
Along with 21 cities without any traffic deaths between 2016 and 2020, the research also lists two Northeast Ohio cities with some of the lowest traffic fatality rates in the nation.
Based on state data, the ten Ohio roadways with the most crashes between Jan. 1, 2018, and Jan. 1, 2023 are listed here together with the areas where most of those crashes happened. The fatal crashes indicated below on the maps have red stars.
Interstate 75
Total Crashes – 30,912 (113 Fatal)
Most Dangerous Sections:
- In Hamilton County, which passes through Cincinnati (8,996 crashes)
- In Montgomery County, which passes through Dayton (6,027 crashes)
Interstate 71
Total Crashes – 25,515 (117 Fatal)
Most Dangerous Sections:
- In Hamilton County, which passes through Cincinnati (6,339 crashes)
- In Franklin County, which passes through Columbus (5,514 crashes)
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U.S. Route 20
Total Crashes – 16,656 (59 Fatal)
Most Dangerous Sections:
- In Lake County, which passes through Painesville and Mentor (3,619 crashes)
- In Lucas County, which passes through Toledo (3,565 crashes)
Interstate 70
Total Crashes – 16,322 (77 Fatal)
Most Dangerous Sections:
In Franklin County, which passes through Columbus (5,084 crashes)
U.S. Route 42
Total Crashes – 16,144 (52 Fatal)
Most Dangerous Sections:
- In Hamilton County, which passes through Cincinnati (5,078 crashes)
- In Cuyahoga County, which passes through Cleveland (3,641 crashes)
U.S. Route 23
Total Crashes – 13,843 (65 Fatal)
Most Dangerous Sections: In Franklin County, which passes through Columbus (5,403 crashes)
Interstate 77
Total Crashes – 13,022 (50 Fatal)
Most Dangerous Sections: In Summit County, which passes through Akron (5,195 crashes)
Interstate 90
Total Crashes – 12,688 (51 Fatal)
Most Dangerous Sections: In Cuyahoga County, which passes through Cleveland (8,866 crashes)
U.S. Route 40
Total Crashes – 12,262 (69 Fatal)
Most Dangerous Sections: In Franklin County, which passes through Columbus (6,629 crashes)
State Route 4
Total Crashes – 12,095 (44 Fatal)
Most Dangerous Sections: In Butler County, which passes through Fairfield, Hamilton and Middletown (4,856 crashes)
Conclusion
The U.S. Department of Transportation regards the almost 43,000 deaths recorded on American roadways in 2021 as “unacceptable.”
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says in the department’s February report, “Every driver, passenger, and pedestrian should be sure they’re going to arrive at their destination safety, every time.” It shows traffic accidents and mortality hotspots around the nation using National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data, then shows development toward a zero road death target.
According to the research, Franklin and Cuyahoga are among the counties with some of the highest traffic mortality rates around. The average for the 3,143 American counties between 2016 and 2020 was 59 deaths per year. According to the analysis, Cuyahoga’s average over that period was more than seven times higher; Franklin’s was more than eight times higher.
With most high-fatality and high-population counties found in the deep South and West, the map of the transportation department indicates the great majority of the nation as “targeted” counties with high traffic fatality rates compared to their population.
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