{"id":29451,"date":"2022-03-14T16:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T21:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-949158-3304624.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=29451"},"modified":"2024-03-16T10:51:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T15:51:44","slug":"car-accident-data-for-austin-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/car-accident-data-for-austin-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Accident Data for Austin 2021 &#038; 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/car-accident-data-for-austin-texas\/#Austin_Car_Accident_Data\" title=\"Austin Car Accident Data\">Austin Car Accident Data<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/car-accident-data-for-austin-texas\/#Travel_Mode_Data\" title=\"Travel Mode Data\">Travel Mode Data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/car-accident-data-for-austin-texas\/#Time_of_Day\" title=\"Time of Day\">Time of Day<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/car-accident-data-for-austin-texas\/#By_Population_and_Demographics\" title=\"By Population and Demographics\">By Population and Demographics<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/car-accident-data-for-austin-texas\/#Car_Accidents_by_Age\" title=\"Car Accidents by Age\">Car Accidents by Age<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/car-accident-data-for-austin-texas\/#Car_Accidents_by_Gender\" title=\"Car Accidents by Gender\">Car Accidents by Gender<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/car-accident-data-for-austin-texas\/#2022_to_Date\" title=\"2022 to Date\">2022 to Date<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/car-accident-data-for-austin-texas\/#What_the_Data_Means\" title=\"What the Data Means\">What the Data Means<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\nThe city of Austin is known for its incredible food and exciting live music venues, but in recent years, it has also become known for the dangers it poses to motorists traveling on the city\u2019s roadways.\n\nDespite implementing programs such as the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/visionzero.austin.gov\/viewer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vision Zero Program<\/a>\u201d to combat tragic accidents on Austin\u2019s roads, the accident data remains disheartening. Whether you drive in the city regularly or have recently been a victim of an Austin car accident, here is some data to hopefully prevent future fatalities:\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/contact\/\" style=\"background-color:#cc5400\">GET FREE CONSULTATION<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Austin_Car_Accident_Data\"><\/span>Austin Car Accident Data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\nWhile the city of Austin is seeing slight improvements in 2022, the year 2021 resulted in poor numbers for Austin\u2019s motorists. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kxan.com\/traffic\/a-real-crisis-in-our-state-texas-has-averaged-11-traffic-deaths-every-day-in-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a> shows that car accidents reached critical numbers over the year. In fact, more than 11 people died each day in traffic-related accidents in major Texas cities in 2021. These deaths only contributed to the staggering streak that the state of Texas maintains \u2013 a 21-year daily streak of at least one traffic death per day.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"postblock-img-right alignnone wp-image-31311 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aaron-doucett-za6VUsCoSBA-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aaron-doucett-za6VUsCoSBA-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aaron-doucett-za6VUsCoSBA-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aaron-doucett-za6VUsCoSBA-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aaron-doucett-za6VUsCoSBA-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aaron-doucett-za6VUsCoSBA-unsplash.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\nWhile the city of Austin is seeing slight improvements in 2022, the year 2021 resulted in poor numbers for Austin\u2019s motorists. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kxan.com\/traffic\/a-real-crisis-in-our-state-texas-has-averaged-11-traffic-deaths-every-day-in-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a> shows that car accidents reached critical numbers over the year. In fact, more than 11 people died each day in traffic-related accidents in major Texas cities in 2021. These deaths only contributed to the staggering streak that the state of Texas maintains \u2013 a 21-year daily streak of at least one traffic death per day.\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Travel_Mode_Data\"><\/span>Travel Mode Data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\nBreaking down the statistics by travel mode, motorists (people who operate a car) experienced the most accidents. The year 2021 saw a total of 403 \u201cserious\u201d or fatal accidents in Austin, an increase from the 347 seen in 2020. Of the 403 accidents, 55 were fatal and 348 were classified as serious.\n\nAs the second-most victimized car accident group, pedestrians were involved in 112 fatal and serious accidents, with 42 being fatal and 70 being classified as serious.\n\nBeing the group that experienced the fewest accidents, motorcyclists and bicyclists still suffered from roadway misfortune. Motorcyclists saw 81 total fatal and serious accidents, an increase from 55 total accidents in 2020. Bicyclists experienced 31 of these types of accidents, also an increase from the 26 recorded in 2020.\n\n14 motorcyclists and 4 bicyclists died as a result of these accidents, and 67 motorcyclists were seriously injured \u2013 up from 49 in 2020 \u2013 while 27 bicyclists were seriously injured \u2013 up from 22 in 2020.\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_of_Day\"><\/span>Time of Day<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\nThe time of day also indicated a role in 2021\u2019s Austin car accidents, with some times seeing drastically more accidents than others.\n\nIn 2021, the weekends saw increased numbers of accidents, particularly on Sundays. The most fatal time of the week in Austin occurred between 1 AM and 3 AM on Sunday mornings. Saturdays between 1 AM and 2 AM were almost as equally serious. Here were the other accident-prone times: Friday evenings at 11 PM, Thursday mornings at 7 AM, Wednesday evenings at 5 PM and 11 PM, Tuesday afternoons at 1 PM, and Monday afternoons at 2 PM.\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"By_Population_and_Demographics\"><\/span>By Population and Demographics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\nPer 100,000 people in Austin, the car accident rate was 62.7 in 2021, an increase from 51.4 in 2020. The low car accident rate in 2020 could be a result of the COVID-19 pandemic allowing more people to work from home instead of commuting into an office every day. The car accident rate in 2021 was more on par with years past; 2019\u2019s rate was 65.7, and 2018\u2019s was 64.\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Car_Accidents_by_Age\"><\/span>Car Accidents by Age<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\nAge played a corresponding role in 2021\u2019s accident data as well. Here\u2019s what Austin car accidents looked like, broken down into age groups:\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Motorists ages 16-25 made up 24.4% of fatal and serious car accidents,<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Motorists ages 26-35 made up 26.1% of fatal and serious car accidents,<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Motorists ages 36-45 made up 16.4% of fatal and serious car accidents,<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Motorists ages 46-55 made up 11.5% of fatal and serious car accidents,<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">And motorists ages 55-64 made up 9.6% of fatal and serious car accidents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n(Note that people ages 0-15 and 65 or older experienced the fewest number of car accidents.)\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Car_Accidents_by_Gender\"><\/span>Car Accidents by Gender<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\nGender data was also recorded for accident victims and responsible parties. In 2021, Austin men were responsible for a majority of the accidents \u2013 65.4% to be exact \u2013 while women were responsible for 34.2%. This seems to be an accurate trend dating back to 2018. In each of the last five years, Austin males have been responsible for more accidents than female motorists.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"postblock-img-right alignnone wp-image-31313 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mitchell-kmetz-ycGndhqg_QQ-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mitchell-kmetz-ycGndhqg_QQ-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mitchell-kmetz-ycGndhqg_QQ-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mitchell-kmetz-ycGndhqg_QQ-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mitchell-kmetz-ycGndhqg_QQ-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mitchell-kmetz-ycGndhqg_QQ-unsplash.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2022_to_Date\"><\/span>2022 to Date<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\nWhile the year 2022 is not yet over, we are seeing similarities to the deadly year of 2021 on Austin roadways. So far, the data has shown six fatalities and 37 accidents in which an individual sustained serious injuries. There are a total of 1,059 accidents (both serious and non-serious), which is more than 2021 had experienced up to this same point in the calendar year.\n\nWhile the trends are showing a decrease in some areas, like total fatalities and total years lost of life to date, note that Austin has only recorded accident information through January 31, meaning these numbers could be positively skewed.\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_Data_Means\"><\/span>What the Data Means<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\nThis data is not meant to scare you off the roads altogether. Driving is a necessary mode of transportation for many Austin residents, so we provide this data to hopefully arm drivers with knowledge to prevent future accidents. Motorists can see when peak accident hours are and which types of vehicle operators are more prone to collisions.\n\nThis data also allows motorists to learn what can and should be done in the event of an accident. If you or a loved one have been involved in an accident in the area, an Austin accident lawyer is your best bet to receive satisfactory compensation for damages. The Austin car accident attorneys at <a href=\"\/austin-texas-car-accident-lawyer-near-me\/\">Sandoval &amp; James<\/a> have helped numerous victims of car accidents and possess the experience and local knowledge needed to help individuals with their claims.\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/contact\/\" style=\"background-color:#cc5400\">GET FREE CONSULTATION<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city of Austin is known for its incredible food and exciting live music venues, but in recent years, it has also become known for the dangers it poses to motorists traveling on the city\u2019s roadways. 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