Traffic accidents trends (for period 2013-2014) infographic. Morgan & Morgan © 2016

1. FLORIDA ACCIDENTS
AT A GLANCE
2014 ACCIDENT STATISTICS*
BICYCLE - 7,077 - 2.06%
COMM. VEHICLE - 34,417 - 10.06%
CAR - 292,822 - 85.08%
MOTORCYCLE - 9,854 - 2.86%
Crashes involving commercial vehicles (which
include trucks and buses)
were up over 7%, and injuries 1.51%.*
Over 344,000 traffic accidents occurred in
Florida in 2014 - an 8.59%
increase from the year before.*
2013-2014 ACCIDENT
PERCENTAGE CHANCES*
9.17%
7.37%
1.57% 1.78%

2. TRAFFIC INJURIES*
Injuries stemming from traffic accidents were
up nearly 7% in Florida in 2014.*
Injuries to teen drivers were up 4.74%;
injuries to teen passengers were up 3.62%.*
Pedestrian injuries made up over 3% of
Florida’s traffic-related injuries.*
2013-2014 TRAFFIC
INJURY CHANGES*
1.51% INCREASE
1.71% INCREASE
3.62% INCREASE
8.53% INCREASE
COMMERCIAL - 10,193
MOTORCYCLE - 8,040
PEDESTRIAN - 7,737
CAR - 199,368

3. TRAFFIC FATALITIES**
Florida is the state with
the most motorcycle
fatalities in the
country, yet aren’t even
3% of the
state’s crashes.
In both 2014 and 2015,
Florida had the third
most traffic fatalities
in the US, behind just
Texas and California.
Pedestrian injuries made
up over 3% of Florida’s
traffic-related injuries.*
*https://firesportal.com/Pages/Public/DHSMVPublishedDocuments/Current_Year/Crash_Facts_2014_as_of_07-30-2015.pdf
**https://cdan.nhtsa.gov/
***https://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/pdf/statecosts/fl-2015costofcrashdeaths-a.pdf
PEDESTRIANS
50%
MOTORCYCYCLES
40%
CYCLISTS
10%
2013-2014 FATALITY
PERCENTAGE CHANGES*
18.2%
4.51%
-1.44%

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Daytona Beach, FL 32114
(386) 947-9959
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Suite 600
Fort Myers, FL 33907
(239) 433-6880
JACKSONVILLE
76 S. Laura Street
Suite 1100
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 398-2722
KISSIMMEE
198 Broadway
Kissimmee, FL 34741
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LAKELAND
2012 S. Florida Avenue
Lakeland, FL 33803
(863) 680-1411
MELBOURNE
940 S Harbor City Blvd
Melbourne, FL 32901
(321) 802-5038
NAPLES
3360 Pine Ridge Road
Suite 203
Naples, FL 34109
(239) 344-9404
ORLANDO
20 North Orange Ave
Suite 1600
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 420-1414
PENSACOLA
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Suite 22
Pensacola, FL 32503
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PLANTATION
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Suite 400
Plantation, FL 33324
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2nd Floor
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 366-1790
ST. AUGUSTINE
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St. Augustine, FL 32084
(904) 417-4170
ST. PETERSBURG
695 Central Avenue
Suite 102
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 490-2001
TALLAHASSEE
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Suite 401
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 329-6895
TAMPA
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7th Floor
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 223-5505
TAVARES
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Tavares, FL 32778
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Suite 135
The Villages, FL 32162
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Suite 2125
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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Winter Haven, FL 33880
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