Slide 1
Fatality Trends
Colorado Traffic Fatalities by Calendar Year
| Year | Fatalities |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 482 |
| 2014 | 488 |
| 2015 | 547 |
| 2016 | 608 |
| 2017 | 648 |
| 2018 | 632 |
| 2019 | 597 |
| 2020 | 622 |
| 2021 | 691 |
| 2022 | 764 |
| 2023 | 720 |
Slide 2
Serious Injury Trends
Colorado Traffic Serious Injuries by Calendar Year
| Year | Fatalities |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 3,215 |
| 2014 | 3,215 |
| 2015 | 3,197 |
| 2016 | 3,093 |
| 2017 | 3,049 |
| 2018 | 3,410 |
| 2019 | 3,200 |
| 2020 | 2,896 |
| 2021 | 3,668 |
| 2022 | 3,676 |
| 2023 | 4,154 |
Slide 3
Safety Performance Targets (PM1) for Calendar Year 2025
Targets set for calendar year 2025
Trend Projections (5 year rolling average 2021-2025)
- Fatalities: 740
- Fatality Rate (per 100 million vehicle miles traveled): 1.363
- Serious Injuries: 3,640
- Serious Injury Rates: 6.701
- Non-Motorized Fatalities and Serious Injury: 659
Calendar year 2023
- Fatalities: 720
- Fatality Rate: 1.314
- Serious Injuries: 4,154
- Serious Injury Rate: 7.578
- Non-Motorized Fatal and Serious Injury: 833
Slide 4
Required Action for MPOs
- Safety targets are reported by each State Department of Transportation (DOT) to FHWA in the State Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Annual Report (23 CFR 490.213(a)).
- The Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) will establish performance targets for each of the measures (23 CFR 490.209(c)) no later than 180 days after the respective State DOT establishes and reports targets in the State HSIP annual report (23 CFR 490.209(c)(1)).
- The MPOs will annually report their established safety targets to their respective State DOT*, in a manner that is documented and mutually agreed upon by both parties (23 CFR 490.213(b)).
* Send Copy of Resolutions to David Swenka and Jacob Kershner
Slide 5
Pikes Peak Area Data
The slide shows a pair of line charts, one for fatal crashes and one for serious injury crashes, by year. It shows annual numbers from 2010 to 2024. It does not include an accompanying table showing exact numbers.
The slide does contain the following text:
76 Fatal Crashes in 2023
293 Serious Injury Crashes in 2023
Source: Colorado Crash Data Dashboard
Note: The Colorado Crash Dashboard reports fatal and serious injury crashes, while the NHTSA data used for targets reports number of fatalities and serious injuries.