Special Report
States With the Most Dangerous Roads
June 19, 2018 1:53 pm
Last Updated: January 11, 2020 10:09 pm
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25. Indiana
> Road deaths per 100,000: 12.4
> 2016 roadway fatalities: 821 (17th most)
> Seat belt use: 92%
> Deadliest holiday in 2016: Independence Day (13 fatal crashes)
> Fatal crashes on rural roads: 66%
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24. Delaware
> Road deaths per 100,000: 12.5
> 2016 roadway fatalities: 119 (7th least)
> Seat belt use: 91%
> Deadliest holiday in 2016: Martin Luther King’s Birthday (2 fatal crashes)
> Fatal crashes on rural roads: 58%
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23. Iowa
> Road deaths per 100,000: 12.9
> 2016 roadway fatalities: 404 (21st least)
> Seat belt use: 94%
> Deadliest holiday in 2016: President’s Day (4 fatal crashes)
> Fatal crashes on rural roads: 76%
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22. South Dakota
> Road deaths per 100,000: 13.4
> 2016 roadway fatalities: 116 (6th least)
> Seat belt use: 74%
> Deadliest holiday in 2016: Independence Day (2 fatal crashes)
> Fatal crashes on rural roads: 89%
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21. Texas
> Road deaths per 100,000: 13.6
> 2016 roadway fatalities: 3,776 (the most)
> Seat belt use: 92%
> Deadliest holiday in 2016: President’s Day (46 fatal crashes)
> Fatal crashes on rural roads: 39%
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