ConsumerAffairs Names Killeen Number 6 in Texas for Least Distracted Driving Fatalities

Published by: Jennifer | Published on: 06 Apr, 2016

Killeen was recently ranked 6th safest in the state for distracted driving fatalities by ConsumerAffairs. The data, gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from local police departments, is averaged on a 100,000-person population. This ensures an even the playing field for communities of all sizes and accurate ranking.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation and the NHTSA, there were 6.1 million police-reported crashes in 2014 (the most current available data).

32,675 people were killed and 2.3 million injured in motor vehicle crashes
31% of fatalities were alcohol-related
28% were caused by speeding
10% of fatalities were caused by distracted driving

ConsumerAffairs created an interactive map that breaks down vehicle fatalities per capita to find the safest cities for drivers in the United States. For each city they also included the percentage of vehicle related fatalities caused by driving under the influence, distracted driving, and speeding.
Killeen’s average of .72/100,000 people is well below the national average of 6.08/100,000. View Killeen’s Quick Facts card here.