According to the Louisiana State University Highway Safety Research Group, the 2023 LOUISIANA TRAFFIC RECORDS SUMMARY REPORT indicates the following occurrence rates for 2023: • 755 fatal crashes https://www.bossiercitylawyer.com/personal-injury/car-accidents/ • 811 fatalities • 38.1 thousand injury crashes • 60.3 thousand injuries • 104.3 thousand property-damage-only crashes These crashes resulted in • A cost of $10.68 billion dollars to the citizens of Louisiana, an increase of 0.003% from 2022. • A cost of $2,916 for every licensed driver in Louisiana, a decrease of 15.21% from 2022. The main contributing factors for Louisiana crashes in 2023 were alcohol and a low-percentage use of safety belts. The traffic-record data show the relationship of each contributing factor to fatalities: • 30.1% of traffic fatalities were alcohol related. • 49.8% of all occupants who died in a crash did not use a safety belt in cases where safety belt use is known. The alcohol-related fatal crashes and fatalities data are estimated using a data mining algorithm developed at LSU. These results may deviate from results reported by FARS due to differences in the availability of data and model used to estimate the missing alcohol values. Traffic reports received prior to Tuesday, September 1, 2023 form the basis of this report. Due to missing information and record errors, the table values may differ from the true values. Tables affected by these concerns contain relating comments.
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