Fatalities rate in the Champaign-Urbana urban area

Fatalities rate in the Champaign-Urbana urban area

Goal: Improve safety in the Champaign-Urbana Urban Area
 
Objective: Reduce the five-year rolling average of fatality rate (per 100 million DVMT) by 5 percent annually (from 1 to less than 1) by 2025 based on 2017 in the Champaign-Urbana urban area.
 
Performance Measure: Fatalities rate in the Champaign-Urbana urban area
 
Data Sources: IDOT crash database

Fatalities rate in the Champaign-Urbana urban area

Year MPA Fatality Rate 5 Year Rolling Average (Objective) 5 Year Rolling Average (Actual)
2012 0.51   0.73
2013 0.85   0.71
2014 0.68   0.69
2015 0.77   0.7
2016 1.03   0.77
2017 0.6 0.79 0.79
2018 0.52 0.75 0.72
2019 0.25 0.71 0.64
2020 0.92 0.68 0.66
2021 1.15 0.64 0.69

Fatalities rate in the Champaign-Urbana urban area PM

Goal   The CUUASP goal is to consistently reduce the number of fatalities and injury severities using a data-driven, strategic approach that includes education, enforcement, engineering, and emergency response.
Objective   Reduce the five-year rolling average of fatality rate (per 100 million DVMT) by 5 percent annually (from 1 to less than 1) by 2025 based on 2017 in the Champaign-Urbana urban area.
Performance Measure   Fatalities rate in the Champaign-Urbana urban area
2018 Positive Rating There were 0.52 traffic fatalities per 100M VMT in 2018 in the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA), a decrease from 0.79 fatalities per 100M VMT in 2017 (5-year rolling average). The 5-year rolling average decreased 8.4 percent from 2017 (2013-2017) to 0.72 fatalities per 100M VMT in 2018 (2014-2018), which is lower than the 2018 objective (0.75) needed for achieving 5 percent annual reduction by 2025. Positive rating.
2019 Positive Rating There were 0.25 traffic fatalities per 100M VMT in 2019 in the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA), a decrease from 0.79 fatalities per 100M VMT in 2017 (5-year rolling average). The 5-year rolling average decreased 19 percent from 2017 (2013-2017) to 0.64 fatalities per 100M VMT in 2019 (2015-2019), which is lower than the 2019 objective (0.71) needed for achieving 5 percent annual reduction by 2025. Positive rating.
2020 Positive Rating There were 0.92 traffic fatalities per 100M VMT in 2020 in the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA), an increase from 0.79 fatalities per 100M VMT in 2017 (5-year rolling average). The 5-year rolling average decreased 16 percent from 2017 (2013-2017) to 0.66 fatalities per 100M VMT in 2020 (2016-2020), which is lower than the 2020 objective (0.68) needed for achieving 5 percent annual reduction by 2025. Positive rating.
2021 Negative Rating There were 1.15 traffic fatalities per 100M VMT in 2021 in the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA), an increase from 0.79 fatalities per 100M VMT in 2017 (5-year rolling average). The 5-year rolling average decreased 12.7 percent from 2017 (2013-2017) to 0.69 fatalities per 100M VMT in 2021 (2017-2021), which is higher than the 2021 objective (0.64) needed for achieving 5 percent annual reduction by 2025. Negative rating.