1. Distracted Driver-Involved Crash Trends
February 28th, 2018
Prepared by Daniel Knopp, MPP
National Study Center for Trauma & EMS

2. In 2016, the number of fatal crashes and fatalities in distracted driver-involved crashes increased following a downward trend.

3. Injury crashes and injuries with a distracted driver involved saw a similar upwards trend, though not as sharp as fatal crashes.
Injury Crashes: Injury Severity of KABCO 2-4

4. The number of fatalities in distracted driver-involved crashes is over 20% higher in 2016, compared to the average of

5. Even when accounting for traffic volume, this increase is just over 15%.

6. Here are the top 10 jurisdictions, ordered by the increase in distracted driver- involved injury and fatal crashes (from )
Differences in Distracted Driver-Involved Injury and Fatal Crashes (Combined): 2016 vs. 2015
Jurisdiction
Difference 2016 vs. 2015
Pct Change 2016 vs. 2015
Prince George's
528
18.1%
Baltimore City
316
21.6%
Montgomery
285
10.4%
Baltimore
277
11.2%
Anne Arundel
183
11.8%
Frederick
135
20.3%
Howard 89
17.3%
Harford 84
14.5%
Charles 83
15.5%
St. Mary’s 77
21.4%
Injury and Fatal Crashes: Injury severity of KABCO 2-5

7. From , drivers aged were involved in more distracted driving crashes than any other age group. They remain the most involved in However since 2014, drivers aged 35 and older have become increasingly involved in distracted driving crashes. During the same recent time period, the proportion of distracted driving crashes involving drivers younger than age 35 has declined.
*An average of 6,938 drivers per year were removed due to unknown age. In total, 34,960 drivers were removed from