How many people are injured in Albemarle County car accidents each year?
According to Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) car crash statistics collected between 2001 and 2008, there were, on average, 1,127 persons injured in Albemarle County car collisions each year. Additionally, there were, on average, 15 fatalities yearly in Albemarle County across the same time period. According to other DMV crash statistics, the four leading causes of accidents leading to injuires and death include: driver distraction (the leading cause), failure to yield, following too close, and speeding, in that order. Most of these crashes occured between the hours of Noon and 6:00 p.m., and the drivers involved were typically over 21 years of age. Note that these crash statistics are for Albemarle County only and do not include data from the City of Charlottesville.
