Pennsylvania County Crashes
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is comprised of 67 counties. Each county is made up of local municipalities, a combination of cities, boroughs, first class townships, and/or second class townships. In total there are approximately 2,500 municipalities throughout the 67 counties. In
2006, Pennsylvania’s total population was 12,440,621 people.
| The ten most populated counties were: | ||
| Philadelphia (11.6%) | Allegheny (9.8%) | Montgomery (6.2%) |
| Bucks (5.0%) | Delaware (4.5%) | Lancaster (4.0%) |
| Chester (3.9%) | York (3.4%) | Berks (3.2%) |
| Westmoreland (3.0%) | |
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| The ten least populated counties were: | ||
| Cameron (0.04%) | Sullivan (0.05%) | Forest (0.05%) |
| Fulton (0.12%) | Potter (0.14%) | Montour (0.14%) |
| Juniata (0.19%) | Wyoming (0.23%) | Elk (0.27%) |
| Clinton (0.30%) | |
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| The ten counties with the most miles of state highways (maintained by PennDOT) were:* | ||
| Westmoreland (3.02%) | Allegheny (2.95%) | York (2.84%) |
| Washington (2.75%) | Lancaster (2.65%) | Chester (2.56%) |
| Bucks (2.41%) | Crawford (2.28%) | Bradford (2.25%) |
| Somerset (2.21%) | |
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| The ten counties with the most miles of local roads and streets (maintained by local municipalities) were:* | ||
| Allegheny (5.93%) | Lancaster (3.57%) | Montgomery (3.56%) |
| York (3.37%) | Chester (3.17%) | Bucks (3.16%) |
| Westmoreland (3.10%) | Berks (3.05%) | Philadelphia (2.69%) |
| Erie (2.33%) | |
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| * information provided by PennDOT’s Bureau of Planning and Research, Performance Monitoring Division | ||
| The ten counties with the most reported traffic crashes were: | ||
| Philadelphia (9.1%) | Allegheny (9.1%) | Montgomery (7.6%) |
| Bucks (5.0%) | Lancaster (4.4%) | Lehigh (3.9%) |
| Berks (3.9%) | Delaware (3.8%) | Chester (3.6%) |
| York (3.6%) | |
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| The ten counties with the most traffic-related deaths were: | ||
| Philadelphia (6.8%) | Allegheny (5.2%) | Bucks (4.7%) |
| Lancaster (4.1%) | York (3.7%) | Montgomery (3.5%) |
| Luzerne (3.4%) | Chester (3.1%) | Berks (3.0%) |
| Lehigh (2.6%) | |
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Percentages compare the number to the statewide total at the bottom of the column.
Percentages compare the number to the statewide total at the bottom of the column.
Percentages compare the number to the statewide totals at the bottom of the column.
Percentages compare the number to the statewide totals at the bottom of the column.
Note: Beginning with 2003
data, alcohol involvement criteria changed to account for both
BAC levels and suspected involvement when BAC is unknown. The
effect can mostly be seen in the alcohol related fatalities for
years 2003 and after.