At Barthelette Law, we represent motorcycle accident victims. Last year, we looked at Palm Beach County’s 2020 motorcycle accident statistics. Well, what about Palm Beach County’s 2021 motorcycle accident statistics? How have the statistics changed from 2020 to 2021?
Please note the statistics taken from this post can be found at the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles’ website.
Let’s now look at the statistics!
- How many motorcycle accidents were there in Palm Beach County in 2021?
- How many deadly motorcycle accidents were there in Palm Beach County in 2021?
- What was the total number of motorcycle accidents in Florida in 2021?
- What are some of the most common causes of motorcycle accidents?
- Why percentage of Florida motorcycle accidents in 2021 involved injuries?
- What percentage of motorcycle accidents involve fatalities in Palm Beach County in 2021?
How many motorcycle accidents were there in Palm Beach County in 2021?
In 2021, Palm Beach County saw 386 motorcycle crashes, a slight increase from the 375 motorcycle accidents in 2020.
Notably, Miami-Dade, Florida’s highest populated county, had 1010 motorcycle accidents – more than two times the number of Palm Beach County’s motorcycle crashes.
How many deadly motorcycle accidents were there in Palm Beach County in 2021?
In 2021, there were 29 fatal motorcycle accidents in Palm Beach County. There were the same number of fatal motorcycle accidents in 2020.
What was the total number of motorcycle accidents in Florida in 2021?
In 2021, there were 8,649 motorcycle accidents in the State of Florida. Additionally, there were 621 fatal motorcycle crashes.
How does this compare to 2020?
Florida experienced 8,043 motorcycle accidents state wide with 551 fatalities from motorcycle accidents in 2020.
Notably, the 2020 statistics were a decrease from 2019, which saw 8,910 motorcycle accidents in Florida and 552 fatalities.
What are some of the most common causes of motorcycle accidents?
Some of the most common causes of motorcycle accidents include:
- Drunk driving;
- Careless driving;
- Driving distracted;
- Texting;
- Speeding; and,
- Road hazards.
What percentage of Florida motorcycle accidents in 2021 involved injuries?
In 2021, approximately 81% of motorcycle accidents involved injuries.
What percentage of motorcycle accidents involve fatalities in Palm Beach County in 2021?
In the year 2020, approximately 7% of motorcycle accidents in Palm Beach County involved fatal injuries.
In 2021, approximately 7.5% of motorcycle accidents in Palm Beach County involved fatal injuries. So, there was a slight increase in the number of fatal motorcycle accidents.
Barthelette Law – Your Palm Beach County Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
We hope this post has been educational and given some insight to motorcycle accident trends.
At Barthelette Law, we represent motorcycle accident victims in Palm Beach County and Florida.
If you were involved in motorcycle accident, do not hesitate to call (561) 246-4137 or email us today. All legal consultations are free and confidential.
Ride safely!