Harris County ranks 10th in the nation in traffic fatalities, says new report

Thursday, December 9, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Drivers in the Houston area who feel that roads are getting increasingly treacherous are on to something. A new report ranks Harris County in the top 10 cities in the U.S. for traffic fatalities per 100,000 people.

In a new study from Austin-based insurance marketplace The Zebra, Harris County recorded 8.94 vehicle-related deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. That puts the county No. 10 overall in the nation.
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"We all have the power to end the streak of daily deaths on Texas roadways," Texas Transportation Commissioner Laura Ryan said November 7 at a news conference in Houston.

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