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Illinois ranked number 10 of safest commutes in the whole
country. Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New York claimed the
top three spots respectively.
Illinois had an average fatal crash rate of 263.6 per year,
according to the report. The data anlyzed fatal crashes during
the morning and evening rush hours. Illinois accounted for 2.08
fatal crashes per 100,000, below the national average of 3.06.
The report classified morning rush hour as Monday to Friday
between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. whereas evening rush hour was from 5
p.m. to 9 p.m.
"Despite recording one of the nation's highest totals of
rush-hour fatal crashes, Illinois's large population keeps its
per-capita risk among the lowest in the country," the report
reads.
Rhode Island reported a 1.16 fatal crash rate per 100,000
residents, followed by Massachusetts with 1.20 and New York with
a rate of 1.34. Rhode Island had an average of 12.8 annual
crashes, comapred to Massachusetts with 84 and New York with
265.8.
On the other hand, Mississippi ranked 50th in terms of commuter
safety with an average rush hour fatal crash rate of 6.07 per
100,000 residents and 178.8 average annual crashes.
South Carolina, Arkansas, New Mexico and South Carolina. Each
state had an average of fewer than 250 annual crashes.
"Illinois's rush-hour fatal crash rate is more than twice as low
as South Carolina's and New Mexico's, nearly two and a half
times lower than Arkansas's, and almost three times lower than
Mississippi's," the report read.
South Carolina had an average annual fatal crash rate of 4.54
per 100,000 residents, followed by New Mexico with 4.66 and
Arkansas with 5.16 per 100,000.
The report highlighted that states with larger populations are
insulated from having a poor commuter safety rating.
"Although Illinois records significantly more rush-hour fatal
crashes than the national average in absolute terms, its large
population reduces the per-capita risk substantially," the
report reads.
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