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Motor vehicle traffic crashes took the lives of 38,680 people in 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
1-800-Injured recently released The USA's Most Dangerous Roads list. The website states, "One of the best ways to determine how dangerous a state’s roads are is to look at the number of fatalities seen as a result of vehicle-related accidents."
According to the study, Arizona is one of the top 20 states with the most dangerous roads. The state came in at number 17 on the list with a fatality rate per 100,000 people of 14.74. The state had an overall road danger rating of 6.94.
Here are the top 20 states with the most dangerous roads:
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- South Carolina
- Montana
- New Mexico
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Wyoming
- Tennessee
- Oklahoma
- West Virginia
- Alabama
- Florida
- Missouri
- South Dakota
- Georgia
- Arizona
- Kansas (Tied at 18)
- Texas (Tied at 18)
- North Carolina
Click here to check out the full study.