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Traveler Safety <br />There were 11 people who died in 10 fatal crashes on roadways in Anoka County in 2015, a <br />decrease of 39 percent over the 10-year reporting period average (see Figure 19). The figure <br />also indicates there were 53 serious injury crashes in 2015. <br />Figure 19 - Total Number of Serious Injury and Fatal Crashes Involving a Motor <br />Vehicle on All Roadways within Anoka County <br />FATAL <br />CRASHES <br />SERIOUS <br />INJURY <br />CRASHES <br />98 <br />Source: DPSCrosh Fads <br />69 <br />65 <br />40 <br />49 <br />49 <br />11 2012 2013 2014 2015 <br />4 <br />Crash rates, which are calculated by dividing the number of crashes by 100 million vehicle <br />miles traveled, is a common metric to compare and assess fatal and serious injury crash <br />data. As illustrated in Figure 20, in 2015, there were 0.32 traffic fatalities per 100 million <br />vehicle miles traveled, which is the lowest traffic fatality rate since 2006. By comparison, <br />the traffic fatality rate statewide in 2015 was 0.65 and the rate for the Twin Cities seven - <br />county metropolitan area was 0.33. <br />ANOKACOUivT1 L040 TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE CHAPTER 3 - EXISTING CONDITIONS <br />59 <br />