In 2007, there were 53 car accident fatalities in Fairfax County. There were more car accident fatalities in Fairfax County than any other County in Virginia. While the number of deaths on Fairfax County roads far exceeded all other the other Virginia Counties, the death rate per licensed drivers was among the lowest in the state. The death rate per 1,000 Virginia licensed drivers was the second lowest in the state, with a death rate of 0.07.
The County with the lowest death rate per 1000 licensed drivers is Arlington County with a death rate of 0.04 per 1000 licensed Virginia drivers. With over 746,000 licensed drivers, Fairfax County is one of the most congested counties in the Commonwealth. The sheer volume of traffic causes the death rate to be so high. However, as a consequence of the number of drivers, our traffic is much more highly regulated than other counties. The Virginia County with dubious honor of having highest death rate per 1000 licensed drivers is Highland County, West of Charlottesville, bordering West Virginia. Highland County, with roughly 2000 licensed drivers, has a death rate of 1.46 per 1000 drivers. You might think that the road were safer in the hills and mountains of Virginia, but you would be sadly mistaken.
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