State Highway Safety Report (2021) - Nevada - State - Reporting - Transportation Performance Management

State Highway Safety Report (2021) - Nevada

The following provides a summary of the Highway Safety Improvement Program's (HSIP) safety performance measures and State safety performance targets. As per the Safety PM Final Rule, States are required to set annual safety performance targets in the HSIP annual report for the number of fatalities, rate of fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT), number of serious injuries, rate of serious injures per 100 million VMT, and number of non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries. The safety performance targets are based on 5-year rolling averages. States have the flexibility to use the methodology they deem most appropriate when establishing safety performance targets. FHWA encourages States to review data sets and trends and consider factors that may affect targets. The safety performance targets should be data-driven, realistic, and attainable and should align with the performance management framework and legislative intent.

A State Department of Transportation (DOT) has met or made significant progress towards meeting its safety performance targets when at least four of the five safety performance targets established under 23 CFR 490.209(a) have been met or the actual outcome is better than the baseline performance. The baseline performance is the 5-year average ending with the year prior to the establishment of the target.

The Basis for Target and Additional Comments are provided by the State in their HSIP Annual Report and have not been edited by FHWA. Any questions about individual State reports should be directed to the respective State DOT. For additional information about each State's HSIP, the complete reports are available at https://highways.dot.gov/safety/hsip/reporting.

More information and resources on Safety Performance Management are available at https://highways.dot.gov/safety/hsip/spm/safety-performance-management-safety-pm-overview.

All State data used to populate the State Highway Safety Reports for 2021 are available for download at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tpm/reporting/state/tpm_dashboard_data.zip.

Number of Fatalities

Number of Fatalities	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Annual	326	329	311	329	304	333	385
5-Year Average					319.8	321.2	332.4
Target (5-Year Average)							330.2	309.9	347.8

Basis for Number of Fatalities Target
The target was set to meet Nevada's SHSP Zero Fatalities Interim Goal of reducing the 2004 to 2008 5-year moving average for each performance measure in half by 2030. The current trend was projected through 2021 and then reduced in 2021 based on a linear reduction to meet the 2030 Interim Goal.

The target was set based on Nevada's SHSP Goal of Zero Fatalities in 2050. The number of fatalities in 2020 was reduced on a straight-line basis to be 0 in 2050.

The target was set based on Nevada's SHSP Goal of Zero Fatalities in 2050. The number of non -motorized fatalities and serious injuries in 2022 was reduced on a straight-line basis to be 0 in 2050.
Data Sources:
Fatalities: 2015-2020 Final FARS, 2021 FARS Annual Report File
Targets: 2020-2022 Nevada HSIP Annual Reports

Fatality Rate (per 100 million VMT)

Fatality Rate (per 100 million VMT)	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Annual	1.26	1.23	1.13	1.16	1.06	1.32	1.42
5-Year Average					1.168	1.180	1.218
Target (5-Year Average)							1.226	1.171	1.279

Basis for Fatality Rate Target
The target was set to meet Nevada's SHSP Zero Fatalities Interim Goal of reducing the 2004 to 2008 5-year moving average for each performance measure in half by 2030. The current trend was projected through 2021 and then reduced in 2021 based on a linear reduction to meet the 2030 Interim Goal.

The target was set based on Nevada's SHSP Goal of Zero Fatalities in 2050. The fatality rate in 2020 was reduced on a straight-line basis to be 0 in 2050.

The target was set based on Nevada's SHSP Goal of Zero Fatalities in 2050. The number of non -motorized fatalities and serious injuries in 2022 was reduced on a straight-line basis to be 0 in 2050.
Data Sources:
Fatalities: 2015-2020 Final FARS, 2021 FARS Annual Report File
VMT: 2015-2021 FHWA Highway Statistics Series, VM-2 Table
Targets: 2020-2022 Nevada HSIP Annual Reports

Number of Serious Injuries

Number of Serious Injuries	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Annual	1,097	1,232	1,094	1,039	982	964	1,094
5-Year Average					1,088.8	1,062.2	1,034.6
Target (5-Year Average)							1,154.7	964.0	1,021.3

Basis for Number of Serious Injuries Target
The target was set to meet Nevada's SHSP Zero Fatalities Interim Goal of reducing the 2004 to 2008 5-year moving average for each performance measure in half by 2030. The current trend was projected through 2021 and then reduced in 2021 based on a linear reduction to meet the 2030 Interim Goal.

The target was set based on Nevada's SHSP Goal of Zero Fatalities in 2050. The number of serious injuries in 2020 was reduced on a straight-line basis to be 0 in 2050.

The target was set based on Nevada's SHSP Goal of Zero Fatalities in 2050. The number of non -motorized fatalities and serious injuries in 2022 was reduced on a straight-line basis to be 0 in 2050.
Data Sources:
Serious Injuries: 2022 Nevada HSIP Annual Report
Targets: 2020-2022 Nevada HSIP Annual Reports

Rate of Serious Injuries (per 100 million VMT)

Rate of Serious Injuries (per 100 million VMT)	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Annual	4.23	4.60	3.97	3.67	3.41	3.82	4.04
5-Year Average					3.976	3.894	3.782
Target (5-Year Average)							3.835	3.702	3.755

Basis for Serious Injury Rate Target
The target was set to meet Nevada's SHSP Zero Fatalities Interim Goal of reducing the 2004 to 2008 5-year moving average for each performance measure in half by 2030. The current trend was projected through 2021 and set to equal the projected value since it is below the 2030 Interim Goal.

The target was set based on Nevada's SHSP Goal of Zero Fatalities in 2050. The serious injury rate in 2020 was reduced on a straight-line basis to be 0 in 2050.

The target was set based on Nevada's SHSP Goal of Zero Fatalities in 2050. The number of non -motorized fatalities and serious injuries in 2022 was reduced on a straight-line basis to be 0 in 2050.
Data Sources:
Serious Injuries: 2022 Nevada HSIP Annual Report
VMT: 2015-2021 FHWA Highway Statistics Series, VM-2 Table
Targets: 2020-2022 Nevada HSIP Annual Reports

Number of Non-Motorized Fatalities and Serious Injuries

Number of Non-Motorized Fatalities and Serious Injuries	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Annual	262	293	336	293	255	240	312
5-Year Average					287.8	283.4	287.2
Target (5-Year Average)							309.8	245.9	262.6

Basis for Number of Non-Motorized Fatalities and Serious Injuries Target
The target was set to meet Nevada's SHSP Zero Fatalities Interim Goal of reducing the 2004 to 2008 5-year moving average for each performance measure in half by 2030. The current trend was projected through 2021 and then reduced in 2021 based on a linear reduction to meet the 2030 Interim Goal.

The target was set based on Nevada's SHSP Goal of Zero Fatalities in 2050. The number of non -motorized fatalities and serious injuries in 2020 was reduced on a straight-line basis to be 0 in 2050.

The target was set based on Nevada's SHSP Goal of Zero Fatalities in 2050. The number of non -motorized fatalities and serious injuries in 2022 was reduced on a straight-line basis to be 0 in 2050.
Data Sources:
Fatalities: 2015-2020 Final FARS, 2021 FARS Annual Report File
Serious Injuries: 2022 Nevada HSIP Annual Report
Targets: 2020-2022 Nevada HSIP Annual Reports

Additional Comments

2021 Comments:

Each target is set through a data driven process by extrapolating existing trends in the data through the target year of 2021 and then applying a reduction to meet Nevada's SHSP Interim Goal of reducing the 2004 to 2008 5-year moving average for each performance measure in half by 2030. The targets are realistic and achievable based on the reduction being representative of the current projects and strategies within the HSIP and SHSP.

Safety Performance Target Assessment

PLEASE NOTE: Each State’s safety performance target assessment is based on its own State-specific target methodology and program philosophy. Therefore, conclusions should not be drawn based only on the information in the Safety Performance Target Assessment Summary table. For example, the State may have set aggressive targets, and not met those targets, while another State may have set more easily attainable targets, and met those targets. FHWA understands that each State’s safety program is unique and therefore does not prescribe a methodology for States to set targets. States have the flexibility to use the methodology they deem most appropriate when setting their safety performance targets.

Nevada 2021 Safety Performance Target Assessment
Performance Measure	2017-2021 Target	2017-2021 Actual	2015-2019 Baseline	Met Target?	Better Than Baseline?	Met or Made Significant Progress?
Number of Fatalities	330.2	332.4	319.8	No	No	Yes
Rate of Fatalities	1.226	1.218	1.168	Yes	N/A
Number of Serious Injuries	1,154.7	1,034.6	1,088.8	Yes	N/A
Rate of Serious Injuries	3.835	3.782	3.976	Yes	N/A
Number of non-motorized fatalities and non-motorized serious injuries	309.8	287.2	287.8	Yes	N/A

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