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State Highway Safety Report (2021) - Alabama

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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 850 1,083 948 953 930 934 983
    5-Year Average 952.8 969.6 949.6
    Target (5-Year Average) 961.0 961.0 1,000.0
  • Basis for Number of Fatalities Target

    Based on 5-year moving average from forecast trendline of actual fatalities.
    This performance target was developed through analyzing trend analysis of both individual years crashes in conjunction with trend analysis of the five-year rolling averages. Trend analysis projections were then adjusted to account for uncertainty due to the trends that began in 2020.
    This performance target was developed through analyzing trend analysis of both individual years crashes in conjunction with trend analysis of the five-year rolling averages. Trend analysis projections were then adjusted to account for uncertainty due to the trends that began in 2020. This target supports the SHSP by helping Alabama focus its safety strategy, investment and making decisions on allocating its resources to reduce long-term fatality trends.

  • Data Sources:
    Fatalities: 2015-2020 Final FARS, 2021 FARS Annual Report File
    Targets: 2020-2022 Alabama 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 1.56 1.34 1.34 1.30 1.38 1.37
    5-Year Average 1.360 1.384 1.346
    Target (5-Year Average) 1.360 1.400 1.420
  • Basis for Fatality Rate Target

    Forecast fatalities/VMT with forecast zero growth after 2018
    This performance target was developed through analyzing trend analysis of both individual years crashes in conjunction with trend analysis of the five-year rolling averages. Trend analysis projections were then adjusted to account for uncertainty due to the trends that began in 2020.
    This performance target was developed through analyzing trend analysis of both individual years crashes in conjunction with trend analysis of the five-year rolling averages. Trend analysis projections were then adjusted to account for uncertainty due to the trends that began in 2020.This performance target was developed through analyzing trend analysis of both individual years crashes in conjunction with trend analysis of the five-year rolling averages. Trend analysis projections were then adjusted to account for uncertainty due to the trends that began in 2020. This target supports the SHSP by helping Alabama focus its safety strategy, investment and making decisions on allocating its resources to reduce long-term fatality rate trends.

  • 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 Alabama HSIP Annual Reports

  • Number of Serious Injuries

  • Number of Serious Injuries 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
    Annual 8,540 8,152 7,480 6,990 6,687 4,777 5,184
    5-Year Average 7,569.8 6,817.2 6,223.6
    Target (5-Year Average) 6,595.0 6,000.0 6,500.0
  • Basis for Number of Serious Injuries Target

    Based on trendline forecast of 5-year moving average for serious injuries.
    This performance target was developed through analyzing trend analysis of both individual years crashes in conjunction with trend analysis of the five-year rolling averages. Trend analysis projections were then adjusted to account for uncertainty due to the trends that began in 2020.
    This performance target was developed through analyzing trend analysis of both individual years crashes in conjunction with trend analysis of the five-year rolling averages. Trend analysis projections were then adjusted to account for uncertainty due to the trends that began in 2020. This target supports the SHSP by helping Alabama focus its safety strategy, investment and making decisions on allocating its resources to reduce long-term serious injury trends.

  • Data Sources:
    Serious Injuries: 2022 Alabama HSIP Annual Report
    Targets: 2020-2022 Alabama 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 12.70 11.78 10.58 9.82 9.32 7.03 7.21
    5-Year Average 10.840 9.706 8.792
    Target (5-Year Average) 9.355 9.000 9.820
  • Basis for Serious Injury Rate Target

    Serious injuries (extrapolated from 5-year moving average trendline values) / VMT with forecast zero growth after 2018
    This performance target was developed through analyzing trend analysis of both individual years crashes in conjunction with trend analysis of the five-year rolling averages. Trend analysis projections were then adjusted to account for uncertainty due to the trends that began in 2020.
    This performance target was developed through analyzing trend analysis of both individual years crashes in conjunction with trend analysis of the five-year rolling averages. Trend analysis projections were then adjusted to account for uncertainty due to the trends that began in 2020.This target supports the SHSP by helping Alabama focus its safety strategy, investment and making decisions on allocating its resources to reduce long-term serious injury rate trends.

  • Data Sources:
    Serious Injuries: 2022 Alabama HSIP Annual Report
    VMT: 2015-2021 FHWA Highway Statistics Series, VM-2 Table
    Targets: 2020-2022 Alabama 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 381 382 378 348 367 360 410
    5-Year Average 371.2 367.0 372.6
    Target (5-Year Average) 366.0 365.0 400.0
  • Basis for Number of Non-Motorized Fatalities and Serious Injuries Target

    Based on trendline forecast of 5-year moving average for fatal and serious injuries for pedestrian and cyclists.
    This performance target was developed through analyzing trend analysis of both individual years crashes in conjunction with trend analysis of the five-year rolling averages. Trend analysis projections were then adjusted to account for uncertainty due to the trends that began in 2020.
    This performance target was developed through analyzing trend analysis of both individual years crashes in conjunction with trend analysis of the five-year rolling averages. Trend analysis projections were then adjusted to account for uncertainty due to the trends that began in 2020. This target supports the SHSP by helping Alabama focus its safety strategy, investment and making decisions on allocating its resources to reduce long-term non motorized fatality and serious injury trends.

  • Data Sources:
    Fatalities: 2015-2020 Final FARS, 2021 FARS Annual Report File
    Serious Injuries: 2022 Alabama HSIP Annual Report
    Targets: 2020-2022 Alabama HSIP Annual Reports


Additional Comments

N/A

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.

Alabama 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 961.0 949.6 952.8 Yes N/A Yes
Rate of Fatalities 1.360 1.346 1.360 Yes N/A
Number of Serious Injuries 6,595.0 6,223.6 7,569.8 Yes N/A
Rate of Serious Injuries 9.355 8.792 10.840 Yes N/A
Number of non-motorized fatalities and non-motorized serious injuries 366.0 372.6 371.2 No No

Updated: 05/18/2023
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