Oregon’s 143 Fatal Hit-and-Runs Expose a Disturbing Trend in Five-Year Analysis That Puts California at the Top

In a recent survey, California’s fatal hit-and-run rate of 11.3% of total crashes was the highest national average, while Oregon’s 5.6% ranked #18, tying with North Carolina, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

Survey Findings On Fatal Hit-And-Runs As A Percentage Of All Statewide Crashes

National data shows that out of 186,283 fatal motor vehicle crashes across the United States from 2019 to 2023, 13,001 involved a hit-and-run driver. Fatal hit-and runs represent 7% of all fatal crashes nationwide.

U.S. Fatal Hit-and-Run Trend (2018–2022) 1,978 2018 Hit-and-Run Fatalities 2,037 2019 Fatal Crashes 2,564 2020 Fatal Crashes 2,797 2021 Fatal Crashes 2,880 2022 Fatal Crashes

Source: NHTSA — FARS Data

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