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Notable decreases were achieved by Mecklenburg (30-11), Pittsylvania (34-17) and Prince William (37-25).
For cities with populations above 50,000, Portsmouth, with 11 deaths and a rate, based on deaths per each 100,000 population, of 8.6, had the best record for the second consecutive year. (Mileage death rates are computed from gas tax receipts. This is impractical in cities.) Worst was Chesapeake with 30 deaths and a rate of 35.0.
Decreases were noted by Alexandria (18-17), Hampton (18-11), Lynchburg (8-5), Richmond (37-33) and Virginia Beach (40-17). Increases occurred in Chesapeake (24-30), Newport News (18-26), Norfolk (33-44) and Roanoke (8-18).
Pedestrian deaths throughout the entire state numbered 232, or 15 more than in 1967. Deaths of servicemen dropped from 76 to 73, those of bicyclists from 12 to seven and those at railway crossings from 21 to 16. Motorcycle deaths were down from 46 to 36.
The state’s mileage death rate fell from 5.2 to 4.8, well below the national average of 5.5 and traffic volumes increased 8.3 percent.
Total crashes rose from 116,275 to 120,437 and 1,036 of these, as against 1,005 in 1967, resulted in the deaths of one or more persons each. Injuries increased from 43,172 to 45,693, while economic losses stood at $245 million, an increase of $15 million.
Non-collision fatal crashes, or those involving contact with no other vehicle, pedestrian or other
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