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eight; Hampton, 1J to 11; Norfolk, 44 to 19; Portsmouth, 11 to four; Richmond, 47 to 42; Roanoke, 22 to 13; and Virginia Beach, 31 to 26. Chesapeake, with 26, and Lynchburg, with three, stayed the same.

Pedestrian deaths throughout the state fell from the 249 of 1972 to 197. Deaths of servicemen fell from 59 to 43, those of bicyclists rose from 10 to "22 and those at railway crossings were down from 14 to 13. Motocycle deaths, including those on minibikes, climbed from 57 to 59.

96.6%