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Cape Coral Police help reduce traffic crashes

Posted at 8:42 AM, Jul 18, 2019
and last updated 2019-07-18 08:42:42-04

CAPE CORAL, Fla.-- Police in Cape Coral are being credited with helping to improve traffic safety in the city. Cape Coral was number 2 in the "2019 Florida Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Challenge". There were fewer crashes in 7 categories between 2017 and 2018.

OVERALL TRAFFIC CRASHES: Decreased 14.77% from 2017
SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES: Decreased 6.89% from 2017
FATAL CRASHES: Decreased 47.62% from 2017
DISTRACTED DRIVING CRASHES: Decreased 8.57% from 2017
IMPAIRMENT-RELATED CRASHES: Decreased 16.57% from 2017
MOTORCYCLE-RELATED CRASHES: Decreased 27.91% from 2017
PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE-RELATED CRASHES: Decreased 36.17%