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FHWA Highway Safety Programs

State Safety Performance Targets

State Safety Performance Target Assessments Now Available for CY 2023

FHWA has completed the State safety performance target assessments for calendar year (CY) 2023, which is based on the five-year rolling average for 2019 to 2023. This year represents the sixth cycle of States setting safety performance targets and of FHWA assessing those targets to determine if States either met the target established or made significant progress. A State is determined to have met or made significant progress toward meeting their safety performance targets when at least four out of the five targets are either met or the actual outcome for the target is better than the baseline performance, which is the five-year rolling average for 2017 to 2021.

In CY 2023, 18 States (35%) met or made significant progress toward meeting their safety performance targets as compared to 14 States (27%) in 2022. Conversely, in CY 2023, 34 States (65%) did not meet or make significant progress toward their safety performance targets as compared to 38 States (73%) in 2022. In accordance with 23 U.S.C. 148(i), States that did not meet or make significant progress must complete and submit a Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Implementation Plan and use their Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding (equal to the HSIP apportionment in FY 2022) only for safety projects. Table 1 below, provides a summary of the States CY 2023 safety performance target assessments results.

The results of the CY 2023 safety performance target assessments are available on FHWA’s Transportation Performance Management (TPM) website. The website provides a glimpse into each State’s safety performance targets, which represent annual performance levels as we all work toward the long-term goal of zero fatalities. The website also displays historical data; projected safety performance targets through 2025; information on how States establish each of their safety performance targets, which is taken verbatim from the State’s HSIP annual report; and a summary of the safety performance target assessment determination results. The website includes the results for the 2019 through 2023 safety performance target assessments.

In comparing the last six safety performance target assessments from 2018 through 2023, there has been one State that has met or made significant progress for all six years and 14 States that have not met or made significant progress for all six years. Table 2 below, provides a comparison summary of the States CY 2018 through CY 2023 safety performance target assessments results.

The TPM website also includes a link on each State page to download all of the State data in one file. Each State uses their own State-specific methodology when establishing annual safety performance targets. For this reason, it is difficult to draw conclusions about a State’s safety program based solely on the assessment data, as it does not reflect each State’s unique approach. For example, some States may have set aggressive targets and did not meet those targets, while other States may have set more attainable targets and met those targets.

Road safety is a collective effort involving everyone who designs, builds, manages, and uses the transportation system. Together, we will bend the curve toward reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries.

Directions: Click on a State to view their safety performance targets and target assessment summary.
 

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Supplementary Information

Table 1: Summary of CY 2023 State Safety Performance Target Assessment

STATES MEETING OR MAKING
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS

STATES NOT MEETING OR MAKING
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS

Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Georgia
Idaho
Maine
Michigan
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia

Alaska
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
South Dakota
Texas
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Table 2: Comparison Summary of CY 2018 through CY 2023 State Safety Performance Target Assessments

STATE 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Alabama   X X      
Alaska X X X     X
Arizona       X X  
Arkansas       X    
California X X X X X X
Colorado   X X X X X
Connecticut X X X X X X
Delaware   X   X X X
District of Columbia X     X X X
Florida X X X X X X
Georgia X     X X  
Hawaii   X X X X X
Idaho X X        
Illinois X X X X X X
Indiana       X X X
Iowa       X   X
Kansas X X X X X X
Kentucky X X X X   X
Louisiana X X X X X X
Maine            
Maryland X X X X X X
Massachusetts       X X X
Michigan X X X X    
Minnesota     X X X X
Mississippi   X X X    
Missouri X X X X X X
Montana       X    
Nebraska X     X    
Nevada         X X
New Hampshire   X X X X X
New Jersey   X X X X  
New Mexico X X   X X X
New York   X X X X X
North Carolina X X X X X X
North Dakota         X X
Ohio X X X X X X
Oklahoma     X   X  
Oregon X X X X X X
Pennsylvania X X X X X X
Puerto Rico   X X   X X
Rhode Island X   X      
South Carolina   X X X X  
South Dakota       X X X
Tennessee     X X X  
Texas       X X X
Utah X     X X  
Vermont   X X X X X
Virginia X     X X  
Washington X X X X X X
West Virginia       X    
Wisconsin X X X X X X
Wyoming           X

An 'X' indicates that the State did not meet or make significant progress and a 'blank' indicates that the State did meet or made significant progress.