Florida Car Accident Statistics: Crash and Injury Data by County

According to Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) 2024 reporting, Florida saw more than 381,000 reported traffic crashes in 2024 — an average of more than 1,000 crashes every day. More than 200,000 Floridians are injured on the road each year, and roughly 1 in 4 Florida crashes involves a hit-and-run driver.

Behind each of those numbers is an injured person who needs medical care within 14 days of the crash to preserve coverage for crash-related treatment — and who often can't drive to a clinic while they recover. That gap between injury and treatment is the reason in-home physical therapy exists.

The table below shows FLHSMV 2023 figures for the 28 Florida counties where PT Near Me provides in-home physical therapy. Together these counties account for 352,714 reported crashes and 225,288 reported injuries in 2023.

Crash volume tracks population and road mileage: Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough, Orange, and Palm Beach counties consistently report the highest totals. But high-crash counties are not the only places people get hurt — rural counties like Citrus, Sumter, and Indian River each recorded more than a thousand injuries in the same year, and patients in those counties often live farthest from an outpatient clinic.

• Get evaluated quickly. Florida law requires initial medical care within 14 days of the crash to preserve coverage for crash-related care.
• Start PT early. The clinical evidence for soft-tissue and cervical-spine injuries favors starting active rehabilitation in the first few weeks, not months later.
• You don't have to drive to get care. In-home PT brings a Florida-licensed physical therapist to your home, which is how many post-crash patients complete their full plan of care.

Statewide figures: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, 2024 annual crash reporting. County figures: FLHSMV 2023 county-level crash and injury counts. County figures are the most recent county-level release; statewide figures are from the newer 2024 statewide report, which is why the reporting years differ.

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