Facts + Statistics: Deer vehicle collisions

Great information from the Insurance Information Institute on deer-vehicle collisions. As we all know, deer-vehicle collisions are problematic in Cumming, Johns Creek, Peachtree Corners, Roswell, Alpharetta, Suwanee, Sugar Hill etc. This information shows us just how bad of a problem they are.

“According to State Farm, U.S. drivers had 2.1 million animal collision insurance claims in the U.S. between July 2020 and June 2021, up 7.2 percent from the same period a year ago. These claims were most likely in West Virginia, with one in 37 drivers making an insurance claim based on this kind of accident. In Washington, DC the odds are one in 569, making it the lowest risk area for animal collisions, followed by Hawaii with a risk of one in 474. The large majority of animal collisions are with deer (67 percent in the latest period).”