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Old 02-27-2023, 02:04 AM   #12
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Default Belknap County tops the traffic death list in 2022

In 2022, Belknap County had the highest rate of traffic deaths of any of the eleven different New Hampshire counties.

From a Jan 4, 2023, Laconia Daily Sun report: "Counties with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in New Hampshire", it says that Belknap County had the highest death rate at 17.4 per 100k people.

"Belknap County had 11 traffic deaths that included 4 pedestrian deaths, 0 bicycle deaths, and 4 deaths involving drunk drivers."

From a Feb 18, 2023 Concord Monitor article, "Road fatalities continued surge in New Hampshire in 2022 - the year-end numbers" ..... with 141 fatalities from NH traffic deaths that included 31 motorcycle operators and one motorcycle passenger. There were 132 different fatal crashes resulting in 141 deaths.
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