On average, a person is killed in a pursuit-related crash every day. University of

Washington researchers performed an analysis of the number of fatalities each year that

occur during police pursuits. Below are some of their key findings:

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• Each year, there are approximately 300 fatalities in the U.S. that occur during police pursuits.

• Just over 30% of the fatalities occurred to people who were not involved in the pursuit.

• Police officers have roughly double the rate of motor vehicle crashes per million vehicles driven as the general public.