Lakeland is experiencing a decline in the number of traffic crashes over the past couple of years. This may be the result of safer drivers, enhanced traffic enforcement, or more recently less driving due to the high cost of gasoline. Whatever is causing the reduction to occur, we are grateful for it.
Even with these reductions, Lakeland PD investigates thousands of crashes each year. Many of these occur at "frequent-flier" locations, meaning we have well known intersections throughout the city with a high number of crashes. Our traffic officers, when not investigating crashes or monitoring neighborhood speeding complaints, spend time at these high-crash intersections.
But what about the "big picture" - how does the overall layout of crash locations throughout Lakeland look on a map? Glad you asked because here is a pin map (in PDF format) showing the locations of all crashes for 2008.
Any of these along routes you commonly drive during the day?
- Asst Chief Bill LePere
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