Deer hit rate in each state

A dead skunk in the middle of the road may smell high, but it’s the deer that makes the insurance industry wrinkle its nose. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, deer are responsible for one-third of all claims involving animals. That’s why auto insurance giant State Farm conducts an annual study of claims from deer and other ungulates like elk, reindeer and elk . The company uses data it collects from the claim histories of 44.1 million insured drivers to predict the total number of star deer cases across the industry — and to determine if drivers are at high risk. in which state. State Farm also publishes a Interactive map show where the risk is worst.

Update 2022 for deer map from State Farm.

As in previous years, in 2022, the insurance company said West Virginia was the most at-risk state, with one in 35 claims related to accidents involving animals. The top 5 are Montana, South Dakota, Michigan and Wisconsin. The places with the lowest risk over the past year were Nevada – where only one in 698 claims involved an animal collision – plus Hawaii, Arizona, Florida and, surprisingly, Alaska. The charts below show statistics as of 2018.

This story was originally published in the August 2018 issue.

Big event

Doevember

November is not only a mustache month to raise awareness of men’s health issues, but it’s also a time when you’re most likely to hit a deer, as it’s mating season. For the deer. Not for you.

Do not turn right. Or the left

Take your foot off the gas pedal and apply the brake in a straight line if you see animals on the road. What can be a minor collision often gets worse when the driver tries to avoid an animal leaving his lane and colliding with another object or rolling the vehicle.

Menagerie of Tragedy

Top five animals hit by a car
1. Deer 2. Panda 3. Dog 4. Turkey 5. Coyote

Data provided by National Insurance Crime Bureau.

Block effect

Experts say the threat level of passersby escalates with scale. Animals that weigh more than 500 pounds, such as cows, are the most lethal to motorists when traveling at highway speeds. And despite Tommy Boy’s realism, cases of animals surviving a collision and then attacking the vehicle are rare.