Indiana

Indiana is a state in the United States of America. According to its motto, the state is located at “the crossroads of America.” In terms of total area, it ranks 38th out of the 50 states in the United States. Today, the Indiana economy is primarily based on services, manufacturing, and, to a lesser extent, agriculture. Although Indiana is historically a part of the North, many parts of the state have a Southern flavor to them.

Legal Statistics

Average Income: Indiana’s median household income is $57,603. Hamilton County, IN had the highest Median Household Income in Indiana in 2019, with a value of $105,062. Males in Indiana have an average income that is 1.4 times higher than females, who have an average income of $46,041.

Number of Attorneys: 15,826 people are involved in the legal industry.

Wrongful death Statistics:

According to Indiana law, wrongful death is one that is “caused by the wrongful act or omission of another” person or entity. A wrongful death claim can be thought of as a personal injury lawsuit in which the injured person has died and is no longer able to bring a claim on his or her own behalf. Instead, someone else must step in and prosecute the case on behalf of the deceased.

Here are the statistics of some Indiana wrongful death cases:

The number of Car Accidents: In 2017, there were 219,112 car accidents in Indiana, according to the Indiana University Public Policy Institute.

Fatal Car accidents: These crashes resulted in 911 fatalities (an increase from 821 fatalities in 2016)

  • 50,042 non-fatal injuries (down from 51,730 in 2016).

Motorcycle accident vs. Car Accident Statistics: Reported crashes in Indiana in 2018:

  • The number of motorcyclists killed in collisions in Indiana decreased by 24 percent in 2018, from 147 in 2017 to 112.
  • 1,930 people were injured in motorcycle accidents, a 16% decrease from 2017.
  • The number of fatal motorcycle collisions decreased by 30%, from 144 in 2017 to 101 in 2018
  • The number of fatalities per 100,000 motorcycle registrations has decreased by 27% since 2017.
  • Fifty-five percent of motorcycle operators were involved in multi-vehicle accidents.

Indiana Bicycle accident statistics: Bicyclist fatalities accounted for 1.8 percent of all traffic fatalities in the state last year. This equates to a fatality rate of 2.13 per million people, which is only marginally lower than the national average.

Food delivery accident and injury statistics in Indiana: N/A

Child Pedestrian Accident statistics: In 2018, approximately 115 pedestrians and 22 pedal cyclists (bicyclists and other cyclists) were killed in Indiana. Marion County was responsible for more than 20% of pedestrian fatalities and 18% of pedal cyclist fatalities.

Truck accident Injury Statistics:

  • In 2017, there were 16,910 commercial vehicle accidents, with 14,877 of those involving large trucks.
  • There were 125 fatalities among the 14,877 accidents involving large trucks, 1,860 injuries, and 12,892 property damage.
  • Over the previous year, there was a 9.6 percent increase in fatal truck accidents.

Traumatic Brain Injury Statistics: More than 33,000 people in Indiana suffered a TBI in 2018. Among those injured, 1,313 died with TBI listed as the cause of death on the death certificate, either alone or in combination with other injuries or conditions; another 6,501 were hospitalized with TBI, either alone or in combination with other injuries or conditions.

Number of Lawsuits: According to lawsuit statistics in the US, there are about 40 million lawsuits filed every year.

DUI Statistics: 2018 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatality Data:

  • Total Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities = 227
  • Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities = 28

Population Growth: Indiana had a population of 6.73 million people in 2019, with a median age of 38 and a median household income of $57,603. Indiana’s population increased from 6.69M to 6.73M, a 0.603 percent increase, and its median household income increased from $55,746 to $57,603, a 3.33 percent increase, between 2018 and 2019.