SCHOOL BUS CRASHES STATISTICS: Numbers indicate the total number of crashes occuring during the complete school year, from July to June. 1996-1997 1997-98 1998-99 (July-June) (July-June) (Cumulative- July-June) Chatham: 2 2 0 Durham: 36 42 0 Franklin: 3 5 0 Johnston: 12 12 0 Orange: 7 6 0 Wake: 150 118 1 North Carolina: (all counties) 854 861 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistics are released monthly with a 3-month delay. These figures will be updated as new information is received. SOURCE: All statistics are taken from the monthly Highway Accident Perspective from the NCDOT. Reports are available every month, with a 3-month lag. Those reports are in folder "School Bus Accidents" in News Research vertical files. NOTE: Historical information on school bus accidents is available in 1996 "North Carolina Traffic Crash Facts" (call number: HE5614.3 .N6) in News Research. Additional accident statistics for 1996-97, including types of accidents and accidents in all counties, are also available in the NERD vertical files in the folder labeled School Bus Accidents. ************************************************************ LAST UPDATED: October 7, 1998 ljames@nando.com