Roads turn less deadly in Pinellas County, but not up north in Hernando County
Pinellas ranks first for its drop in traffic deaths, while Hernando County's rose 36.4%.
By The Tampa Journal Data Desk · Oct 20, 2026
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Transportation
Transportation is about crossing the bay and getting around it: the Howard Frankland, Gandy and Courtney Campbell crossings, Interstates 275, 4 and 75, HART and PSTA buses, Tampa International Airport and the port. Reporting draws on NHTSA's national file of deadly crashes, Census Bureau data on how and how far people commute, and Florida and local open-data portals.