Resident generated news about Lakewood, Colorado
Resident generated news about Lakewood, Colorado
Top Causes of Crashes on Lakewood Roads
A close look at data from Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) shows the top causes of crashes on Lakewood roads:
- Careless driving
- Failed to yield
- Followed to closely
- Failed to stop at signal
- Lane violation
The number of these crashes is graphed above. Speeding was not a top cause of accidents, but is added here for reference because that was the focus of Lakewood’s road safety policy. In 2025, the residential speed limit changed from 25 mpg to 20 mph.
Accidents caused by speeding on roads <25 mph was statistically insignificant, <0.5% of accidents. That data is not shown.
The number of total accidents in Lakewood 2024-2025
Top contributing factors include distracted driving, driver inexperience, DUI, DWAI, DUID, and aggressive driving.
Data of this type was not presented during Council deliberations.