RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Racial and ethnic disparities in motor vehicle crash-related outcomes in North Carolina surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic JF Injury Prevention JO Inj Prev FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 84 OP 88 DO 10.1136/ip-2023-045005 VO 30 IS 1 A1 Neuroth, Lucas M A1 Singichetti, Bhavna A1 Harmon, Katherine J A1 Waller, Anna E A1 Naumann, Rebecca B YR 2024 UL http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/30/1/84.abstract AB Long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on racial and ethnic disparities in motor vehicle crash (MVC) injuries and death are poorly understood. This study aimed to characterize trends and investigate the heterogeneity of MVC-related disparities in North Carolina across several data sources. Crash reports, emergency department visit records, and death certificates from 2018 to 2021 were used to calculate monthly population-rates of MVC-related public health outcomes. We estimated trendlines using joinpoint regression and compared outcomes across racial and ethnic classifications. MVC and MVC-related injury rates declined in conjunction with NC’s stay-at-home order, while rates of severe outcomes remained unimpacted. By December 2021 rates of MVC-related outcomes met or exceeded pre-pandemic levels, with the highest rates observed among non-Hispanic Black individuals. Racial and ethnic disparities in MVC-related outcomes remained prevalent throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. These results highlight the importance of a holistic approach to traffic injury surveillance when assessing the impact of MVCs.