Market data
Personal injury in Connecticut: market data
What public records say about the market for personal injury in Connecticut: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal crashes with an alcohol-impaired driver | 88 crashes | 2024 | Connecticut state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:09 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes killing a bicyclist | 4 crashes | 2024 | Connecticut state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:09 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes | 285 crashes | 2024 | Connecticut state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:09 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| People killed in crashes | 310 deaths | 2024 | Connecticut state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:09 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes involving a large truck | 29 crashes | 2024 | Connecticut state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:09 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal motorcycle crashes | 73 crashes | 2024 | Connecticut state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:09 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes killing a pedestrian | 59 crashes | 2024 | Connecticut state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:09 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: personal injury | 178 cases filed, fiscal year | FY2025 | Connecticut state | federal-filings-county v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628 record federal-filings-county:CT · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Workers who commute by car, truck or van | 1,390,167 ±7,603 workers age 16+ | 2020-2024 | Connecticut state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-ct · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Truck and bus crashes reported to FMCSA | 1,723 crashes | 2025 | Connecticut state | truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677 record truck-crashes:CT · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Deaths in truck and bus crashes | 15 deaths | 2025 | Connecticut state | truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677 record truck-crashes:CT · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Truck and bus crashes with an injury | 555 crashes | 2025 | Connecticut state | truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677 record truck-crashes:CT · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| OSHA fatality or catastrophe inspections | 14 inspections | FY2025 | Connecticut state | wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226 record wage-enforcement:CT · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| OSHA inspections | 759 inspections | FY2025 | Connecticut state | wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226 record wage-enforcement:CT · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Federal civil filings: private Federal Employers Liability Act (railroad workers) | 6 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | District of Connecticut federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-ct-priv-fela · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private marine personal injury | 3 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | District of Connecticut federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-ct-priv-marine-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private motor vehicle personal injury | 37 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | District of Connecticut federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-ct-priv-motor-vehicle-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private other personal injury (includes product liability, drug and device cases) | 136 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | District of Connecticut federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-ct-priv-other-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: personal injury | 475 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | District of Connecticut federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-ct-personal-injury · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
Rising or falling
The change between the last two periods each source publishes. No threshold and no smoothing.
| Measure | Before | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal crashes with an alcohol-impaired driver Connecticut · record fatal-crashes:09 | 106 2023 | 88 2024 | falling (-17%) |
| Fatal crashes killing a bicyclist Connecticut · record fatal-crashes:09 | 4 2023 | 4 2024 | no change (0%) |
| Fatal crashes Connecticut · record fatal-crashes:09 | 289 2023 | 285 2024 | falling (-1.4%) |
| People killed in crashes Connecticut · record fatal-crashes:09 | 308 2023 | 310 2024 | rising (+0.6%) |
| Fatal crashes involving a large truck Connecticut · record fatal-crashes:09 | 33 2023 | 29 2024 | falling (-12.1%) |
| Fatal motorcycle crashes Connecticut · record fatal-crashes:09 | 60 2023 | 73 2024 | rising (+21.7%) |
| Fatal crashes killing a pedestrian Connecticut · record fatal-crashes:09 | 48 2023 | 59 2024 | rising (+22.9%) |
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: personal injury Connecticut · record federal-filings-county:CT | 146 FY2024 | 178 FY2025 | rising (+21.9%) |
| Truck and bus crashes reported to FMCSA Connecticut · record truck-crashes:CT | 1,623 2024 | 1,723 2025 | rising (+6.2%) |
| Deaths in truck and bus crashes Connecticut · record truck-crashes:CT | 38 2024 | 15 2025 | falling (-60.5%) |
| Truck and bus crashes with an injury Connecticut · record truck-crashes:CT | 528 2024 | 555 2025 | rising (+5.1%) |
| OSHA fatality or catastrophe inspections Connecticut · record wage-enforcement:CT | 18 FY2024 | 14 FY2025 | falling (-22.2%) |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 725 lawyers a year | 2025 | Connecticut state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record ct-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 0 counties | 2026-Q1 | Connecticut state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 0 counties | 2026-Q1 | Connecticut state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 0 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Connecticut state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 1,915 firms | 2022 | Connecticut state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-ct-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 3,162,588,000 US dollars | 2022 | Connecticut state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-ct-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 6.19 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Connecticut state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 3,645 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Connecticut state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 2,284 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Connecticut state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 8,420 jobs | May 2025 | Connecticut state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:CT:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 163,600 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Connecticut state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:CT:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) | 549 ±209 lawyers | 2020-2024 | Connecticut state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:CT:lawyers-spanish · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer | 330 ±126 people per lawyer | 2020-2024 | Connecticut state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:CT:lep-per-spanish-lawyer · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 181,410 ±3,885 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Connecticut state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:CT:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 181,410 ±4,617 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Connecticut state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-ct · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Connecticut have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | File a copy of each ad with the Statewide Grievance Committee before or when it is first used (Practice Book 2-28A(a); Rule 7.2(b)(2)). Filing has no fee; an advance advisory opinion costs $100 (2-28B). Domain names are listed quarterly. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | Every ad includes the name and contact information of at least one Connecticut-admitted lawyer responsible for its content (7.2(e)). On TV, the lawyer's name, address and phone number show in bold for 15 seconds or the length of the ad, whichever is less. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | 40 days. A lawyer may not solicit about a personal injury or wrongful death action, or an accident or disaster involving the person or a relative, unless it happened more than forty days before the solicitation is mailed (7.3(c)(4)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | A communication may not be false or misleading (7.1). The commentary says a truthful report of results may mislead unless it has a disclaimer that the result rests on that case's facts, and unsubstantiated comparisons may mislead. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | A lawyer may not pay or promise anything of value for recommending the lawyer's services, except ad costs, the usual charges of a not-for-profit or qualified referral service, a practice sale, non-exclusive reciprocal referrals with client notice, and a… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | P primary source | Connecticut bars recording a private telephone call unless consent of all parties comes first, or a recorded verbal notice or a periodic tone warning is used. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Texting | P primary source | Connecticut bars automatically transmitted recorded telephone messages that offer goods or services without being solicited; an aggrieved person may sue for an injunction and $500 per violation plus costs and attorney's fees. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Connecticut: lawyers must file their ads with a bar or court office, by the time the ad first runs. There is no filing fee. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | Lawyers in different firms may split a fee if the client is told in writing of the arrangement and does not object, and the total fee is reasonable; the rule has no proportion or joint-responsibility test. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Connecticut, personal injury: two years, under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-584, as read in the official code on 2026-10-28. official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Connecticut, wrongful death: two years, under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-555(a), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28. official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Connecticut, property damage: two years, under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-584, as read in the official code on 2026-10-28. official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Fee cap | P primary source | The statute says a contingency fee in a personal-injury, wrongful-death or property-damage case may not exceed 33⅓% of the first $300,000, falling to 10% above $1.2 million, unless the client waives it in a complex case. official source · fees v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739965 · checked 2026-10-25 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: civil negligence legal services | 257 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU5411105411103:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Probative benchmarks, 2025–2026
Our own marketing benchmarks for this practice: aggregated, rounded, and small groups suppressed.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probative benchmarks, 2025–2026: Injury cases: average cost per search-ad click | $50–75 USD (band) | 2025–2026 | United States United States | benchmarks v4.0.1 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23735849 record search-click-costs-1 · status P · checked 2026-10-26 |
What is missing
Datasets linked to this practice that have no figure here, and values the source withholds. We never fill these in.
- state-courts (demand): the dataset has no records for Connecticut (it covers other places)
- ca-courts (demand): the dataset has no records for Connecticut (it covers other places)
- findings (demand): the dataset has no records for Connecticut (it covers other places)
- findings (supply): the dataset has no records for Connecticut (it covers other places)
- firm-web-census (supply): the dataset has no records for Connecticut (it covers other places)
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The rows behind this page, with every dataset, version, DOI, record id and check date.
Cite as: Probative Growth, The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); Probative benchmarks, 2025–2026 v4.0.1 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23735849); Federal civil filings by nature of suit and district, 12-month periods since 2018 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); Fatal crashes by county and type: trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians and bicyclists, NHTSA FARS 2019 to 2024 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739); Federal civil cases filed, by county of the plaintiff's residence, case type and year (Federal Judicial Center) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628); How long federal civil cases take: outcomes, class actions and pro se share by district, nature of suit and year v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); Truck and bus crashes by county, state and year (FMCSA crash file) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677); Wage-and-hour and OSHA enforcement by county, state, act and industry (U.S. Department of Labor) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/connecticut/personal-injury/
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Each figure is copied from one record of the dataset named with it, joined to this state and practice through the open practice and place crosswalk. Nothing is estimated. Methods, inputs and limits.