Figure 2: Motor Vehicle Fatalities: 2001-2010
Figure 2: Motor Vehicle Fatalities: 2001-2010
Annual data
Excel | CSV | Graphic Version
Fatalities | Vehicles-Miles Travelled | |
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2001 | 42,196 | 2,795,610 |
2002 | 43,005 | 2,855,508 |
2003 | 42,884 | 2,890,221 |
2004 | 42,836 | 2,964,788 |
2005 | 43,510 | 2,989,430 |
2006 | 42,708 | 3,014,371 |
2007 | 41,259 | 3,031,124 |
2008 | 37,423 | 2,976,528 |
2009 | 33,883 | 2,956,764 |
2010 | 32,885 | 2,966,494 |
SOURCES: Fatalities: 2001-2009—U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, available at http://www.nhtsa.gov/fars, as of June 2012. 2010—U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Transportation Safety Facts: Research Notes, 2010 Motor Vehicle Crashes: Overview (February 2012), available at http://www.nhtsa.gov/fars, as of June 2012. VMT—U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table VM-1, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of June 2012.