Table 2-17: Motor Vehicle Safety Data
Table 2-17: Motor Vehicle Safety Data
1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
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Fatalities | 36,399 | 47,089 | 52,627 | 44,525 | 51,091 | 43,825 | 44,599 | 41,817 | 42,065 | 42,013 | 41,501 | 41,717 | R41,945 | 42,116 |
Injured personsE | N | N | N | N | N | N | 3,230,666 | 3,465,279 | 3,483,319 | 3,347,614 | 3,192,035 | 3,236,238 | 3,188,750 | 3,032,672 |
CrashesE | N | N | N | N | N | N | 6,471,202 | 6,699,415 | 6,769,583 | 6,624,149 | 6,334,573 | 6,279,036 | 6,393,624 | 6,322,896 |
Vehicle-miles (millions) | 718,763 | 887,811 | 1,109,724 | 1,327,664 | 1,527,295 | 1,774,827 | 2,144,362 | 2,422,696 | 2,485,848 | 2,561,695 | 2,631,522 | 2,691,056 | 2,749,803 | U |
Rates per 100 million vehicle-miles | ||||||||||||||
Fatalities | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | U |
Injured personsE | N | N | N | N | N | N | 151 | 143 | 140 | 131 | 121 | 120 | 116 | U |
CrashesE | N | N | N | N | N | N | 302 | 277 | 272 | 259 | 241 | 233 | 233 | U |
KEY: E = estimated; N = data do not exist; R = revised.
SOURCES
Fatalities:
1960-70: Estimated by U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from data supplied by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics, and individual state accident reports (adjusted to 30-day deaths). Fatalities data prior to 1975 have been adjusted to reflect the Fatality Analysis Reporting System's definition of a fatal crash as one that involves a motor vehicle on a trafficway, which results in the death of a vehicle occupant or a nonmotorist within 30 days of the crash.
1975-2001: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts 2001, DOT HS 809 484 (Washington, DC: December 2002), table 2.
Injured persons:
1990-2001: Ibid., Traffic Safety Facts 2001, DOT HS 809 484 (Washington, DC: December 2002), table 2 and personal communication, Sept. 10, 2002.
Crashes:
1990-2001: Ibid., Traffic Safety Facts 2001, DOT HS 809 484 (Washington, DC: December 2002), table 1 and personal communication, Sept. 10, 2002.
Vehicle-miles:
1960-65: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201A.
1975-2001: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts 2001, DOT HS 809 484 (Washington, DC: December 2001), table 2 and personal communication, Sept. 10, 2002.
Fatality and injury rates:
1960-65: Calculated by U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
1970-2001: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts 2001, DOT HS 809 484 (Washington, DC: December 2002), table 2 and personal communication, Sept. 10, 2002.
Crash rates:
Calculated by U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.