Table 2-18: Motor Vehicle Fatalities, Vehicle-Miles, and Associated Rates by Highway Functional System
1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
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Rural, total | 29,545 | 24,492 | 25,786 | 23,978 | 24,281 | 24,811 | 24,751 | 25,185 | 23,984 | 24,835 | 25,735 | 24,860 | 24,954 | 24,387 | 23,406 | 22,707 | 20,807 | 19,190 | 17,968 | 17,633 | 18,166 | 17,636 | 16,648 | 17,050 |
Interstate | 2,263 | 2,141 | 2,707 | 2,675 | 2,924 | 3,040 | 3,105 | 3,244 | 3,254 | 3,142 | 3,298 | 3,144 | 3,227 | 3,248 | 2,887 | 2,658 | 2,416 | 2,045 | 2,113 | 1,969 | 1,835 | 1,994 | 1,762 | 1,918 |
Other arterialsa | 12,268 | 9,940 | 9,893 | 9,947 | 9,435 | 9,678 | 9,594 | 9,573 | 9,007 | 9,267 | 9,361 | 9,720 | 10,210 | 9,304 | 8,900 | 8,758 | 7,873 | 7,609 | 7,001 | 7,039 | 7,701 | 7,410 | 7,360 | 8,465 |
Collectorb | 10,004 | 8,209 | 8,852 | 7,401 | 7,526 | 7,643 | 7,593 | 7,595 | 7,309 | 7,714 | 8,017 | 7,630 | 7,355 | 7,392 | 7,325 | 7,027 | 6,491 | 5,910 | 5,314 | 5,171 | 5,178 | 4,747 | 4,502 | 4,322 |
Local | 5,010 | 4,202 | 4,334 | 3,955 | 4,396 | 4,450 | 4,459 | 4,773 | 4,414 | 4,712 | 5,059 | 4,366 | 4,162 | 4,443 | 4,294 | 4,264 | 4,027 | 3,626 | 3,540 | 3,454 | 3,452 | 3,485 | 3,024 | 2,345 |
Urban, total | 21,546 | 19,333 | 18,813 | 17,839 | 17,299 | 16,758 | 16,143 | 15,970 | 15,855 | 16,895 | 16,978 | 17,693 | 17,370 | 18,553 | 18,742 | 17,467 | 15,956 | 14,460 | 14,642 | 14,542 | 15,334 | 15,102 | 15,823 | 15,276 |
Interstate | 2,184 | 2,025 | 2,252 | 2,154 | 2,321 | 2,292 | 2,283 | 2,353 | 2,419 | 2,523 | 2,482 | 2,500 | 2,602 | 2,734 | 2,663 | 2,608 | 2,259 | 2,049 | 2,124 | 2,159 | 2,150 | 2,101 | 2,332 | 2,424 |
Other arterialsa | 12,752 | 12,521 | 11,742 | 10,916 | 10,718 | 10,239 | 9,902 | 9,628 | 9,523 | 9,928 | 9,848 | 10,342 | 10,093 | 10,935 | 10,944 | 9,876 | 9,056 | 8,155 | 8,471 | 8,277 | 8,753 | 8,638 | 9,145 | 9,455 |
Collector | 2,226 | 1,696 | 1,427 | 1,441 | 1,208 | 1,163 | 1,037 | 1,031 | 1,001 | 1,094 | 1,151 | 1,323 | 1,385 | 1,426 | 1,513 | 1,437 | 1,239 | 1,158 | 1,069 | 1,137 | 1,236 | 1,114 | 1,219 | 1,242 |
Local | 4,384 | 3,091 | 3,392 | 3,328 | 3,052 | 3,064 | 2,921 | 2,958 | 2,912 | 3,350 | 3,497 | 3,528 | 3,290 | 3,458 | 3,622 | 3,546 | 3,402 | 3,098 | 2,978 | 2,969 | 3,195 | 3,249 | 3,127 | 2,155 |
Vehicle-miles of travel (VMT) (millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rural, total | 672,030 | 730,728 | 868,878 | 933,289 | 960,194 | 999,277 | 1,032,528 | 1,062,623 | 1,083,152 | 1,109,363 | 1,127,394 | 1,084,443 | 1,068,426 | 1,032,426 | 1,037,146 | 1,032,790 | 988,235 | 982,180 | 984,148 | 974,038 | 976,624 | 941,912 | 920,928 | 928,905 |
Interstate | 135,084 | 154,357 | 200,173 | 223,382 | 232,565 | 240,255 | 251,520 | 260,166 | 268,180 | 273,619 | 280,609 | 269,650 | 266,245 | 256,642 | 257,915 | 256,438 | 243,221 | 242,178 | 245,647 | 243,587 | 245,872 | 234,303 | 231,372 | 235,766 |
Other arterialsa | 262,774 | 282,803 | 330,866 | 368,595 | 378,847 | 392,057 | 403,484 | 413,320 | 420,599 | 427,482 | 433,930 | 417,299 | 409,413 | 396,455 | 394,582 | 393,465 | 374,235 | 372,860 | 376,413 | 373,099 | 371,954 | 358,762 | 355,119 | 357,431 |
Collectorb | 189,468 | 206,669 | 240,460 | 236,148 | 241,030 | 254,100 | 257,868 | 264,453 | 267,231 | 272,074 | 274,869 | 262,799 | 260,664 | 250,701 | 251,367 | 246,927 | 236,954 | 231,337 | 229,357 | 227,754 | 228,771 | 221,223 | 208,689 | 208,685 |
Local | 84,704 | 86,899 | 97,379 | 105,164 | 107,752 | 112,865 | 119,656 | 124,684 | 127,142 | 136,188 | 137,986 | 134,695 | 132,104 | 128,628 | 133,282 | 135,960 | 133,825 | 135,805 | 132,731 | 129,597 | 130,027 | 127,623 | 125,747 | 127,024 |
Urban, total | 855,265 | 1,044,098 | 1,275,484 | 1,489,534 | 1,523,886 | 1,552,956 | 1,595,620 | 1,627,618 | 1,663,773 | 1,686,247 | 1,728,114 | 1,805,778 | 1,896,362 | 1,957,004 | 1,977,225 | 1,998,334 | 1,988,293 | 1,974,583 | 1,982,358 | 1,972,094 | 1,992,191 | 2,046,369 | 2,104,728 | 2,166,468 |
Interstate | 161,242 | 216,188 | 278,901 | 341,528 | 351,579 | 361,433 | 374,622 | 383,259 | 393,465 | 399,986 | 409,208 | 432,757 | 455,538 | 470,925 | 477,287 | 483,315 | 476,114 | 474,798 | 477,693 | 476,704 | 484,547 | 505,309 | 519,843 | 541,186 |
Other arterialsa | 484,189 | 578,270 | 699,233 | 815,170 | 834,623 | 846,627 | 862,996 | 878,153 | 900,392 | 913,936 | 937,935 | 974,933 | 1,021,705 | 1,051,088 | 1,060,266 | 1,067,127 | 1,061,589 | 1,053,529 | 1,052,572 | 1,044,104 | 1,052,184 | 1,068,927 | 1,085,036 | 1,108,786 |
Collector | 83,043 | 89,578 | 106,297 | 126,929 | 129,310 | 130,146 | 131,905 | 131,603 | 135,372 | 137,921 | 141,964 | 154,453 | 162,218 | 170,265 | 173,216 | 175,966 | 177,140 | 179,993 | 180,565 | 178,778 | 179,513 | 188,547 | 205,053 | 213,425 |
Local | 126,791 | 160,062 | 191,053 | 205,907 | 208,374 | 214,750 | 226,097 | 234,603 | 234,544 | 234,404 | 239,007 | 243,635 | 256,901 | 264,726 | 266,456 | 271,926 | 273,450 | 266,264 | 271,528 | 272,507 | 275,946 | 283,585 | 294,796 | 303,071 |
Fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rural, total | 4.40 | 3.35 | 2.97 | 2.57 | 2.53 | 2.48 | 2.40 | 2.37 | 2.21 | 2.24 | 2.28 | 2.29 | 2.34 | 2.36 | 2.26 | 2.20 | 2.11 | 1.95 | 1.83 | 1.81 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.81 | 1.84 |
Interstate | 1.68 | 1.39 | 1.35 | 1.20 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.21 | 1.15 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.27 | 1.12 | 1.04 | 0.99 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.85 | 0.76 | 0.81 |
Other arterialsa | 4.67 | 3.51 | 2.99 | 2.70 | 2.49 | 2.47 | 2.38 | 2.32 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 2.16 | 2.33 | 2.49 | 2.35 | 2.26 | 2.23 | 2.10 | 2.04 | 1.86 | 1.89 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.37 |
Collectorb | 5.28 | 3.97 | 3.68 | 3.13 | 3.12 | 3.01 | 2.94 | 2.87 | 2.74 | 2.84 | 2.92 | 2.90 | 2.82 | 2.95 | 2.91 | 2.85 | 2.74 | 2.55 | 2.32 | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.15 | 2.16 | 2.07 |
Local | 5.91 | 4.84 | 4.45 | 3.76 | 4.08 | 3.94 | 3.73 | 3.83 | 3.47 | 3.46 | 3.67 | 3.24 | 3.15 | 3.45 | 3.22 | 3.14 | 3.01 | 2.67 | 2.67 | 2.67 | 2.65 | 2.73 | 2.40 | 1.85 |
Urban, total | 2.52 | 1.85 | 1.47 | 1.20 | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.87 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.71 |
Interstate | 1.35 | 0.94 | 0.81 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.45 |
Other arterialsa | 2.63 | 2.17 | 1.68 | 1.34 | 1.28 | 1.21 | 1.15 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.85 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.85 |
Collectorb | 2.68 | 1.89 | 1.34 | 1.14 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.58 |
Local | 3.46 | 1.93 | 1.78 | 1.62 | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.29 | 1.26 | 1.24 | 1.43 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.24 | 1.16 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.06 | 0.71 |
a Urban Other arterials for all years and Rural Other arterials for 2015 are the sum of other freeways and expressways, other principal arterials, and minor arterials. Rural Other arterials for all other years are the sum of other principal arterials and minor arterials.
b Collector is the sum of major and minor collectors.
NOTES
Includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Fatalities data reflect original numbers received by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Thus, the Fatalities data in this table could be slightly different from the revised NHTSA numbers that appear in other tables in this volume.
SOURCES
Fatalities:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table FI-220, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of Mar. 30, 2017.
Vehicle miles:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table VM-202, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of Mar. 30, 2017.
Fatality rates:
Calculated by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.