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Figure 5-4: Injury Rates by Select Mode: 1990–2011

Friday, August 22, 2014

Total Highway

Year Injuries per 100 million vehicle miles
1990 150.7
1991 142.6
1992 136.6
1993 137.1
1994 138.5
1995 143.0
1996 140.1
1997 130.7
1998 121.3
1999 120.3
2000 116.1
2001 108.5
2002 102.5
2003 99.9
2004 94.0
2005 90.3
2006 85.4
2007 82.2
2008 78.8
2009 75.0
2010 75.5
2011 75.3

Light-duty vehicle occupants

Year Injuries per 100 million vehicle miles
1990 145.3
1991 139.3
1992 133.6
1993 135.1
1994 138.0
1995 143.2
1996 140.8
1997 131.5
1998 122.6
1999 120.8
2000 116.4
2001 108.5
2002 102.3
2003 99.6
2004 93.2
2005 88.9
2006 84.1
2007 82.5
2008 78.8
2009 75.0
2010 75.0
2011 74.4

Highway nonoccupants

Year Injuries per 100,000 population
1990 74.9
1991 65.6
1992 63.2
1993 65.8
1994 62.3
1995 60.8
1996 56.1
1997 53.5
1998 47.5
1999 50.2
2000 47.5
2001 46.0
2002 43.8
2003 42.7
2004 40.3
2005 39.9
2006 37.5
2007 41.2
2008 42.7
2009 37.8
2010 42.0
2011 40.4

Large truck occupants

Year Injuries per 100 million vehicle miles
1990 28.6
1991 18.7
1992 22.0
1993 20.1
1994 17.7
1995 17.0
1996 17.9
1997 16.1
1998 14.6
1999 16.2
2000 15.0
2001 14.1
2002 12.2
2003 12.3
2004 12.4
2005 12.3
2006 10.7
2007 7.7
2008 7.4
2009 5.9
2010 7.0
2011 8.6

U.S. air carriers

Year Injuries per 100,000 flight departures
1990 0.4
1991 0.3
1992 0.3
1993 0.2
1994 0.4
1995 0.3
1996 0.9
1997 0.4
1998 0.3
1999 0.6
2000 0.3
2001 0.2
2002 0.2
2003 0.3
2004 0.2
2005 0.1
2006 0.1
2007 0.1
2008 0.2
2009 0.2
2010 0.2
2011 0.2

General aviation

Year Injuries per 100,000 flight hours
1990 1.4
1991 1.6
1992 1.6
1993 1.7
1994 1.9
1995 1.6
1996 1.5
1997 1.4
1998 1.3
1999 1.1
2000 1.1
2001 1.3
2002 1.2
2003 1.2
2004 1.1
2005 1.2
2006 1.1
2007 1.1
2008 1.1
2009 1.3
2010 1.2
2011 1.5

NOTES: Light-duty vehicles includes passenger car and light truck occupants. Air includes serious injuries only. Nonoccupant includes pedestrians and riders of nonmotorized bicycles and other pedal-powered vehicles.

SOURCE: Calculated by U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) based upon multiple sources as cited in USDOT, BTS, National Transportation Statistics (January 2014). Tables 1-35, 2-2, 2-9, and 2-14. Available at www.bts.gov as of March 2014.