Table 2-3: Large Truck Involvement in Fatal Crashes: 2006
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 2-3: Large Truck Involvement in Fatal Crashes: 2006
| State | Total occupant fatalities in all motor vehicle crashes | Total vehicles involved in all fatal motor vehicle crashes | Large trucks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupant fatalities | Involved in fatal crashes | |||||
| Number | Percent of state total | Number | Percent of state total | |||
| Alabama | 1,117 | 1,585 | 20 | 1.8 | 126 | 7.9 |
| Alaska | 63 | 111 | 1 | 1.6 | 4 | 3.6 |
| Arizona | 1,088 | 1,719 | 21 | 1.9 | 128 | 7.4 |
| Arkansas | 627 | 886 | 25 | 4.0 | 97 | 10.9 |
| California | 3,348 | 5,822 | 43 | 1.3 | 384 | 6.6 |
| Colorado | 463 | 724 | 19 | 4.1 | 73 | 10.1 |
| Connecticut | 260 | 435 | 2 | 0.8 | 29 | 6.7 |
| Delaware | 117 | 206 | 1 | 0.9 | 17 | 8.3 |
| District of Columbia | 20 | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Florida | 2,672 | 4,847 | 39 | 1.5 | 336 | 6.9 |
| Georgia | 1,511 | 2,430 | 34 | 2.3 | 228 | 9.4 |
| Hawaii | 125 | 204 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3.4 |
| Idaho | 256 | 332 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 7.2 |
| Illinois | 1,084 | 1,730 | 24 | 2.2 | 157 | 9.1 |
| Indiana | 801 | 1,250 | 27 | 3.4 | 136 | 10.9 |
| Iowa | 407 | 582 | 12 | 2.9 | 72 | 12.4 |
| Kansas | 439 | 628 | 14 | 3.2 | 64 | 10.2 |
| Kentucky | 853 | 1,263 | 25 | 2.9 | 104 | 8.2 |
| Louisiana | 861 | 1,332 | 11 | 1.3 | 97 | 7.3 |
| Maine | 173 | 246 | 4 | 2.3 | 18 | 7.3 |
| Maryland | 550 | 936 | 8 | 1.5 | 59 | 6.3 |
| Massachusetts | 362 | 572 | 6 | 1.7 | 33 | 5.8 |
| Michigan | 920 | 1,525 | 11 | 1.2 | 113 | 7.4 |
| Minnesota | 446 | 688 | 11 | 2.5 | 61 | 8.9 |
| Mississippi | 851 | 1,156 | 18 | 2.1 | 81 | 7.0 |
| Missouri | 1,009 | 1,470 | 22 | 2.2 | 130 | 8.8 |
| Montana | 249 | 298 | 8 | 3.2 | 26 | 8.7 |
| Nebraska | 258 | 333 | 5 | 1.9 | 28 | 8.4 |
| Nevada | 368 | 619 | 6 | 1.6 | 43 | 6.9 |
| New Hampshire | 119 | 179 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3.9 |
| New Jersey | 592 | 1,063 | 13 | 2.2 | 60 | 5.6 |
| New Mexico | 409 | 572 | 13 | 3.2 | 67 | 11.7 |
| New York | 1,096 | 1,970 | 26 | 2.4 | 163 | 8.3 |
| North Carolina | 1,358 | 2,121 | 16 | 1.2 | 148 | 7.0 |
| North Dakota | 107 | 134 | 6 | 5.6 | 17 | 12.7 |
| Ohio | 1,121 | 1,741 | 27 | 2.4 | 152 | 8.7 |
| Oklahoma | 710 | 1,025 | 35 | 4.9 | 134 | 13.1 |
| Oregon | 415 | 597 | 12 | 2.9 | 50 | 8.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,339 | 2,087 | 35 | 2.6 | 183 | 8.8 |
| Rhode Island | 65 | 100 | 2 | 3.1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| South Carolina | 896 | 1,389 | 12 | 1.3 | 88 | 6.3 |
| South Dakota | 183 | 237 | 6 | 3.3 | 17 | 7.2 |
| Tennessee | 1,182 | 1,729 | 29 | 2.5 | 140 | 8.1 |
| Texas | 3,023 | 4,674 | 88 | 2.9 | 446 | 9.5 |
| Utah | 248 | 365 | 6 | 2.4 | 31 | 8.5 |
| Vermont | 87 | 106 | 3 | 3.4 | 10 | 9.4 |
| Virginia | 865 | 1,246 | 20 | 2.3 | 102 | 8.2 |
| Washington | 552 | 858 | 14 | 2.5 | 66 | 7.7 |
| West Virginia | 387 | 552 | 9 | 2.3 | 45 | 8.2 |
| Wisconsin | 661 | 965 | 4 | 0.6 | 72 | 7.5 |
| Wyoming | 189 | 255 | 12 | 6.3 | 48 | 18.8 |
| United States, total | 36,902 | 57,943 | 805 | 2.2 | 4,732 | 8.2 |
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2006 Traffic Safety Fact Sheets: Large Trucks, Washington, DC: 2007, available at http://www.nhtsa.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/ncsa as of Dec. 10, 2007; U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2006 Early Edition, Washington, DC: 2007, available at www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/nhtsa_static_file_downloader.jsp?file=/staticfiles/DOT/NHTSA/NCSA/Content/TSF/TSF2006EE.pdf as of Dec. 10, 2007.