Table 2-3: Large Truck Involvement in Fatal Crashes: 2007
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 2-3: Large Truck Involvement in Fatal Crashes: 2007
| 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 | 1,031 | 1,471 | 16 | 1.6 | 127 | 8.6 |
| Alaska | 69 | 118 | 1 | 1.4 | 6 | 5.1 |
| Arizona | 884 | 1,448 | 20 | 2.3 | 94 | 6.5 |
| Arkansas | 601 | 860 | 27 | 4.5 | 110 | 12.8 |
| California | 3,194 | 5,503 | 46 | 1.4 | 361 | 6.6 |
| Colorado | 480 | 789 | 22 | 4.6 | 77 | 9.8 |
| Connecticut | 241 | 384 | 5 | 2.1 | 24 | 6.3 |
| Delaware | 100 | 159 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3.8 |
| District of Columbia | 23 | 48 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.2 |
| Florida | 2,546 | 4,566 | 47 | 1.8 | 288 | 6.3 |
| Georgia | 1,469 | 2,301 | 36 | 2.5 | 212 | 9.2 |
| Hawaii | 106 | 171 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Idaho | 232 | 291 | 5 | 2.2 | 26 | 8.9 |
| Illinois | 1,054 | 1,710 | 17 | 1.6 | 148 | 8.7 |
| Indiana | 822 | 1,240 | 24 | 2.9 | 142 | 11.5 |
| Iowa | 414 | 578 | 12 | 2.9 | 70 | 12.1 |
| Kansas | 394 | 624 | 14 | 3.6 | 74 | 11.9 |
| Kentucky | 816 | 1,188 | 21 | 2.6 | 103 | 8.7 |
| Louisiana | 856 | 1,300 | 26 | 3.0 | 115 | 8.8 |
| Maine | 170 | 232 | 5 | 2.9 | 20 | 8.6 |
| Maryland | 489 | 849 | 9 | 1.8 | 63 | 7.4 |
| Massachusetts | 345 | 551 | 4 | 1.2 | 26 | 4.7 |
| Michigan | 932 | 1,543 | 6 | 0.6 | 114 | 7.4 |
| Minnesota | 467 | 783 | 8 | 1.7 | 72 | 9.2 |
| Mississippi | 818 | 1,117 | 11 | 1.3 | 70 | 6.3 |
| Missouri | 900 | 1,331 | 33 | 3.7 | 138 | 10.4 |
| Montana | 257 | 328 | 11 | 4.3 | 29 | 8.8 |
| Nebraska | 247 | 358 | 7 | 2.8 | 44 | 12.3 |
| Nevada | 308 | 514 | 3 | 1.0 | 25 | 4.9 |
| New Hampshire | 113 | 181 | 1 | 0.9 | 10 | 5.5 |
| New Jersey | 559 | 1,003 | 14 | 2.5 | 70 | 7.0 |
| New Mexico | 354 | 498 | 19 | 5.4 | 60 | 12.0 |
| New York | 1,000 | 1,847 | 22 | 2.2 | 146 | 7.9 |
| North Carolina | 1,484 | 2,224 | 40 | 2.7 | 151 | 6.8 |
| North Dakota | 106 | 124 | 3 | 2.8 | 13 | 10.5 |
| Ohio | 1,129 | 1,749 | 14 | 1.2 | 124 | 7.1 |
| Oklahoma | 685 | 983 | 25 | 3.6 | 94 | 9.6 |
| Oregon | 390 | 585 | 7 | 1.8 | 52 | 8.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,313 | 2,163 | 30 | 2.3 | 214 | 9.9 |
| Rhode Island | 55 | 79 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 7.6 |
| South Carolina | 939 | 1,400 | 11 | 1.2 | 80 | 5.7 |
| South Dakota | 139 | 176 | 2 | 1.4 | 14 | 8.0 |
| Tennessee | 1,129 | 1,643 | 34 | 3.0 | 146 | 8.9 |
| Texas | 2,911 | 4,585 | 78 | 2.7 | 455 | 9.9 |
| Utah | 261 | 372 | 9 | 3.4 | 36 | 9.7 |
| Vermont | 62 | 86 | 1 | 1.6 | 4 | 4.7 |
| Virginia | 932 | 1,359 | 19 | 2.0 | 105 | 7.7 |
| Washington | 491 | 787 | 10 | 2.0 | 71 | 9.0 |
| West Virginia | 403 | 544 | 8 | 2.0 | 45 | 8.3 |
| Wisconsin | 687 | 1,006 | 10 | 1.5 | 78 | 7.8 |
| Wyoming | 148 | 177 | 9 | 6.1 | 21 | 11.9 |
| United States, total | 35,555 | 55,926 | 802 | 2.3 | 4,584 | 8.2 |
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2007 Traffic Safety Fact Sheets: Large Trucks, Washington, DC: 2008, available at http://www.nhtsa.gov/ as of January 2009; U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2007 Early Edition, Washington, DC: 2008, available at http://www.nhtsa.gov/ as of Jan. 13, 2009.