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ANNUAL TRANSPORTATION FATALITIES: ALL MODES

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

ANNUAL TRANSPORTATION FATALITIES: ALL MODES

Total Transportation Fatalities (annual data, all modes)

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Total Transportation Fatalities (annual data, all modes). If you are a user with a disability and cannot view this image, please call 800-853-1351 or email answers@bts.gov for further assistance.

Fatalities represent the most severe safety consequence for the transportation system. The overall number of transportation fatalities grew from 1992 to 1996, then trended downward in 1997 and 1998. Preliminary estimates for transportation-related fatalities in 2001 were 44,208, compared to 47,348 in 1990.

See U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2000, pp. 429-435, for detailed discussion of modal fatality data.

Transportation Fatalities 2000 2001*
Total 44,190 44,208
Percent change from previous year   0.74   0.04

* Preliminary estimate.

SOURCES: Data compiled from various government agencies as cited in the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), National Transportation Statistics 2000. 2001 number from U.S. DOT 2003 Performance Plan, 2001 Performance Report, available at: http://www.dot.gov/performance/