Figure 6-3 Fatality Rates for Select Modes of Transportation: 2000-2014, 2015
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
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Total highway
|
Year |
Fatalities per 100 million vehicle-miles of travel |
|
2000 |
1.5 |
|
2001 |
1.5 |
|
2002 |
1.5 |
|
2003 |
1.5 |
|
2004 |
1.4 |
|
2005 |
1.5 |
|
2006 |
1.4 |
|
2007 |
1.4 |
|
2008 |
1.3 |
|
2009 |
1.2 |
|
2010 |
1.1 |
|
2011 |
1.1 |
|
2012 |
1.1 |
|
2013 |
1.1 |
|
2014 |
1.1 |
|
1905 |
1.1 |
|
Passenger car occupants
|
Year |
Fatalities per 100 million vehicle-miles of travel |
|
2000 |
1.3 |
|
2001 |
1.3 |
|
2002 |
1.3 |
|
2003 |
1.2 |
|
2004 |
1.2 |
|
2005 |
1.1 |
|
2006 |
1.1 |
|
2007 |
1.1 |
|
2008 |
1.0 |
|
2009 |
0.9 |
|
2010 |
0.8 |
|
2011 |
0.9 |
|
2012 |
0.9 |
|
2013 |
0.9 |
|
2014 |
0.9 |
|
Highway nonoccupants
|
Year |
Fatalities per 100,000 population |
|
2000 |
2.0 |
|
2001 |
2.0 |
|
2002 |
2.0 |
|
2003 |
1.9 |
|
2004 |
1.9 |
|
2005 |
2.0 |
|
2006 |
1.9 |
|
2007 |
1.9 |
|
2008 |
1.8 |
|
2009 |
1.6 |
|
2010 |
1.7 |
|
2011 |
1.7 |
|
2012 |
1.8 |
|
2013 |
1.8 |
|
2014 |
1.8 |
|
Motorcyclists
|
Year |
Fatalities per 100 million vehicle-miles of travel |
|
2000 |
27.7 |
|
2001 |
33.2 |
|
2002 |
34.2 |
|
2003 |
38.8 |
|
2004 |
39.8 |
|
2005 |
43.8 |
|
2006 |
40.1 |
|
2007 |
24.2 |
|
2008 |
25.5 |
|
2009 |
21.5 |
|
2010 |
24.4 |
|
2011 |
25.0 |
|
2012 |
23.4 |
|
2013 |
23.0 |
|
2014 |
23.0 |
|
U.S. air carriers
|
Year |
Fatalities per 100,000 flight hours |
|
2000 |
0.5 |
|
2001 |
3.0 |
|
2002 |
0.0 |
|
2003 |
0.1 |
|
2004 |
0.1 |
|
2005 |
0.1 |
|
2006 |
0.3 |
|
2007 |
0.0 |
|
2008 |
0.0 |
|
2009 |
0.3 |
|
2010 |
0.0 |
|
2011 |
0.0 |
|
2012 |
0.0 |
|
2013 |
0.1 |
|
2014 |
0.0 |
|
General aviation
|
Year |
Fatalities per 100,000 flight hours |
|
2000 |
2.1 |
|
2001 |
2.2 |
|
2002 |
2.2 |
|
2003 |
2.4 |
|
2004 |
2.2 |
|
2005 |
2.4 |
|
2006 |
2.9 |
|
2007 |
2.1 |
|
2008 |
2.2 |
|
2009 |
2.3 |
|
2010 |
2.1 |
|
2011 |
2.2 |
|
2012 |
2.1 |
|
2013 |
2.0 |
|
2014 |
2.3 |
|
NOTES: Air carrier fatalities resulting from the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist acts include only onboard fatalities. Passenger car occupants includes passenger car and light truck occupants.
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, tables 2-9, 2-14, 2-17, 2-19, 2-21, and 2-23. Available at www.bts.gov as of April 2016.
