Table 6-6 Distraction-Affected Motor Vehicle Crashes and Distraction-Affected Crashes Involving Cell Phone Use: 2010-2014
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Total Crashes
| Fatal Crash | Injury Crash | PDO Crash | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30,296 | 1,542,000 | 3,847,000 | 5,419,000 |
| 2011 | 29,867 | 1,530,000 | 3,778,000 | 5,338,000 |
| 2012 | 31,006 | 1,634,000 | 3,950,000 | 5,615,000 |
| 2013 | 30,202 | 1,591,000 | 4,066,000 | 5,687,000 |
| 2014 | 30,056 | 1,648,000 | 4,387,000 | 6,064,000 |
| 2015 | 32,166 | 1,715,000 | 4,548,000 | 6,296,000 |
Distraction-Affected Crashes
| Fatal Crash | % of Fatal Crashes | Injury Crash | % of Injury Crashes | PDO Crash | % of PDO Crashes | Total | % of Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,993 | 9.9% | 279,000 | 18.1% | 618,000 | 16% | 900,000 | 16.6% |
| 2011 | 3,047 | 10.2% | 260,000 | 17.0% | 563,000 | 15% | 826,000 | 15.5% |
| 2012 | 3,098 | 10.0% | 286,000 | 17.5% | 619,000 | 16% | 908,000 | 16.2% |
| 2013 | 2,923 | 9.7% | 284,000 | 17.9% | 616,000 | 15% | 904,000 | 15.9% |
| 2014 | 2,972 | 9.9% | 297,000 | 18.0% | 667,000 | 15% | 967,000 | 15.9% |
| 2015 | 3,196 | 9.9% | 265,000 | 15.5% | 617,000 | 14% | 885,000 | 14.1% |
Distraction-Affected Crashes Involving Cell Phone Use
(% of D-A Crashes)
| Fatal Crash | % of Fatal Crashes | Injury Crash | % of Injury Crashes | PDO Crash | % of PDO Crashes | Total | % of Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 366 | 1.2% | 16,000 | 6.0% | 30,000 | 1% | 47,000 | 5.2% |
| 2011 | 354 | 12.0% | 15,000 | 6.0% | 35,000 | 1% | 50,000 | 6.0% |
| 2012 | 380 | 12.0% | 21,000 | 7.0% | 39,000 | 1% | 60,000 | 7.0% |
| 2013 | 411 | 14.0% | 24,000 | 8.0% | 47,000 | 1% | 71,000 | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 387 | 13.0% | 22,000 | 8.0% | 46,000 | 1% | 69,000 | 7.0% |
| 2015 | 442 | 14.0% | 21,000 | 8.0% | 48,000 | 8% | 69,000 | 8.0% |
KEY: PDO = property damage only.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Distracted Driving 2014 (April 2016), Table 6. Available at http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/ as of April 2016.