Table 1103.

Motor Vehicle AccidentsNumber and Deaths: 1990 to 2009

[11.5 represents 11,500,000]
Item
Unit
ACCIDENTS
Motor vehicle accidents 1. . . . . . . . . . . . Million . . .

1990

1995

2000

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

11.5

10.7

13.4

10.9

10.7

10.4

10.6

10.2

10.8

1,000. . . .
1,000. . . .

46.8
4.9

43.4
4.4

43.4
4.8

44.9
5.1

45.3
5.3

45.3
5.4

43.9
5.2

39.7
4.5

35.9
4.0

1,000. . . .
1,000. . . .
1,000. . . .

19.9
7.3
13.1

19.0
6.4
12.1

19.1
5.9
12.3

19.6
6.0
13.0

19.0
6.1
13.6

18.5
6.2
13.9

17.7
6.0
13.8

15.4
5.7
12.9

13.9
5.3
11.6

Deaths within 30 days 3. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Passenger cars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Light trucks 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Large trucks 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Buses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other/unknown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motorcycle riders 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonoccupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pedestrians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pedalcyclist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other/unknown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,000. . . .
1,000. . . .
1,000. . . .
1,000. . . .
1,000. . . .
1,000. . . .
1,000. . . .
1,000. . . .
1,000. . . .
1,000. . . .
1,000. . . .
1,000. . . .

44.6
33.9
24.1
8.6
0.7
(Z)
0.5
3.2
7.5
6.5
0.9
0.1

41.8
33.1
22.4
9.6
0.6
(Z)
0.4
2.2
6.5
5.6
0.8
0.1

41.9
33.5
20.7
11.5
0.8
(Z)
0.5
2.9
5.6
4.8
0.7
0.1

42.8
33.3
19.2
12.7
0.8
(Z)
0.6
4.0
5.5
4.7
0.7
0.1

43.5
33.1
18.5
13.0
0.8
0.1
0.7
4.6
5.9
4.9
0.8
0.2

42.7
32.1
17.9
12.8
0.8
(Z)
0.6
4.8
5.8
4.8
0.8
0.2

41.3
30.5
16.6
12.5
0.8
(Z)
0.6
5.2
5.6
4.7
0.7
0.2

37.4
26.8
14.6
10.8
0.7
0.1
0.6
5.3
5.3
4.4
0.7
0.2

33.8
24.5
13.1
10.3
0.5
(Z)
0.6
4.5
4.9
4.1
0.6
0.2

Traffic death rates: 3, 6

Per 100 million vehicle miles. . . . . . . .
Per 100,000 licensed drivers. . . . . . . .
Per 100,000 registered vehicles . . . . .
Per 100,000 resident population. . . . .

Rate. . . . .
Rate. . . . .
Rate. . . . .
Rate. . . . .

2.1
26.7
24.2
17.9

1.7
23.7
21.2
15.9

1.5
22.0
19.3
14.9

1.4
21.5
18.0
14.6

1.5
21.7
17.7
14.7

1.4
21.1
17.0
14.3

1.4
20.1
16.1
13.7

1.3
18.0
14.5
12.3

1.1
(NA)
(NA)
11.0

DEATHS
Motor vehicle deaths within 1 yr. 2. . . . .
Noncollision accidents. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collision accidents:
With other motor vehicles . . . . . . . . .
With pedestrians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
With fixed objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

NA Not available. Z Fewer than 50. 1 Covers only accidents occurring on the road. Data are estimated. Year-to-year
comparisons should be made with caution. 2 Deaths that occur within 1 year of accident. Includes collision categories, not shown
separately. 3 Within 30 days of accident. Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts, annual;
and unpublished data. See Internet site <http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/CATS/index.aspx>. 4 See footnotes 2 and 3 in Table 1107.
5
Includes motorized cycles. 6 Based on 30-day definition of traffic deaths.
Source: Except as noted, National Safety Council, Itasca, IL, Injury Facts, annual (copyright). See also <http://www.nsc.org/>.

Table 1104. Traffic Fatalities by State: 1990 to 2009

[For deaths within 30 days of the accident]
State
U.S. . . . .
AL . . . . . .
AK. . . . . .
AZ . . . . . .
AR. . . . . .
CA. . . . . .
CO. . . . . .
CT. . . . . .
DE. . . . . .
DC. . . . . .
FL . . . . . .
GA. . . . . .
HI. . . . . . .
ID. . . . . . .
IL. . . . . . .
IN. . . . . . .
IA. . . . . . .
KS. . . . . .
KY. . . . . .
LA . . . . . .
ME. . . . . .
MD. . . . . .
MA. . . . . .
MI. . . . . . .
MN. . . . . .
MS. . . . . .

1990
2000
2005
2009
44,599 41,945 43,510 33,808
1,121
996 1,148
848
98
106
73
64
869 1,036 1,179
807
604
652
654
585
5,192 3,753 4,333 3,081
544
681
606
465
385
341
278
223
138
123
133
116
48
48
48
29
2,891 2,999 3,518 2,558
1,562 1,541 1,729 1,284
177
132
140
109
244
276
275
226
1,589 1,418 1,363
911
1,049
886
938
693
465
445
450
372
444
461
428
386
849
820
985
791
959
938
963
821
213
169
169
159
707
588
614
547
605
433
441
334
1,571 1,382 1,129
871
566
625
559
421
750
949
931
700

Fatality rate 1
1990
2009
2.1
1.1
2.6
1.5
2.5
1.3
2.5
1.3
2.9
1.8
2.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
1.5
0.7
2.1
1.3
1.4
0.8
2.6
1.3
2.2
1.2
2.2
1.1
2.5
1.5
1.9
0.9
2.0
0.9
2.0
1.2
1.9
1.3
2.5
1.7
2.5
1.8
1.8
1.1
1.7
1.0
1.3
0.6
1.9
0.9
1.5
0.7
3.1
1.7

State
MO. . . . . .
MT. . . . . .
NE. . . . . .
NV. . . . . .
NH. . . . . .
NJ . . . . . .
NM. . . . . .
NY. . . . . .
NC. . . . . .
ND. . . . . .
OH. . . . . .
OK. . . . . .
OR. . . . . .
PA . . . . . .
RI. . . . . . .
SC. . . . . .
SD. . . . . .
TN. . . . . .
TX . . . . . .
UT. . . . . .
VT . . . . . .
VA . . . . . .
WA. . . . . .
WV. . . . . .
WI . . . . . .
WY. . . . . .

1990
1,097
212
262
343
158
886
499
2,217
1,385
112
1,638
641
579
1,646
84
979
153
1,177
3,250
272
90
1,079
825
481
769
125

2000
1,157
237
276
323
126
731
432
1,460
1,557
86
1,366
650
451
1,520
80
1,065
173
1,307
3,779
373
76
929
631
411
799
152

2005
1,257
251
276
427
166
747
488
1,434
1,547
123
1,321
803
487
1,616
87
1,094
186
1,270
3,536
282
73
947
649
374
815
170

2009
878
221
223
243
110
583
361
1,156
1,314
140
1,021
738
377
1,256
83
894
131
989
3,071
244
74
757
492
356
561
134

Fatality rate 1
1990
2009
2.2
1.3
2.5
2.0
1.9
1.2
3.4
1.2
1.6
0.9
1.5
0.8
3.1
1.4
2.1
0.9
2.2
1.3
1.9
1.7
1.8
0.9
1.9
1.6
2.2
1.1
1.9
1.2
1.1
1.0
2.8
1.8
2.2
1.4
2.5
1.4
2.1
1.3
1.9
0.9
1.5
1.0
1.8
0.9
1.8
0.9
3.1
1.8
1.7
1.0
2.1
1.4

Deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts, annual. See also <http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot
.gov/CATS/index.aspx>.
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