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Table 6. All Motor Vehicle Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2009
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Year
|
Fatal Crashes
|
Vehicles Involved
|
Occupant Fatalities
|
Total Fatalities
|
Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
|
Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
|
Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
|
Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
|
Motor
Vehicles Registered
|
|
39,161
|
55,534
|
35,925
|
44,525
|
1,327,664
|
2.95
|
4.18
|
3.35
|
126,153,304
|
|
39,747
|
56,084
|
37,102
|
45,523
|
1,402,380
|
2.83
|
4.00
|
3.25
|
130,793,242
|
|
42,211
|
60,516
|
39,150
|
47,878
|
1,467,027
|
2.88
|
4.13
|
3.26
|
134,514,286
|
|
44,433
|
64,144
|
41,533
|
50,331
|
1,544,704
|
2.88
|
4.15
|
3.26
|
140,374,064
|
|
45,223
|
64,762
|
41,930
|
51,093
|
1,529,133
|
2.96
|
4.24
|
3.34
|
144,317,076
|
|
45,284
|
63,485
|
41,927
|
51,091
|
1,527,295
|
2.96
|
4.16
|
3.35
|
146,845,134
|
|
44,000
|
62,699
|
40,424
|
49,301
|
1,555,308
|
2.83
|
4.03
|
3.17
|
149,330,311
|
|
39,092
|
56,455
|
35,646
|
43,945
|
1,595,010
|
2.45
|
3.54
|
2.76
|
151,147,755
|
|
37,976
|
55,106
|
34,843
|
42,589
|
1,652,788
|
2.30
|
3.33
|
2.58
|
153,829,970
|
|
39,631
|
57,972
|
36,284
|
44,257
|
1,720,269
|
2.30
|
3.37
|
2.57
|
158,899,717
|
|
39,196
|
58,271
|
36,043
|
43,825
|
1,774,826
|
2.21
|
3.28
|
2.47
|
166,047,491
|
|
41,090
|
60,792
|
38,234
|
46,087
|
1,834,872
|
2.24
|
3.31
|
2.51
|
168,545,286
|
|
41,438
|
61,836
|
38,565
|
46,390
|
1,921,204
|
2.16
|
3.22
|
2.41
|
172,749,894
|
|
42,130
|
62,703
|
39,170
|
47,087
|
2,025,962
|
2.08
|
3.09
|
2.32
|
177,455,476
|
|
40,741
|
60,870
|
38,087
|
45,582
|
2,096,487
|
1.94
|
2.90
|
2.17
|
181,164,568
|
|
39,836
|
59,292
|
37,134
|
44,599
|
2,144,362
|
1.86
|
2.77
|
2.08
|
184,275,422
|
|
36,937
|
54,765
|
34,740
|
41,508
|
2,172,050
|
1.70
|
2.52
|
1.91
|
186,370,190
|
|
34,942
|
52,227
|
32,880
|
39,250
|
2,247,151
|
1.55
|
2.32
|
1.75
|
184,937,848
|
|
35,780
|
53,777
|
33,574
|
40,150
|
2,296,378
|
1.56
|
2.34
|
1.75
|
188,349,676
|
|
36,254
|
54,911
|
34,318
|
40,716
|
2,357,588
|
1.54
|
2.33
|
1.73
|
192,497,438
|
|
37,241
|
56,524
|
35,291
|
41,817
|
2,422,696
|
1.54
|
2.33
|
1.73
|
197,064,868
|
|
37,494
|
57,347
|
35,696
|
42,065
|
2,485,848
|
1.51
|
2.31
|
1.69
|
201,630,659
|
|
37,324
|
57,060
|
35,725
|
42,013
|
2,561,695
|
1.46
|
2.23
|
1.64
|
203,567,637
|
|
37,107
|
56,922
|
35,382
|
41,501
|
2,631,522
|
1.41
|
2.16
|
1.58
|
208,076,469
|
|
37,140
|
56,820
|
35,875
|
41,717
|
2,691,056
|
1.38
|
2.11
|
1.55
|
212,685,157
|
|
37,526
|
57,594
|
36,348
|
41,945
|
2,746,925
|
1.37
|
2.10
|
1.53
|
225,821,241
|
|
37,862
|
57,918
|
36,440
|
42,196
|
2,795,610
|
1.35
|
2.07
|
1.51
|
235,331,381
|
|
38,491
|
58,426
|
37,375
|
43,005
|
2,855,508
|
1.35
|
2.05
|
1.51
|
234,624,135
|
|
38,477
|
58,877
|
37,341
|
42,884
|
2,890,221
|
1.33
|
2.04
|
1.48
|
236,760,033
|
|
38,444
|
58,729
|
37,304
|
42,836
|
2,964,788
|
1.30
|
1.98
|
1.44
|
243,010,550
|
|
39,252
|
59,751
|
37,727
|
43,510
|
2,989,430
|
1.31
|
2.00
|
1.46
|
247,421,120
|
|
38,648
|
58,302
|
37,001
|
42,708
|
3,014,371
|
1.28
|
1.93
|
1.42
|
250,844,644
|
|
37,435
|
56,430
|
35,751
|
41,259
|
3,031,124
|
1.24
|
1.86
|
1.36
|
254,403,081
|
|
34,172
|
50,830
|
32,144
|
37,423
|
2,976,528
|
1.15
|
1.71
|
1.26
|
255,917,664
|
|
30,797
|
45,573
|
28,962
|
33,808
|
2,953,501
|
1.04
|
1.54
|
1.14
|
254,212,610
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Note: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodology
for estimating registered vehicles and vehicle miles traveled by vehicle type
for the years 2007-2009. As a result, involvement rates may differ, and in some
cases significantly, from previously published rates.
Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel: Federal Highway Administration. Registered
Vehicles: Federal Highway Administration. Fatal Crashes, Vehicles Involved,
and Fatalities: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality
Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
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