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Table 2. Passenger Vehicle Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2005
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Year |
Fatal Crashes
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Vehicles Involved
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Occupant Fatalities
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Total Fatalities
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Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Passenger Vehicles Registered
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35,057
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46,533
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30,785
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40,187
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1,234,650
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2.84
|
3.77
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3.25
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115,364,709
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35,242
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46,506
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31,604
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40,724
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1,304,049
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2.70
|
3.57
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3.12
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119,806,386
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|
37,197
|
49,438
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32,758
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42,599
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1,359,834
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2.74
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3.64
|
3.13
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123,400,366
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39,226
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52,442
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34,898
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44,870
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1,425,922
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2.75
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3.68
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3.15
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129,141,048
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39,637
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52,543
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34,986
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45,207
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1,405,545
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2.82
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3.74
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3.22
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132,476,608
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|
39,623
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51,739
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34,935
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45,139
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1,402,531
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2.83
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3.69
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3.22
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134,831,752
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38,544
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51,195
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33,726
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43,586
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1,429,675
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2.70
|
3.58
|
3.05
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137,239,007
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|
34,619
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45,651
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29,689
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39,262
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1,467,854
|
2.36
|
3.11
|
2.67
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139,244,282
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|
33,481
|
44,416
|
29,181
|
37,866
|
1,522,697
|
2.20
|
2.92
|
2.49
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142,153,582
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|
34,979
|
46,621
|
30,116
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39,382
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1,585,049
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2.21
|
2.94
|
2.48
|
147,435,149
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|
34,567
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46,741
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29,901
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38,976
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1,637,759
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2.11
|
2.85
|
2.38
|
154,013,265
|
|
36,612
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49,522
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32,261
|
41,373
|
1,694,082
|
2.16
|
2.92
|
2.44
|
157,031,560
|
|
37,342
|
51,094
|
33,190
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42,119
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1,772,852
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2.11
|
2.88
|
2.38
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161,543,801
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|
38,252
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52,263
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34,114
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43,069
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1,872,478
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2.04
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2.79
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2.30
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166,118,639
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37,102
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51,110
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33,614
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41,782
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1,937,696
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1.91
|
2.64
|
2.16
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169,892,626
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|
36,281
|
49,705
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32,693
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40,879
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1,982,837
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1.83
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2.51
|
2.06
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173,193,097
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|
33,701
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46,123
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30,776
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38,134
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2,007,579
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1.68
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2.30
|
1.90
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175,389,400
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|
32,109
|
44,465
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29,485
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36,323
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2,078,432
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1.54
|
2.14
|
1.75
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174,182,793
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|
32,969
|
45,565
|
30,077
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37,222
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2,120,459
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1.55
|
2.15
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1.76
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177,629,233
|
|
33,390
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46,626
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30,901
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37,742
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2,170,723
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1.54
|
2.15
|
1.74
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181,482,575
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|
34,555
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48,527
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31,991
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39,014
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2,228,323
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1.55
|
2.18
|
1.75
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185,762,753
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|
34,792
|
48,973
|
32,438
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39,265
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2,286,394
|
1.52
|
2.14
|
1.72
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190,051,664
|
|
34,595
|
48,687
|
32,448
|
39,187
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2,353,295
|
1.47
|
2.07
|
1.67
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191,960,390
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|
34,274
|
48,403
|
31,899
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38,539
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2,417,852
|
1.42
|
2.00
|
1.59
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195,749,209
|
|
34,163
|
47,896
|
32,127
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38,571
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2,470,122
|
1.38
|
1.94
|
1.56
|
200,012,521
|
|
34,379
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48,300
|
32,225
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38,695
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2,523,346
|
1.36
|
1.91
|
1.53
|
203,913,482
|
|
34,496
|
48,417
|
32,043
|
38,725
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2,571,539
|
1.34
|
1.88
|
1.51
|
207,719,870
|
|
35,123
|
49,042
|
32,843
|
39,514
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2,624,508
|
1.34
|
1.87
|
1.51
|
211,992,662
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|
34,879
|
48,861
|
32,271
|
39,148
|
2,656,173
|
1.31
|
1.84
|
1.47
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216,729,606
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|
34,530
|
48,168
|
31,866
|
38,759
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2,727,054
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1.27
|
1.77
|
1.42
|
228,275,978
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|
34,680
|
47,867
|
31,415
|
38,755
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2,749,555
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1.26
|
1.74
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1.41
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231,904,922
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Note: A passenger vehicle is defined as a car or light truck (including
pickups, vans, and sport utility vehicles).
Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel: Federal Highway Administration. Registered
Vehicles: R.L. Polk & Co. Fatal Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Fatalities:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting
System (FARS).
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