Crashes Table 31. All Fatal Crashes by Number of Fatalities, 2017-2019
Number of Fatalities | 2017: Number | 2017: Percent | 2018: Number | 2018: Percent | 2019: Number | 2019: Percent |
One fatality | 32,202 | 93.2% | 31,525 | 92.9% | 30,896 | 92.9% |
Two fatalities | 1,950 | 5.6% | 2,012 | 5.9% | 1,970 | 5.9% |
Three fatalities | 301 | 0.9% | 288 | 0.8% | 287 | 0.9% |
Four fatalities | 78 | 0.2% | 73 | 0.2% | 70 | 0.2% |
Five fatalities | 25 | 0.1% | 15 | * | 12 | * |
Six fatalities | 3 | * | 2 | * | 5 | * |
Seven fatalities | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | * | 3 | * |
Eight or more fatalities | 1 | * | 3 | * | 1 | * |
Total | 34,560 | 100.0% | 33,919 | 100.0% | 33,244 | 100.0% |
Average number of fatalities | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.09 | |||
*Less than 0.05 percent. | ||||||
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). |
Last updated: Thursday, January 26, 2023