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Trends Table 19. Single-Unit Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1999-2019

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Year Injury Crashes Involving Single-Unit Trucks Single-Unit Trucks Involved in Injury Crashes Persons Injured in Single-Unit Truck Crashes Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Single-Unit Trucks Injury Crashes Involving Single-Unit Trucks (Rates per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Single-Unit Trucks) Single-Unit Trucks Involved in Injury Crashes (Rates per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Single-Unit Trucks) Persons Injured in Single-Unit Truck Crashes  (Rates per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Single-Unit Trucks) Single-Unit Trucks Registered
1999 43,000 44,000 65,000 70,304 60.8 62.2 92.3 5,762,864
2000 48,000 48,000 70,000 70,500 67.5 68.4 98.6 5,926,030
2001 41,000 41,000 62,000 72,394 56.1 56.9 85.7 5,703,501
2002 43,000 44,000 61,000 75,866 40.4 58.0 80.7 5,650,619
2003 40,000 40,000 59,000 77,748 50.9 51.8 76.1 5,848,523
2004 39,000 39,000 54,000 78,441 49.2 50.2 69.0 6,161,028
2005 32,000 34,000 49,000 78,496 41.3 42.8 62.1 6,395,240
2006 38,000 39,000 51,000 80,344 47.6 48.6 63.9 6,649,337
2007 35,000 35,000 48,000 119,979 28.8 29.3 39.7 8,116,672
2008 28,000 28,000 39,000 126,855 22.2 22.4 31.1 8,288,046
2009 24,000 24,000 34,000 120,207 19.7 20.1 27.9 8,356,097
2010 26,000 26,000 38,000 110,738 23.1 23.3 34.3 8,217,189
2011 29,000 30,000 44,000 103,803 28.4 28.8 42.2 7,819,055
2012 34,000 35,000 50,000 105,605 32.6 33.2 47.5 8,190,286
2013 34,000 35,000 48,000 106,582 32.0 32.9 45.4 8,126,007
2014 43,000 44,000 58,000 109,301 38.9 39.9 53.1 8,328,759
2015 42,000 44,000 60,000 109,597 38.5 40.0 55.0 8,456,302
2016* 48,000 49,000 68,000 113,338 42.2 42.9 60.0 8,746,518
2017* 48,000 49,000 71,000 116,102 41.2 41.8 61.4 9,336,998
2018* 54,000 55,000 77,000 120,699 44.5 45.7 64.0 10,327,899
2019* 60,000 60,000 84,000 124,746 47.8 48.1 67.3 10,160,433
*Beginning with data for 2016, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) replaced the General Estimates System (GES) with the Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS). Comparisons of 2016 (and later) CRSS estimates with older GES estimates should be performed with caution.
Notes:  “Persons Injured” includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes. A single-unit truck is defined as a medium or heavy truck in which the engine, cab, drive train, and cargo area are all on one chassis. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodology for estimating registered vehicles and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by vehicle type beginning with data from 2007. As a result, involvement rates may differ, and in some cases significantly, from earlier years.  The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded GES and CRSS data. 
Sources: VMT and Registered Vehicles: FHWA, Highway Statistics 2019. Injury Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Persons Injured: NHTSA, GES (1999-2015) and CRSS (2016-2019).
Last updated: Thursday, January 19, 2023