Trends Table 22. Bus Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2019
Year | Fatal Crashes Involving Buses | Buses Involved in Fatal Crashes | Bus Occupant Fatalities | Total Fatalities in Bus Crashes | Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Buses | Fatal Crashes Involving Buses (Rates per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Buses) | Buses Involved in Fatal Crashes (Rates per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Buses) | Fatalities in Bus Crashes (Rates per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Buses) | Buses Registered |
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1975 | 323 | 327 | 53 | 348 | 6,055 | 5.33 | 5.40 | 5.75 | 462,156 |
1976 | 318 | 319 | 73 | 390 | 6,258 | 5.08 | 5.10 | 6.23 | 478,339 |
1977 | 321 | 321 | 42 | 354 | 5,823 | 5.51 | 5.51 | 6.08 | 490,761 |
1978 | 370 | 372 | 41 | 412 | 5,885 | 6.29 | 6.32 | 7.00 | 505,354 |
1979 | 344 | 347 | 39 | 376 | 5,947 | 5.78 | 5.83 | 6.32 | 526,765 |
1980 | 329 | 330 | 46 | 390 | 6,059 | 5.43 | 5.45 | 6.44 | 528,789 |
1981 | 340 | 342 | 56 | 393 | 6,241 | 5.45 | 5.48 | 6.30 | 543,984 |
1982 | 288 | 289 | 35 | 323 | 5,823 | 4.95 | 4.96 | 5.55 | 559,200 |
1983 | 305 | 307 | 53 | 366 | 5,199 | 5.87 | 5.90 | 7.04 | 582,884 |
1984 | 319 | 320 | 46 | 374 | 4,640 | 6.88 | 6.90 | 8.06 | 583,671 |
1985 | 337 | 337 | 57 | 398 | 4,478 | 7.53 | 7.53 | 8.89 | 593,485 |
1986 | 284 | 286 | 39 | 337 | 4,717 | 6.02 | 6.06 | 7.14 | 593,853 |
1987 | 353 | 353 | 51 | 409 | 5,330 | 6.62 | 6.62 | 7.67 | 602,055 |
1988 | 284 | 287 | 54 | 341 | 5,475 | 5.19 | 5.24 | 6.23 | 615,669 |
1989 | 309 | 311 | 50 | 366 | 5,670 | 5.45 | 5.49 | 6.46 | 625,040 |
1990 | 286 | 289 | 32 | 340 | 5,726 | 4.99 | 5.05 | 5.94 | 626,987 |
1991 | 271 | 274 | 31 | 304 | 5,750 | 4.71 | 4.77 | 5.29 | 631,279 |
1992 | 283 | 285 | 28 | 316 | 5,778 | 4.90 | 4.93 | 5.47 | 644,732 |
1993 | 262 | 263 | 18 | 286 | 6,125 | 4.28 | 4.29 | 4.67 | 654,432 |
1994 | 256 | 258 | 18 | 286 | 6,409 | 3.99 | 4.03 | 4.46 | 670,423 |
1995 | 271 | 271 | 33 | 311 | 6,420 | 4.22 | 4.22 | 4.84 | 685,503 |
1996 | 324 | 326 | 21 | 367 | 6,563 | 4.94 | 4.97 | 5.59 | 694,781 |
1997 | 295 | 297 | 18 | 339 | 6,842 | 4.31 | 4.34 | 4.95 | 697,548 |
1998 | 288 | 289 | 38 | 329 | 7,007 | 4.11 | 4.12 | 4.70 | 715,540 |
1999 | 313 | 319 | 59 | 373 | 7,662 | 4.09 | 4.16 | 4.87 | 728,777 |
2000 | 323 | 325 | 22 | 357 | 7,590 | 4.26 | 4.28 | 4.70 | 746,125 |
2001 | 289 | 292 | 34 | 331 | 7,070 | 4.09 | 4.13 | 4.84 | 749,548 |
2002 | 274 | 274 | 45 | 331 | 6,845 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.84 | 760,717 |
2003 | 288 | 291 | 41 | 337 | 6,782 | 4.25 | 4.29 | 4.97 | 776,550 |
2004 | 276 | 279 | 42 | 315 | 6,801 | 4.06 | 4.10 | 4.63 | 795,274 |
2005 | 278 | 280 | 58 | 340 | 6,980 | 3.98 | 4.01 | 4.87 | 807,053 |
2006 | 303 | 305 | 27 | 337 | 6,783 | 4.47 | 4.50 | 4.97 | 821,959 |
2007 | 280 | 281 | 36 | 325 | 14,516 | 1.93 | 1.94 | 2.24 | 834,436 |
2008 | 251 | 251 | 67 | 311 | 14,823 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 2.10 | 843,308 |
2009 | 221 | 221 | 26 | 254 | 14,387 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.77 | 841,993 |
2010 | 247 | 251 | 44 | 278 | 13,770 | 1.79 | 1.82 | 2.02 | 846,051 |
2011 | 243 | 245 | 55 | 284 | 13,807 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 2.06 | 666,064 |
2012 | 252 | 253 | 39 | 282 | 14,781 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1.91 | 764,509 |
2013 | 282 | 282 | 54 | 320 | 15,167 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 2.11 | 864,549 |
2014 | 235 | 236 | 44 | 283 | 15,999 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.77 | 872,027 |
2015 | 259 | 263 | 49 | 297 | 16,230 | 1.60 | 1.62 | 1.83 | 888,907 |
2016 | 231 | 234 | 64 | 290 | 16,350 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.77 | 976,161 |
2017 | 231 | 234 | 43 | 276 | 17,227 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.60 | 983,231 |
2018 | 234 | 238 | 44 | 267 | 18,303 | 1.28 | 1.30 | 1.46 | 992,152 |
2019 | 231 | 232 | 35 | 258 | 17,980 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.43 | 995,033 |
Notes: A bus is defined as any motor vehicle designed primarily to transport nine or more persons, including the driver. 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. | |||||||||
Sources: VMT and Registered Vehicles: FHWA, Highway Statistics 2019. Fatal Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Fatalities: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). |
Last updated: Thursday, January 19, 2023