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Trends Table 22. Bus Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2020

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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 (Rate per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Buses) Buses Involved in Fatal Crashes (Rate per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Buses) Fatalities in Bus Crashes (Rate per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Buses) Buses Registered
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 234 235 35 261 17,980 1.30 1.31 1.45 995,033
2020 155 156 16 176 15,104 1.03 1.03 1.17 1,006,469
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 2020. Fatal Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Fatalities: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
Last updated: Tuesday, February 7, 2023