The table below is a list of motor vehicle deaths in the United States by year. According to data compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2016, 37,461 people were killed in 34,436 crashes, an average of 102 per day.
In 2010, there were an estimated 5,419,000 crashes (30,296 fatal crashes), killing 32,999 and injuring 2,239,000, and around 2,000 children under 16 years old die every year due to traffic collisions. Records indicate that there has been a total of 3,613,732 motor vehicle fatalities in the United States from 1899 to 2013.
Although the number of deaths, and deaths relative to the total US population, declined over most of the previous two decades, this trend reversed in 2015 and continued to move upward in 2016. From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year decreased 14.97% while the number of deaths per capita decreased by 35.46%. The 32,479 traffic fatalities in 2011 were the lowest in 62 years (1949). Note: US motor death statistics reported by government only include those on public roads, they do not include parking lots, driveways and private roads.
Motor vehicle deaths in U.S. by year
2010 detailed statistics and death
The following table summarizes the number of people killed and injured in fatal collisions by month in 2010. The table does not include injuries resulting from incidents in which no fatalities occurred.
See also
- Car crashes
- List of countries by traffic-related death rate
- List of motor vehicle deaths in Thailand by year
- List of motor vehicle deaths in Japan by year
- Work-related road safety in the United States
- List of cyclist deaths in U.S. by year
- Transportation safety in the United States
References
External links
- Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) at NHTSA
- "Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities & Fatality Rate: 1899 - 2003]" (PDF). Safe Roads. 2004.Â
- Badger, Emily; Ingraham, Christopher (Oct 1, 2015). "The hidden inequality of who dies in car crashes". The Washington Post.Â
