Persons Killed or Injured and Fatality and Injury

Fatality Rates by Population, Licensed Drivers, Registered Vehicles, and Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1966-1997

	Total	Population	Fatality Rate	Drivers	Fatality Rate	Vehicles	Fatality Rate	Vehicles	Fatality Rate
Year	Fatalities	Thousands	Per 100,000 Population	Thousands	Per 100,000 Drivers	Thousands	Per 100,000 Vehicles	Miles Traveled	Per 100 Million miles
1966	50,894	196,560	25.89	100,998	50.39	95,703	53.18	926	5.5
1967	50,724	198,712	25.53	103,172	49.16	98,859	51.31	964	5.3
1968	52,725	200,706	26.27	105,410	50.02	102,987	51.20	1,016	5.2
1969	53,543	202,677	26.42	108,306	49.44	107,412	49.85	1,062	5.0
1970	52,627	205,052	25.67	111,543	47.18	111,242	47.31	1,110	4.7
1971	52,542	207,661	25.30	114,426	45.92	116,330	45.17	1,179	4.5
1972	54,589	209,896	26.01	118,414	46.10	122,557	44.54	1,260	4.3
1973	54,052	211,909	25.51	121,546	44.47	130,025	41.57	1,313	4.1
1974	45,196	213,854	21.13	125,427	36.03	134,900	33.50	1,281	3.5
1975	44,525	215,973	20.62	129,791	34.31	126,153	35.29	1,328	3.4
1976	45,523	218,035	20.88	134,036	33.96	130,793	34.81	1,402	3.2
1977	47,878	220,239	21.74	138,121	34.66	134,514	35.59	1,467	3.3
1978	50,331	222,585	22.61	140,844	35.74	140,374	35.85	1,545	3.3
1979	51,093	225,055	22.70	143,284	35.66	144,317	35.40	1,529	3.3
1980	51,091	227,225	22.48	145,295	35.16	146,845	34.79	1,527	3.3
1981	49,301	229,466	21.49	147,075	33.52	149,330	33.01	1,555	3.2
1982	43,945	231,664	18.97	150,234	29.25	151,148	29.07	1,595	2.8
1983	42,589	233,792	18.22	154,389	27.59	153,830	27.69	1,653	2.6
1984	44,257	235,825	18.77	155,424	28.48	158,900	27.85	1,720	2.6
1985	43,825	237,924	18.42	156,868	27.94	166,047	26.39	1,775	2.5
1986	46,087	240,133	19.19	159,486	28.90	168,545	27.34	1,835	2.5
1987	46,390	242,289	19.15	161,816	28.67	172,750	26.85	1,921	2.4
1988	47,087	244,499	19.26	162,854	28.91	177,455	26.53	2,026	2.3
1989	45,582	246,819	18.47	165,554	27.53	181,165	25.16	2,096	2.2
1990	44,599	249,440	17.88	167,015	26.70	184,275	24.20	2,144	2.1
1991	41,508	252,124	16.46	168,995	24.56	186,370	22.27	2,172	1.9
1992	39,250	255,002	15.39	173,125	22.67	184,938	21.22	2,247	1.7
1993	40,150	257,753	15.58	173,149	23.19	188,350	21.32	2,296	1.7
1994	40,716	260,292	15.64	175,403	23.21	192,497	21.15	2,358	1.7
1995	41,817	262,761	15.91	176,628	23.68	197,065	21.22	2,423	1.7
1996	42,065	265,179	15.86	179,539	23.43	201,631	20.86	2,486	1.7

1997 Motor Vehicle Crash Data from FARS and GES
The Disaster Center

Traffic Statistic Tables Index

The Disaster Center Crime Statistics

Source: Population Bureau of the Census. Totals may not equal sum of components due to rounding.
Fatality and injury data by The Department of Transportation
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