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Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) was created in the United States by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to provide an overall measure of highway safety, to help suggest solutions, and to help provide an objective basis to evaluate the effectiveness of motor vehicle safety standards and highway safety programs. [1]
The 32,479 traffic fatalities in 2011 were the lowest in 62 years, since 1949. [5] For 2016, the NHTSA reported 37,461 people killed in 34,436 fatal motor vehicle crashes, an average of 102 per day. [6] In 2022, there were 42,795 total motor vehicle fatalities. [7]
US-83 and SR-23 (247th Avenue SE) Ward County, North Dakota. Traffic Control Device: Stop Sign. Intersection Type: Four-Way Intersection. Fatal Crashes: Six
In 2020, fatalities increased to nearly 38,680 in the US due to fewer people driving on the road. [9] The same year, fatalities decreased to 18,800 in the EU, due to fewer people driving on the road. [39] That year there was 115% more fatalities in the US than in the EU, or 53% less in the EU than in the US.
U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.2% in the first three months of 2024 -- the lowest number since the same period in 2020 -- but crash fatalities still remain sharply above pre-COVID levels. The National ...
Highway fatalities are on the rise again — 46,000 in the U.S. in 2022, up 22%, according to numbers released last week. ... chief executive of the Traffic Injury Research Foundation, a member of ...
The National Weather Service compiles statistics on weather-related fatalities and publishes reports every year. [2] In 2016, flooding was the number-one cause of weather-related fatalities, but over a 30-year period, on average, extreme heat is the deadliest form of weather. [3]
On a population-adjusted basis, Spain had 86% fewer car crash fatalities in 2021 compared to 1991. [5] There are large disparities in road traffic death rates between regions. The risk of dying as a result of a road traffic injury is highest in the African Region (26.6 per 100 000 population), and lowest in the European Region (9.3 per 100 000 ...