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In 2023, the U.S. had 1.26 road fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles. However, fatality rates vary by region and state, ranging from 0.56 in Massachusetts to 1.76 in Mississippi. The map above ...
Together, these changes caused the death rate to decline to 1.26 deaths per 100 million miles driven. In 2022, 42,514 people died in crashes, making a death rate of 1.33 per 100 million miles driven.
From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year decreased 15% while the number of deaths per capita decreased by 35%. 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]
Road deaths per billion vehicle miles (2021) This is a list of U.S. states by road deaths. Data are for the year 2021. Death data are from NHTSA, [1] mileage figures are from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics [2] and population data are from the US Census. [3]
Distracted driving accounted for a total of 144 deaths in 2023, up from 114 deaths in 2022. Drug- and/or alcohol-related fatalities dropped to 160 in 2023, down from 200 in 2022.
Comparing motorways (controlled-access, divided highways) in Europe and the United States, according to 2012 data, Denmark had the safest motorways with a rate of 0.72 road fatalities per 1 billion vehicle-km, while the United States had 3.38 road fatalities per 1 billion vehicle-km on its Interstate-type highways, often called freeways. [27]
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.
California had the next highest number, at 1,030. The two were the only states to exceed 1,000 fatalities. LIST: Top 10 US states with most rural roadway fatalities, 2022. Texas: 1,486. California ...