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President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Federal Role in Highway Safety
Appendix
| Year |
FATALITIES |
VMT |
FATALITY RATE |
| Fatalities |
Annual Change in Fatalities |
10-year Change in Fatalities |
Annual VMT (millions) |
Annual VMT Growth |
10-year Growth in VMT |
Annual Rate (per 100 million VMT) |
Annual Change in Rate |
10-year Change in Rate |
| 1950 |
33,186 |
|
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458,246 |
|
|
7.24 |
|
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| 1951 |
35,309 |
6.4% |
|
491,093 |
7.2% |
|
7.19 |
-0.7% |
|
| 1952 |
36,088 |
2.2% |
|
513,581 |
4.6% |
|
7.03 |
-2.3% |
|
| 1953 |
36,190 |
0.3% |
|
544,433 |
6.0% |
|
6.65 |
-5.4% |
|
| 1954 |
33,890 |
-6.4% |
|
561,963 |
3.2% |
|
6.03 |
-9.3% |
|
| 1955 |
36,688 |
8.3% |
|
605,646 |
7.8% |
|
6.06 |
0.4% |
|
| 1956 |
37,965 |
3.5% |
|
627,843 |
3.7% |
|
6.05 |
-0.2% |
|
| 1957 |
36,932 |
-2.7% |
|
645,004 |
2.7% |
|
5.73 |
-5.3% |
|
| 1958 |
35,331 |
-4.3% |
|
664,653 |
3.0% |
|
5.32 |
-7.2% |
|
| 1959 |
36,223 |
2.5% |
|
700,480 |
5.4% |
|
5.17 |
-2.7% |
|
| 1960 |
36,399 |
0.5% |
9.7% |
718,762 |
2.6% |
56.9% |
5.06 |
-2.1% |
-30.1% |
| 1961 |
36,285 |
-0.3% |
2.8% |
737,421 |
2.6% |
50.2% |
4.92 |
-2.8% |
-31.6% |
| 1962 |
38,980 |
7.4% |
8.0% |
766,734 |
4.0% |
49.3% |
5.08 |
3.3% |
-27.6% |
| 1963 |
41,723 |
7.0% |
15.3% |
805,249 |
5.0% |
47.9% |
5.18 |
1.9% |
-22.1% |
| 1964 |
45,645 |
9.4% |
34.7% |
846,298 |
5.1% |
50.6% |
5.39 |
4.1% |
-10.6% |
| 1965 |
47,089 |
3.2% |
28.3% |
887,812 |
4.9% |
46.6% |
5.30 |
-1.7% |
-12.4% |
| 1966 |
50,894 |
8.1% |
34.1% |
925,899 |
4.3% |
47.5% |
5.50 |
3.6% |
-9.1% |
| 1967 |
51,559 |
1.3% |
39.6% |
964,005 |
4.1% |
49.5% |
5.35 |
-2.7% |
-6.6% |
| 1968 |
53,763 |
4.3% |
52.2% |
1,015,869 |
5.4% |
52.8% |
5.29 |
-1.0% |
-0.4% |
| 1969 |
55,043 |
2.4% |
52.0% |
1,061,791 |
4.5% |
51.6% |
5.18 |
-2.0% |
0.2% |
| 1970 |
53,816 |
-2.2% |
47.9% |
1,109,724 |
4.5% |
54.4% |
4.85 |
-6.5% |
-4.2% |
| 1971 |
53,907 |
0.2% |
48.6% |
1,178,811 |
6.2% |
59.9% |
4.57 |
-5.7% |
-7.1% |
| 1972 |
55,600 |
3.1% |
42.6% |
1,259,786 |
6.9% |
64.3% |
4.41 |
-3.5% |
-13.2% |
| 1973 |
55,096 |
-0.9% |
32.1% |
1,313,110 |
4.2% |
63.1% |
4.20 |
-4.9% |
-19.0% |
| 1974 |
46,049 |
-16.4% |
0.9% |
1,280,544 |
-2.5% |
51.3% |
3.60 |
-14.3% |
-33.3% |
| 1975 |
45,500 |
-1.2% |
-3.4% |
1,327,664 |
3.7% |
49.5% |
3.43 |
-4.7% |
-35.4% |
| 1976 |
45,523 |
0.1% |
-10.6% |
1,402,380 |
5.6% |
51.5% |
3.25 |
-5.3% |
-40.9% |
| 1977 |
47,878 |
5.2% |
-7.1% |
1,467,027 |
4.6% |
52.2% |
3.26 |
0.5% |
-39.0% |
| 1978 |
50,331 |
5.1% |
-6.4% |
1,544,704 |
5.3% |
52.1% |
3.26 |
-0.2% |
-38.4% |
| 1979 |
51,093 |
1.5% |
-7.2% |
1,529,133 |
-1.0% |
44.0% |
3.34 |
2.5% |
-35.5% |
| 1980 |
51,091 |
0.0% |
-5.1% |
1,527,295 |
-0.1% |
37.6% |
3.35 |
0.1% |
-31.0% |
| 1981 |
49,301 |
-3.5% |
-8.5% |
1,555,308 |
1.8% |
31.9% |
3.17 |
-5.2% |
-30.7% |
| 1982 |
43,945 |
-10.9% |
-21.0% |
1,595,010 |
2.6% |
26.6% |
2.76 |
-13.1% |
-37.6% |
| 1983 |
42,589 |
-3.1% |
-22.7% |
1,652,788 |
3.6% |
25.9% |
2.58 |
-6.5% |
-38.6% |
| 1984 |
44,257 |
3.9% |
-3.9% |
1,720,269 |
4.1% |
34.3% |
2.57 |
-0.2% |
-28.5% |
| 1985 |
43,825 |
-1.0% |
-3.7% |
1,774,826 |
3.2% |
33.7% |
2.47 |
-4.0% |
-27.9% |
| 1986 |
46,087 |
5.2% |
1.2% |
1,834,872 |
3.4% |
30.8% |
2.51 |
1.7% |
-22.6% |
| 1987 |
46,390 |
0.7% |
-3.1% |
1,921,204 |
4.7% |
31.0% |
2.41 |
-3.9% |
-26.0% |
| 1988 |
47,087 |
1.5% |
-6.4% |
2,025,962 |
5.5% |
31.2% |
2.32 |
-3.7% |
-28.7% |
| 1989 |
45,582 |
-3.2% |
-10.8% |
2,096,487 |
3.5% |
37.1% |
2.17 |
-6.5% |
-34.9% |
| 1990 |
44,599 |
-2.2% |
-12.7% |
2,144,362 |
2.3% |
40.4% |
2.08 |
-4.3% |
-37.8% |
| 1991 |
41,508 |
-6.9% |
-15.8% |
2,172,050 |
1.3% |
39.7% |
1.911 |
-8.1% |
-39.7% |
| 1992 |
39,230 |
-5.5% |
-10.7% |
2,247,151 |
3.5% |
40.9% |
1.746 |
-8.6% |
-36.6% |
| 1993 |
40,134 |
2.3% |
-5.8% |
2,296,705 |
2.2% |
39.0% |
1.747 |
0.1% |
-32.2% |
| 1994 |
40,718 |
1.5% |
-8.0% |
2,357,588 |
2.7% |
37.0% |
1.727 |
-1.2% |
-32.9% |
| 1995 |
41,798 |
2.7% |
-4.6% |
2,422,775 |
2.8% |
36.5% |
1.725 |
-0.1% |
-30.1% |
| 1996 |
41,907 |
0.3% |
-9.1% |
2,482,201 |
2.5% |
35.3% |
1.688 |
-2.1% |
-32.8% |
| 1997 |
41,967 |
0.1% |
-9.5% |
2,560,372 |
3.1% |
33.3% |
1.639 |
-2.9% |
-32.1% |
| 1998 |
41,501 |
-1.1% |
-11.9% |
2,625,363 |
2.5% |
29.6% |
1.581 |
-3.6% |
-32.0% |
| 1999 |
41,717 |
0.5% |
-8.5% |
2,679,459 |
2.1% |
27.8% |
1.557 |
-1.5% |
-28.4% |
| 2000 |
41,945 |
0.5% |
-6.0% |
2,749,803 |
2.6% |
28.2% |
1.525 |
-2.0% |
-26.7% |
| 2001 |
42,116 |
0.4% |
1.5% |
2,781,462 |
1.2% |
28.1% |
1.514 |
-0.7% |
-20.8% |
| 2002 |
NA |
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2,829,336 |
1.7% |
25.9% |
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