Safety Belt Statistics

SAFETY BELT USAGE STATISTICS FROM 2011

• Missouri's overal safety belt usage is 79% (2011 Data). This includes passenger cars, SUVs, vans and pickup trucks. The national safety belt usage rate is 84%.
• Usage rate among teens is 67.4% (2011 Data).
• Safety belt usage rate for pickup trucks is 65% (2009 Data).
• The safety belt usage rate for passenger cars is 82% (2009 Data).
• The safety belt usage rate for vans & SUVs is 84.5% (2009 Data.

CHILD RESTRAINT USAGE STATISTICS FROM 2009

• The 2009 data evealed a usage rate of 91% for children under age four.

2008 TO 2010 STATISTICS

• In fatal crashes where seat belt usage was known, 68.2% of people who died were not buckled up.
• In 2008, persons involved in traffic accidents not killed or injured were wearing a seat belt 97% of the time.

MISSOURI SAFETY BELT USAGE RATES BY YEAR

1998: 60.42%
1999: 60.82%
2000: 67.72%
2001: 67.91%
2002: 69.37%
2003: 72.93%
2004: 75.88%
2005: 77.41%
2006: 75%
2007: 77%
2008: 76%
2009: 77%
2010: 76%
2011: 79%