Highway Statistics 2007
Motor Vehicle Traffic Fataliites, 1900- 2007 National Summary 1/
January 2009 Table FI-200
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YEAR |
PUBLIC ROAD MILES 2/ |
ANNUAL VEHICLE-MILES OF TRAVEL (VMT)
( MILLIONS ) |
|
FATALITY RATES |
HIGHWAY FATALITIES 3/ |
PER 1,000 MILES OF ROAD |
PER 100 MILLION ANNUAL VMT |
PER 100,000 REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES |
PER 100,000 LICENSED DRIVERS |
RURAL |
URBAN |
TOTAL |
RURAL |
URBAN |
TOTAL |
1900 |
- |
- |
2,320,000 |
- |
- |
100 |
36 |
0.02 |
36.00 |
450.00 |
- |
1901 |
- |
- |
2,325,000 |
- |
- |
170 |
54 |
0.02 |
31.76 |
364.86 |
- |
1902 |
- |
- |
2,330,000 |
- |
- |
310 |
79 |
0.03 |
25.48 |
343.48 |
- |
1903 |
- |
- |
2,340,000 |
- |
- |
460 |
117 |
0.05 |
25.43 |
355.41 |
- |
1904 |
- |
- |
2,351,000 |
- |
- |
750 |
172 |
0.07 |
22.93 |
311.09 |
- |
1905 |
- |
- |
2,360,000 |
- |
- |
970 |
252 |
0.11 |
25.98 |
319.80 |
- |
1906 |
- |
- |
2,370,000 |
- |
- |
1,240 |
338 |
0.14 |
27.26 |
312.67 |
- |
1907 |
- |
- |
2,382,000 |
- |
- |
1,440 |
581 |
0.24 |
40.35 |
405.73 |
- |
1908 |
- |
- |
2,395,000 |
- |
- |
1,850 |
751 |
0.31 |
40.59 |
378.53 |
- |
1909 |
- |
- |
2,410,000 |
- |
- |
2,590 |
1,174 |
0.49 |
45.33 |
376.28 |
- |
1910 |
- |
- |
2,430,000 |
- |
- |
3,580 |
1,599 |
0.66 |
44.66 |
341.30 |
- |
1911 |
- |
- |
2,470,000 |
- |
- |
5,040 |
2,043 |
0.83 |
40.54 |
319.47 |
- |
1912 |
- |
- |
2,515,000 |
- |
- |
7,390 |
2,968 |
1.18 |
40.16 |
314.41 |
- |
1913 |
- |
- |
2,590,000 |
- |
- |
10,250 |
4,079 |
1.57 |
39.80 |
324.23 |
- |
1914 |
- |
- |
2,666,000 |
- |
- |
14,060 |
4,468 |
1.68 |
31.78 |
253.43 |
- |
1915 |
- |
- |
2,745,000 |
- |
- |
19,530 |
6,779 |
2.47 |
34.71 |
272.15 |
- |
1916 |
- |
- |
2,850,000 |
- |
- |
25,860 |
7,766 |
2.72 |
30.03 |
214.65 |
- |
1917 |
- |
- |
2,925,000 |
- |
- |
30,680 |
9,630 |
3.29 |
31.39 |
188.14 |
- |
1918 |
- |
- |
3,000,000 |
- |
- |
36,980 |
10,390 |
3.46 |
28.10 |
168.66 |
- |
1919 |
- |
- |
3,050,000 |
- |
- |
44,110 |
10,896 |
3.57 |
24.70 |
143.81 |
- |
1920 |
- |
- |
3,105,000 |
- |
- |
47,600 |
12,155 |
3.91 |
25.54 |
131.56 |
- |
1921 |
- |
- |
3,160,000 |
- |
- |
55,027 |
13,253 |
4.19 |
24.08 |
126.30 |
- |
1922 |
- |
- |
3,196,000 |
- |
- |
67,697 |
14,859 |
4.65 |
21.95 |
121.06 |
- |
1923 |
- |
- |
3,233,000 |
- |
- |
84,995 |
17,870 |
5.53 |
21.02 |
118.33 |
- |
1924 |
- |
- |
3,243,000 |
- |
- |
104,838 |
18,400 |
5.67 |
17.55 |
104.47 |
- |
1925 |
- |
- |
3,246,000 |
- |
- |
122,346 |
20,771 |
6.40 |
16.98 |
103.50 |
- |
1926 |
- |
- |
3,242,000 |
- |
- |
140,735 |
22,194 |
6.85 |
15.77 |
99.97 |
- |
1927 |
- |
- |
3,257,000 |
- |
- |
158,453 |
24,470 |
7.51 |
15.44 |
105.01 |
- |
1928 |
- |
- |
3,262,000 |
- |
- |
172,856 |
26,557 |
8.14 |
15.36 |
107.57 |
- |
1929 |
- |
- |
3,272,000 |
90,311 |
107,409 |
197,720 |
29,592 |
9.04 |
14.97 |
110.81 |
- |
1930 |
- |
- |
3,259,000 |
95,118 |
111,202 |
206,320 |
31,204 |
9.57 |
15.12 |
116.65 |
- |
1931 |
- |
- |
3,291,000 |
100,571 |
115,580 |
216,151 |
31,963 |
9.71 |
14.79 |
122.49 |
- |
1932 |
- |
- |
3,296,000 |
94,151 |
106,366 |
200,517 |
27,979 |
8.49 |
13.95 |
114.71 |
- |
1933 |
- |
- |
3,286,000 |
95,064 |
105,578 |
200,642 |
29,746 |
9.05 |
14.83 |
123.12 |
- |
1934 |
- |
- |
3,309,000 |
103,050 |
112,513 |
215,563 |
34,240 |
10.35 |
15.88 |
135.54 |
- |
1935 |
- |
- |
3,310,000 |
110,241 |
118,327 |
228,568 |
34,494 |
10.42 |
15.09 |
129.94 |
- |
1936 |
- |
- |
3,267,000 |
122,678 |
129,450 |
252,128 |
36,126 |
11.06 |
14.33 |
126.73 |
- |
1937 |
- |
- |
3,245,000 |
132,038 |
138,072 |
270,110 |
37,819 |
11.65 |
14.00 |
125.82 |
- |
1938 |
- |
- |
3,257,000 |
134,913 |
136,264 |
271,177 |
31,083 |
9.54 |
11.46 |
104.26 |
- |
1939 |
- |
- |
3,274,000 |
143,149 |
142,253 |
285,402 |
30,895 |
9.44 |
10.83 |
99.63 |
- |
1940 |
- |
- |
3,287,000 |
152,195 |
149,993 |
302,188 |
32,914 |
10.01 |
10.89 |
101.42 |
- |
1941 |
3,005,787 |
303,891 |
3,309,678 |
170,021 |
163,591 |
333,612 |
38,142 |
11.52 |
11.43 |
109.31 |
- |
1942 |
3,003,852 |
304,645 |
3,308,497 |
129,989 |
138,235 |
268,224 |
27,007 |
8.16 |
10.07 |
81.83 |
- |
1943 |
3,004,861 |
306,277 |
3,311,138 |
99,202 |
108,990 |
208,192 |
22,727 |
6.86 |
10.92 |
73.58 |
- |
1944 |
3,005,076 |
306,101 |
3,311,177 |
101,963 |
110,750 |
212,713 |
23,165 |
7.00 |
10.89 |
76.00 |
- |
1945 |
3,012,371 |
306,915 |
3,319,286 |
120,012 |
130,161 |
250,173 |
26,785 |
8.07 |
10.71 |
86.30 |
- |
1946 |
3,009,145 |
307,393 |
3,316,538 |
170,831 |
170,049 |
340,880 |
31,874 |
9.61 |
9.35 |
92.73 |
- |
1947 |
3,009,617 |
316,536 |
3,326,153 |
186,806 |
184,088 |
370,894 |
31,193 |
9.38 |
8.41 |
82.43 |
- |
1948 |
3,006,904 |
315,756 |
3,322,660 |
198,875 |
199,082 |
397,957 |
30,775 |
9.26 |
7.73 |
74.90 |
- |
1949 |
3,002,509 |
319,233 |
3,321,742 |
219,097 |
205,364 |
424,461 |
30,246 |
9.11 |
7.13 |
67.68 |
50.99 |
1950 |
2,990,036 |
322,939 |
3,312,975 |
239,998 |
218,248 |
458,246 |
33,186 |
10.02 |
7.24 |
67.50 |
53.36 |
1951 |
2,987,430 |
339,080 |
3,326,510 |
268,422 |
222,671 |
491,093 |
35,309 |
10.61 |
7.19 |
68.02 |
54.79 |
1952 |
2,993,600 |
349,570 |
3,343,170 |
289,463 |
224,118 |
513,581 |
36,088 |
10.79 |
7.03 |
67.76 |
54.00 |
1953 |
3,012,520 |
353,670 |
3,366,190 |
308,375 |
236,058 |
544,433 |
36,190 |
10.75 |
6.65 |
64.38 |
51.80 |
1954 |
3,029,811 |
364,750 |
3,394,561 |
317,844 |
244,119 |
561,963 |
33,890 |
9.98 |
6.03 |
57.93 |
47.14 |
1955 |
3,045,265 |
372,949 |
3,418,214 |
337,385 |
268,261 |
605,646 |
36,688 |
10.73 |
6.06 |
58.52 |
49.12 |
1956 |
3,051,382 |
378,419 |
3,429,801 |
352,379 |
275,464 |
627,843 |
37,965 |
11.07 |
6.05 |
58.27 |
48.89 |
1957 |
3,063,923 |
389,195 |
3,453,118 |
372,828 |
272,176 |
645,004 |
36,932 |
10.70 |
5.73 |
55.02 |
46.38 |
1958 |
3,074,193 |
404,594 |
3,478,787 |
378,992 |
285,661 |
664,653 |
35,331 |
10.16 |
5.32 |
51.73 |
43.33 |
1959 |
3,094,462 |
416,198 |
3,510,660 |
394,841 |
305,639 |
700,480 |
36,223 |
10.32 |
5.17 |
50.76 |
42.87 |
1960 |
3,116,125 |
429,568 |
3,545,693 |
400,463 |
318,299 |
718,762 |
36,399 |
10.27 |
5.06 |
49.28 |
41.72 |
1961 |
3,127,225 |
445,821 |
3,573,046 |
406,338 |
331,083 |
737,421 |
36,285 |
10.16 |
4.92 |
47.77 |
40.89 |
1962 |
3,144,337 |
455,244 |
3,599,581 |
419,479 |
347,255 |
766,734 |
38,980 |
10.83 |
5.08 |
49.25 |
43.03 |
1963 |
3,145,505 |
474,952 |
3,620,457 |
430,262 |
374,987 |
805,249 |
41,723 |
11.52 |
5.18 |
50.45 |
44.59 |
1964 |
3,152,577 |
491,492 |
3,644,069 |
443,381 |
402,917 |
846,298 |
45,645 |
12.53 |
5.39 |
52.88 |
47.81 |
1965 |
3,183,220 |
506,446 |
3,689,666 |
455,905 |
431,907 |
887,812 |
47,089 |
12.76 |
5.30 |
52.11 |
47.81 |
1966 |
3,187,715 |
510,235 |
3,697,950 |
476,139 |
449,760 |
925,899 |
50,894 |
13.76 |
5.50 |
54.17 |
50.39 |
1967 |
3,183,711 |
521,203 |
3,704,914 |
481,361 |
482,644 |
964,005 |
51,559 |
13.92 |
5.35 |
53.21 |
49.97 |
1968 |
3,152,047 |
532,038 |
3,684,085 |
506,018 |
509,851 |
1,015,869 |
53,763 |
14.59 |
5.29 |
53.28 |
51.00 |
1969 |
3,161,726 |
548,573 |
3,710,299 |
524,367 |
537,424 |
1,061,791 |
55,043 |
14.84 |
5.18 |
52.37 |
50.82 |
1970 |
3,169,412 |
560,670 |
3,730,082 |
539,472 |
570,252 |
1,109,724 |
53,816 |
14.43 |
4.85 |
49.64 |
48.25 |
1971 |
3,165,895 |
593,047 |
3,758,942 |
572,766 |
606,045 |
1,178,811 |
53,907 |
14.34 |
4.57 |
47.71 |
47.11 |
1972 |
3,173,287 |
613,426 |
3,786,713 |
589,782 |
670,004 |
1,259,786 |
55,600 |
14.68 |
4.41 |
46.80 |
46.95 |
1973 |
3,175,754 |
631,129 |
3,806,883 |
605,801 |
707,309 |
1,313,110 |
55,096 |
14.47 |
4.20 |
43.85 |
45.33 |
1974 |
3,178,152 |
637,655 |
3,815,807 |
585,350 |
695,194 |
1,280,544 |
46,049 |
12.07 |
3.60 |
35.44 |
36.71 |
1975 |
3,198,596 |
639,550 |
3,838,146 |
601,656 |
726,008 |
1,327,664 |
45,500 |
11.85 |
3.43 |
34.22 |
35.06 |
1976 |
3,209,035 |
648,321 |
3,857,356 |
627,095 |
775,285 |
1,402,380 |
45,523 |
11.80 |
3.25 |
32.86 |
33.96 |
1977 |
3,179,839 |
687,328 |
3,867,167 |
654,094 |
812,933 |
1,467,027 |
47,878 |
12.38 |
3.26 |
33.69 |
34.66 |
1978 |
3,190,408 |
694,353 |
3,884,761 |
686,255 |
858,449 |
1,544,704 |
50,331 |
12.96 |
3.26 |
33.91 |
35.74 |
1979 |
3,223,505 |
693,991 |
3,917,496 |
670,079 |
859,054 |
1,529,133 |
51,093 |
13.04 |
3.34 |
33.64 |
35.66 |
1980 |
3,230,936 |
628,901 |
3,859,837 |
672,030 |
855,265 |
1,527,295 |
51,091 |
13.24 |
3.35 |
32.79 |
35.16 |
1981 |
3,220,731 |
631,742 |
3,852,473 |
688,308 |
867,000 |
1,555,308 |
49,301 |
12.80 |
3.17 |
31.15 |
33.52 |
1982 |
3,224,850 |
641,044 |
3,865,894 |
689,226 |
905,784 |
1,595,010 |
43,945 |
11.37 |
2.76 |
27.53 |
29.25 |
1983 |
3,216,239 |
663,378 |
3,879,617 |
700,517 |
952,271 |
1,652,788 |
42,589 |
10.98 |
2.58 |
26.01 |
27.59 |
1984 |
3,215,537 |
675,927 |
3,891,464 |
718,132 |
1,002,137 |
1,720,269 |
44,257 |
11.37 |
2.57 |
26.62 |
28.48 |
1985 |
3,172,967 |
690,945 |
3,863,912 |
730,728 |
1,044,098 |
1,774,826 |
43,825 |
11.34 |
2.47 |
25.53 |
27.94 |
1986 |
3,176,514 |
701,427 |
3,877,941 |
747,780 |
1,087,092 |
1,834,872 |
46,087 |
11.88 |
2.51 |
26.16 |
28.90 |
1987 |
3,163,827 |
710,165 |
3,873,992 |
780,450 |
1,140,754 |
1,921,204 |
46,390 |
11.97 |
2.41 |
25.91 |
28.67 |
1988 |
3,130,639 |
740,105 |
3,870,744 |
817,534 |
1,208,428 |
2,025,962 |
47,087 |
12.16 |
2.32 |
25.54 |
28.91 |
1989 |
3,123,066 |
753,799 |
3,876,865 |
847,225 |
1,249,262 |
2,096,487 |
45,582 |
11.76 |
2.17 |
24.34 |
27.53 |
1990 |
3,122,282 |
744,644 |
3,866,926 |
868,878 |
1,275,484 |
2,144,362 |
44,599 |
11.53 |
2.08 |
23.64 |
26.70 |
1991 |
3,134,058 |
749,862 |
3,883,920 |
883,553 |
1,288,497 |
2,172,050 |
41,508 |
10.69 |
1.91 |
22.04 |
24.56 |
1992 |
3,116,015 |
785,066 |
3,901,081 |
884,097 |
1,363,054 |
2,247,151 |
39,230 |
10.06 |
1.75 |
20.61 |
22.66 |
1993 |
3,099,334 |
805,877 |
3,905,211 |
886,706 |
1,409,672 |
2,296,378 |
40,134 |
10.28 |
1.75 |
20.68 |
23.61 |
1994 |
3,092,810 |
813,785 |
3,906,595 |
908,341 |
1,449,247 |
2,357,588 |
40,718 |
10.42 |
1.73 |
20.88 |
23.21 |
1995 |
3,092,632 |
819,712 |
3,912,344 |
933,289 |
1,489,534 |
2,422,823 |
41,770 |
10.68 |
1.72 |
20.73 |
23.65 |
1996 |
3,092,888 |
826,840 |
3,919,729 |
960,194 |
1,523,886 |
2,484,080 |
42,065 |
10.73 |
1.69 |
19.99 |
23.43 |
1997 |
3,109,138 |
836,740 |
3,945,877 |
999,277 |
1,552,956 |
2,552,233 |
42,013 |
10.65 |
1.65 |
19.86 |
22.99 |
1998 |
3,064,645 |
841,647 |
3,906,292 |
1,032,528 |
1,595,620 |
2,628,148 |
41,501 |
10.62 |
1.58 |
19.26 |
22.44 |
1999 |
3,071,158 |
846,087 |
3,917,245 |
1,062,623 |
1,627,618 |
2,690,241 |
41,717 |
10.65 |
1.55 |
18.92 |
22.29 |
2000 |
3,083,985 |
852,245 |
3,936,230 |
1,083,152 |
1,663,773 |
2,746,925 |
41,945 |
10.66 |
1.53 |
18.57 |
22.00 |
2001 |
3,071,332 |
877,005 |
3,948,337 |
1,109,363 |
1,686,247 |
2,795,610 |
42,196 |
10.69 |
1.51 |
17.93 |
22.06 |
2002 |
3,071,764 |
894,725 |
3,966,490 |
1,127,394 |
1,728,114 |
2,855,508 |
43,005 |
10.84 |
1.51 |
18.33 |
22.13 |
2003 |
3,033,197 |
941,830 |
3,975,027 |
1,084,443 |
1,805,778 |
2,890,221 |
42,884 |
10.79 |
1.48 |
18.11 |
21.86 |
2004 |
2,998,708 |
983,544 |
3,982,253 |
1,068,426 |
1,896,362 |
2,964,788 |
42,836 |
10.76 |
1.44 |
17.63 |
21.54 |
2005 |
2,979,464 |
1,016,323 |
3,995,787 |
1,032,426 |
1,957,004 |
2,989,430 |
43,510 |
10.89 |
1.46 |
17.59 |
21.70 |
2006 |
2,987,385 |
1,029,290 |
4,016,675 |
1,037,146 |
1,977,225 |
3,014,371 |
42,708 |
10.63 |
1.42 |
17.03 |
21.06 |
2007 |
2,987,761 |
1,044,367 |
4,032,128 |
1,035,303 |
1,994,519 |
3,029,822 |
41,059 |
10.18 |
1.36 |
16.14 |
19.96 |
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