Table 2. Passenger Vehicle Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2001

Year

Fatal Crashes

Vehicles Involved

Occupant Fatalities

Total Fatalities

Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Passenger Vehicles Registered

1975

35,057

46,533

30,785

40,187

1,234,650

2.8

3.8

3.3

115,364,709

1976

35,242

46,506

31,604

40,724

1,304,049

2.7

3.6

3.1

119,806,386

1977

37,197

49,438

32,758

42,599

1,359,834

2.7

3.6

3.1

123,400,366

1978

39,226

52,442

34,898

44,870

1,425,922

2.8

3.7

3.1

129,141,048

1979

39,637

52,543

34,986

45,207

1,405,545

2.8

3.7

3.2

132,476,628

1980

39,623

51,739

34,935

45,139

1,402,531

2.8

3.7

3.2

134,831,752

1981

38,544

51,195

33,726

43,586

1,429,675

2.7

3.6

3.0

137,239,007

1982

34,619

45,651

29,689

39,262

1,467,854

2.4

3.1

2.7

139,244,282

1983

33,481

44,416

29,181

37,866

1,522,697

2.2

2.9

2.5

142,153,582

1984

34,979

46,621

30,116

39,382

1,585,049

2.2

2.9

2.5

147,435,149

1985

34,567

46,741

29,901

38,976

1,637,759

2.1

2.9

2.4

154,013,265

1986

36,612

49,522

32,261

41,373

1,694,082

2.2

2.9

2.4

157,031,560

1987

37,342

51,094

33,190

42,119

1,772,852

2.1

2.9

2.4

161,543,801

1988

38,252

52,263

34,114

43,069

1,872,478

2.0

2.8

2.3

166,118,639

1989

37,102

51,110

33,614

41,782

1,937,696

1.9

2.6

2.2

169,892,626

1990

36,281

49,705

32,693

40,879

1,982,837

1.8

2.5

2.1

173,193,097

1991

33,701

46,123

30,776

38,134

2,007,579

1.7

2.3

1.9

175,389,400

1992

32,109

44,465

29,485

36,323

2,078,432

1.5

2.1

1.7

174,182,793

1993

32,969

45,565

30,077

37,222

2,120,459

1.6

2.1

1.8

177,629,233

1994

33,390

46,626

30,901

37,742

2,170,723

1.5

2.1

1.7

181,482,575

1995

34,555

48,527

31,991

39,014

2,228,323

1.6

2.2

1.8

185,762,753

1996

34,792

48,973

32,438

39,265

2,286,394

1.5

2.1

1.7

190,051,664

1997

34,595

48,687

32,448

39,187

2,353,295

1.5

2.1

1.7

191,960,390

1998

34,274

48,403

31,899

38,539

2,417,852

1.4

2.0

1.6

195,749,209

1999

34,163

47,896

32,127

38,571

2,470,122

1.4

1.9

1.6

200,012,521

2000

34,379

48,300

32,225

38,695

2,523,346

1.4

1.9

1.5

203,913,482

2001

34,342

48,151

31,910

38,542

2,557,261

1.3

1.9

1.5

207,719,870

Note: A passenger vehicle is defined as a car or light truck (including pickups, vans, and sport utility vehicles).

Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel: Federal Highway Administration. Registered Vehicles: R.L. Polk & Co. Fatal Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Fatalities: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).