Table 3. All Motor 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

Motor
Vehicles Registered

1975

39,161

55,534

35,925

44,525

1,327,664

2.9

4.2

3.4

126,153,304

1976

39,747

56,084

37,102

45,523

1,402,380

2.8

4.0

3.2

130,793,243

1977

42,211

60,516

39,150

47,878

1,467,027

2.9

4.1

3.3

134,514,286

1978

44,433

64,144

41,533

50,331

1,544,704

2.9

4.2

3.3

140,374,064

1979

45,223

64,762

41,930

51,093

1,529,133

3.0

4.2

3.3

144,317,076

1980

45,284

63,485

41,927

51,091

1,527,295

3.0

4.2

3.3

146,845,135

1981

44,000

62,699

40,424

49,301

1,555,308

2.8

4.0

3.2

149,330,311

1982

39,092

56,455

35,646

43,945

1,595,010

2.5

3.5

2.8

151,147,755

1983

37,976

55,106

34,843

42,589

1,652,788

2.3

3.3

2.6

153,829,970

1984

39,631

57,972

36,284

44,257

1,720,269

2.3

3.4

2.6

158,899,717

1985

39,196

58,271

36,043

43,825

1,774,826

2.2

3.3

2.5

166,047,491

1986

41,090

60,792

38,234

46,087

1,834,872

2.2

3.3

2.5

168,545,286

1987

41,438

61,836

38,565

46,390

1,921,204

2.2

3.2

2.4

172,749,894

1988

42,130

62,703

39,170

47,087

2,025,962

2.1

3.1

2.3

177,455,476

1989

40,741

60,870

38,087

45,582

2,096,487

1.9

2.9

2.2

181,164,568

1990

39,836

59,292

37,134

44,599

2,144,362

1.9

2.8

2.1

184,275,422

1991

36,937

54,765

34,740

41,508

2,172,050

1.7

2.5

1.9

186,370,190

1992

34,942

52,227

32,880

39,250

2,247,151

1.6

2.3

1.7

184,937,848

1993

35,780

53,777

33,574

40,150

2,296,378

1.6

2.3

1.7

188,349,676

1994

36,254

54,911

34,318

40,716

2,357,588

1.5

2.3

1.7

192,497,438

1995

37,241

56,524

35,291

41,817

2,422,696

1.5

2.3

1.7

197,064,868

1996

37,494

57,347

35,696

42,065

2,485,848

1.5

2.3

1.7

201,630,659

1997

37,324

57,060

35,725

42,013

2,561,695

1.5

2.2

1.6

203,567,637

1998

37,107

56,922

35,382

41,501

2,631,522

1.4

2.2

1.6

208,076,469

1999

37,140

56,820

35,875

41,717

2,691,056

1.4

2.1

1.6

212,685,157

2000

37,526

57,594

36,348

41,945

2,746,925

1.4

2.1

1.5

217,028,324

2001

37,795

57,813

36,386

42,116

2,781,462

1.4

2.1

1.5

221,230,148

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