Table 7. Passenger Vehicle Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2001
|
Year |
PDO |
Vehicles Involved |
Million |
PDO Crashes |
Vehicles |
Passenger Vehicles Registered |
|
1988 |
4,506,000 |
7,592,000 |
1,872,478 |
240.6 |
405.5 |
166,118,639 |
|
1989 |
4,355,000 |
7,291,000 |
1,937,696 |
224.8 |
376.2 |
169,892,626 |
|
1990 |
4,207,000 |
7,140,000 |
1,982,837 |
212.2 |
360.1 |
173,193,097 |
|
1991 |
3,985,000 |
6,759,000 |
2,007,579 |
198.5 |
336.7 |
175,389,400 |
|
1992 |
3,872,000 |
6,556,000 |
2,078,432 |
186.3 |
315.4 |
174,182,793 |
|
1993 |
3,937,000 |
6,673,000 |
2,120,459 |
185.7 |
314.7 |
177,629,233 |
|
1994 |
4,205,000 |
7,149,000 |
2,170,723 |
193.7 |
329.3 |
181,482,575 |
|
1995 |
4,347,000 |
7,484,000 |
2,228,323 |
195.1 |
335.8 |
185,762,753 |
|
1996 |
4,403,000 |
7,555,000 |
2,286,394 |
192.6 |
330.4 |
190,051,664 |
|
1997 |
4,331,000 |
7,430,000 |
2,353,295 |
184.0 |
315.7 |
191,960,390 |
|
1998 |
4,168,000 |
7,211,000 |
2,417,852 |
172.4 |
298.2 |
195,749,209 |
|
1999 |
4,058,000 |
6,961,000 |
2,470,122 |
164.3 |
281.8 |
200,012,521 |
|
2000 |
4,151,000 |
7,088,000 |
2,523,346 |
164.5 |
280.9 |
203,913,482 |
|
2001 |
4,168,000 |
7,079,000 |
2,557,261 |
163.0 |
276.8 |
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. PDO Crashes and Vehicles Involved: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).