Table 20. Fatalities in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State, 1992-2002

State

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Alabama

135

175

171

160

152

172

158

161

159

145

127

Alaska

6

5

5

8

6

7

2

5

4

10

8

Arizona

78

79

94

90

98

73

125

108

105

85

104

Arkansas

88

108

91

102

104

135

109

96

118

98

98

California

390

406

386

433

390

409

378

363

374

378

362

Colorado

55

68

61

53

63

80

61

71

68

95

52

Connecticut

22

27

27

29

34

25

28

21

34

29

18

Delaware

19

24

11

9

14

17

17

11

20

15

17

District of Columbia

1

3

2

1

4

4

1

2

2

1

0

Florida

282

319

310

290

305

308

352

349

310

365

376

Georgia

176

185

214

201

220

254

223

248

219

255

197

Hawaii

6

5

5

3

13

3

3

3

2

8

4

Idaho

28

14

38

38

40

34

28

31

26

34

32

Illinois

155

168

178

171

152

166

184

211

173

200

156

Indiana

143

158

157

165

166

158

181

205

163

135

131

Iowa

60

93

77

88

84

89

92

112

90

83

68

Kansas

59

69

59

68

64

96

86

96

81

80

83

Kentucky

100

110

109

106

100

115

112

94

101

107

122

Louisiana

93

91

119

97

107

132

157

131

126

123

113

Maine

23

24

27

28

15

23

23

25

30

28

22

Maryland

69

55

79

59

70

84

63

54

63

78

63

Massachusetts

23

37

45

36

39

39

35

37

51

30

24

Michigan

117

124

186

172

162

150

159

139

156

122

135

Minnesota

83

75

88

78

77

102

87

91

89

64

86

Mississippi

109

103

98

123

99

106

130

118

123

98

83

Missouri

134

114

148

97

167

158

183

178

183

139

154

Montana

28

15

20

30

21

27

21

19

26

27

26

Nebraska

51

49

52

45

63

53

43

59

56

68

59

Nevada

26

25

28

31

44

31

38

44

37

46

32

New Hampshire

16

11

8

10

12

12

10

11

10

14

15

New Jersey

79

92

84

96

86

92

72

60

94

77

51

New Mexico

54

38

44

47

56

53

46

66

52

59

61

New York

158

160

210

149

161

161

143

177

157

139

132

North Carolina

153

218

207

198

183

231

247

201

191

201

169

North Dakota

16

20

9

12

12

12

11

25

10

12

19

Ohio

190

205

222

217

224

220

200

215

189

168

201

Oklahoma

70

95

83

91

99

105

134

103

112

94

129

Oregon

59

73

64

72

64

80

74

49

52

64

55

Pennsylvania

185

202

221

196

185

196

181

227

184

185

174

Rhode Island

6

7

6

3

6

2

3

9

1

6

5

South Carolina

92

104

104

104

111

90

128

118

133

108

101

South Dakota

20

22

17

14

24

20

15

23

22

21

19

Tennessee

103

132

146

129

175

145

125

185

163

138

149

Texas

338

370

412

381

450

455

479

434

513

486

455

Utah

24

27

32

34

36

57

54

43

39

34

44

Vermont

12

17

10

15

10

18

9

11

9

7

10

Virginia

119

100

132

98

121

130

131

107

115

110

95

Washington

57

67

54

75

73

89

72

63

72

63

55

West Virginia

59

51

61

53

60

60

42

65

57

48

65

Wisconsin

81

104

111

96

105

95

107

81

97

108

109

Wyoming

12

13

22

17

16

25

33

25

21

23

32

U.S. Total

4,462

4,856

5,144

4,918

5,142

5,398

5,395

5,380

5,282

5,111

4,897

Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).