Table 6. Passenger Vehicle Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2004
|
Year |
Injury Crashes |
Vehicles Involved |
Persons Injured |
Million Vehicle Miles Traveled |
Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled |
Vehicles Involved in Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled |
Persons |
Passenger Vehicles Registered |
|
1988 |
2,166,000 |
3,756,000 |
3,335,000 |
1,872,478 |
115.7 |
200.6 |
178.1 |
166,118,639 |
|
1989 |
2,093,000 |
3,619,000 |
3,211,000 |
1,937,696 |
108.0 |
186.7 |
165.7 |
169,892,626 |
|
1990 |
2,062,000 |
3,567,000 |
3,144,000 |
1,982,837 |
104.0 |
179.9 |
158.5 |
173,193,097 |
|
1991 |
1,953,000 |
3,404,000 |
3,027,000 |
2,007,579 |
97.3 |
169.5 |
150.8 |
175,389,400 |
|
1992 |
1,938,000 |
3,399,000 |
3,006,000 |
2,078,432 |
93.2 |
163.5 |
144.6 |
174,182,793 |
|
1993 |
1,970,000 |
3,474,000 |
3,087,000 |
2,120,459 |
92.9 |
163.8 |
145.6 |
177,629,233 |
|
1994 |
2,080,000 |
3,697,000 |
3,214,000 |
2,170,723 |
95.8 |
170.3 |
148.1 |
181,482,575 |
|
1995 |
2,170,000 |
3,938,000 |
3,410,000 |
2,228,323 |
97.4 |
176.7 |
153.0 |
185,762,753 |
|
1996 |
2,192,000 |
3,954,000 |
3,413,000 |
2,286,394 |
95.9 |
173.0 |
149.3 |
190,051,664 |
|
1997 |
2,104,000 |
3,801,000 |
3,295,000 |
2,353,295 |
89.4 |
161.5 |
140.0 |
191,960,390 |
|
1998 |
1,987,000 |
3,604,000 |
3,141,000 |
2,417,852 |
82.2 |
149.1 |
129.9 |
195,749,209 |
|
1999 |
2,005,000 |
3,603,000 |
3,175,000 |
2,470,122 |
81.2 |
145.9 |
128.5 |
200,012,521 |
|
2000 |
2,017,000 |
3,605,000 |
3,123,000 |
2,523,346 |
79.9 |
142.9 |
123.8 |
203,913,482 |
|
2001 |
1,954,000 |
3,496,000 |
2,974,000 |
2,571,539 |
76.0 |
136.0 |
115.7 |
207,719,870 |
|
2002 |
1,877,000 |
3,346,000 |
2,863,000 |
2,624,508 |
71.5 |
127.5 |
109.1 |
211,992,662 |
|
2003 |
1,873,000 |
3,362,000 |
2,828,000 |
2,656,173 |
70.5 |
126.6 |
106.5 |
216,729,606 |
|
2004 |
1,802,000 |
3,236,000 |
2,718,000 |
2,719,324 |
66.3 |
119.0 |
99.9 |
223,213,958 |
Notes: “Persons Injured” includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes. 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. Injury Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Injuries: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).