Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck Crash Facts 2006, January 2008

Table 20. Bus Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2006

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	Buses Registered
1975	323	327	53	348	6,055	5.33	5.40	5.75	462,156
1976	318	319	73	390	6,258	5.08	5.10	6.23	478,339
1977	321	321	42	354	5,823	5.51	5.51	6.08	490,761
1978	370	372	41	412	5,885	6.29	6.32	7.00	505,354
1979	344	347	39	376	5,947	5.78	5.83	6.32	526,765
1980	329	330	46	390	6,059	5.43	5.45	6.44	528,789
1981	340	342	56	393	6,241	5.45	5.48	6.30	543,984
1982	288	289	35	323	5,823	4.95	4.96	5.55	559,200
1983	305	307	53	366	5,199	5.87	5.90	7.04	582,884
1984	319	320	46	374	4,640	6.88	6.90	8.06	583,671
1985	337	337	57	398	4,478	7.53	7.53	8.89	593,485
1986	284	286	39	337	4,717	6.02	6.06	7.14	593,853
1987	353	353	51	409	5,330	6.62	6.62	7.67	602,055
1988	284	287	54	341	5,475	5.19	5.24	6.23	615,669
1989	309	311	50	366	5,670	5.45	5.49	6.46	625,040
1990	286	289	32	340	5,726	4.99	5.05	5.94	626,987
1991	271	274	31	304	5,750	4.71	4.77	5.29	631,279
1992	283	285	28	316	5,778	4.90	4.93	5.47	644,732
1993	262	263	18	286	6,125	4.28	4.29	4.67	654,432
1994	256	258	18	286	6,409	3.99	4.03	4.46	670,423
1995	271	271	33	311	6,420	4.22	4.22	4.84	685,503
1996	324	326	21	367	6,563	4.94	4.97	5.59	694,781
1997	295	297	18	339	6,842	4.31	4.34	4.95	697,548
1998	288	289	38	329	7,007	4.11	4.12	4.70	715,540
1999	313	319	59	373	7,662	4.09	4.16	4.87	728,777
2000	323	325	22	357	7,590	4.26	4.28	4.70	746,125
2001	289	292	34	331	7,077	4.08	4.13	4.68	749,548
2002	274	274	45	331	6,845	4.00	4.00	4.84	760,717
2003	288	291	41	337	6,783	4.25	4.29	4.97	776,550
2004	276	279	42	315	6,801	4.06	4.10	4.63	795,274
2005	278	280	58	340	6,980	3.98	4.01	4.87	807,053
2006	297	299	27	331	6,994	4.25	4.28	4.73	821,959

Note: A bus is defined as a motor vehicle designed to carry more than 10 passengers, not including the driver.

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