Table 13: Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State: Percent Change										
					Percent Change From					
State	1995	2000	2004	2005	1995 To 2005	2000 To 2005	2004 To 2005			
Alabama 	133	143	132	108	-19%	-24%	-18%			
Alaska 	8	4	13	4	-50%	0%	-69%			
Arizona 	72	91	88	82	14%	-10%	-7%			
Arkansas 	84	100	89	107	27%	7%	20%			
California 	342	331	359	356	4%	8%	-1%			
Colorado 	48	60	60	62	29%	3%	3%			
Connecticut 	24	31	25	17	-29%	-45%	-32%			
Delaware 	9	19	18	8	-11%	-58%	-56%			
Dist of Columbia 	1	2	5	3	200%	50%	-40%			
Florida 	260	279	322	347	33%	24%	8%			
Georgia 	171	189	214	211	23%	12%	-1%			
Hawaii 	3	2	4	4	33%	100%	0%			
Idaho 	27	25	28	27	0%	8%	-4%			
Illinois 	153	152	139	170	11%	12%	22%
Indiana 	149	138	139	125	-16%	-9%	-10%
Iowa 	64	78	58	61	-5%	-22%	5%
Kansas 	57	70	76	67	18%	-4%	-12%
Kentucky 	99	85	110	108	9%	27%	-2%
Louisiana 	79	108	94	107	35%	-1%	14%
Maine 	22	24	18	17	-23%	-29%	-6%
Maryland 	48	58	67	56	17%	-3%	-16%
Massachusetts 	33	45	39	22	-33%	-51%	-44%
Michigan 	148	137	110	100	-32%	-27%	-9%
Minnesota 	71	73	65	58	-18%	-21%	-11%
Mississippi 	98	107	81	77	-21%	-28%	-5%
Missouri 	89	145	132	142	60%	-2%	8%
Montana 	26	24	14	22	-15%	-8%	57%
Nebraska 	41	48	39	39	-5%	-19%	0%
Nevada 	27	33	25	45	67%	36%	80%
New Hampshire 	7	10	13	11	57%	10%	-15%
New Jersey 	91	79	82	93	2%	18%	13%
New Mexico 	39	42	52	50	28%	19%	-4%
New York 	142	147	121	129	-9%	-12%	7%
North Carolina 	163	164	174	182	12%	11%	5%
North Dakota 	7	9	14	10	43%	11%	-29%
Ohio 	187	166	160	158	-16%	-5%	-1%
Oklahoma 	80	97	92	103	29%	6%	12%
Oregon 	62	51	46	59	-5%	16%	28%
Pennsylvania 	170	164	165	170	0%	4%	3%
Rhode Island 	3	1	5	1	-67%	0%	-80%
South Carolina 	85	108	97	110	29%	2%	13%
South Dakota 	12	18	17	13	8%	-28%	-24%
Tennessee 	112	145	128	128	14%	-12%	0%
Texas 	316	412	396	427	35%	4%	8%
Utah 	26	38	26	26	0%	-32%	0%
Vermont 	12	8	12	8	-33%	0%	-33%
Virginia 	91	99	90	102	12%	3%	13%
Washington 	60	59	50	54	-10%	-8%	8%
West Virginia 	47	46	56	48	2%	4%	-14%
Wisconsin 	83	91	90	76	-8%	-16%	-16%
Wyoming 	13	18	29	23	77%	28%	-21%
US Total	4,194	4,573	4,478	4,533	8%	-1%	1%


Notes: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.							
Source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)							
Analysis Division, FMCSA							Aug 23, 2006

Please Note: The 2005 fatal statistics are preliminary and will be updated in the future with the release of the FARS 2006 statistics in 2007