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Traffic
Safety Facts 2001
A Compilation
of Motor Vehicle Crash Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting
System and the General Estimates System.
Sources:
Crashes, Fatalities, Injuries, and Costs—National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration.
Population—U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Vehicle Miles Traveled—Federal Highway Administration.
Registered Vehicles—R.L. Polk & Co. and Federal
Highway Administration.
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2001
National Statistics
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| Police-Reported
Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes |
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Fatal |
37,795
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Injury |
2,003,000
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Property
Damage Only |
4,282,000
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Total |
6,323,000
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| Traffic
Crash Victims |
Killed
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Injured
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Occupants |
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Drivers
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25,840
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1,989,000
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Passengers
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10,441
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913,000
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Unknown
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105
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Nonmotorists |
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Pedestrians
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4,882
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78,000
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Pedalcyclists
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728
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45,000
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Other
/ Unknown
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120
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8,000
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Total |
42,116
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3,033,000
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| Other
National Statistics |
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Vehicle
Miles Traveled |
2,781,462,000,000
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Resident
Population |
284,796,887
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Registered
Vehicles |
221,230,148
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Licensed
Drivers |
191,275,719
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Economic
Cost of Traffic Crashes (2000) (estimate for reported and
unreported crashes) |
$230.6
billion
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| National
Rates: Fatalities |
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Fatalities
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled |
1.51
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Fatalities
per 100,000 Population |
14.79
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Fatalities
per 100,000 Registered Vehicles |
19.04
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Fatalities
per 100,000 Licensed Drivers |
22.02
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| National
Rates: Injured Persons |
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Injured
Persons per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled |
109
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Injured
Persons per 100,000 Population |
1,065
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Injured
Persons per 100,000 Registered Vehicles |
1,371
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Injured
Persons per 100,000 Licensed Drivers |
1,585
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