MARCH 2005 - Accident Reconstruction Newsletter

Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Crashes, by State and Age Group, 2002

State	<5	5- 9	10-15	16- 20	21- 24	25- 34	35- 44	45- 54	55 -64	65- 74	>74	Total Killed
Alabama	14	14	28	138	101	156	143	99	78	54	62	887
Alaska	0	0	3	7	5	11	10	7	3	7	1	54
Arizona	12	8	31	114	91	114	107	95	69	61	77	779
Arkansas	8	1	18	85	70	93	78	54	40	42	37	526
California	44	42	68	538	340	471	418	337	210	139	231	2,838
Colorado	8	10	16	107	76	98	78	71	42	27	42	575
Connecticut	1	0	2	48	22	32	31	23	11	11	36	217
Delaware	3	2	3	15	10	15	16	8	8	6	9	95
District of Columbia	0	0	0	3	6	7	5	5	0	1	3	30
Florida	31	24	44	297	218	336	325	236	178	160	278	2,127
Georgia	21	21	23	191	133	193	177	160	98	73	107	1,197
Hawaii	1	0	4	12	8	6	8	3	5	2	6	55
Idaho	5	2	10	31	26	35	37	23	17	13	20	219
Illinois	9	11	32	187	144	185	140	100	75	85	99	1,067
Indiana	4	9	18	118	66	89	82	76	45	47	65	619
Iowa	3	9	10	46	33	42	42	33	40	13	47	318
Kansas	7	5	17	92	43	48	57	55	29	31	49	433
Kentucky	7	3	20	140	72	126	124	89	50	45	83	759
Louisiana	11	8	19	116	73	118	96	86	53	37	51	668
Maine	1	1	3	38	16	22	30	19	11	15	26	182
Maryland	8	10	5	74	55	83	68	50	42	44	50	489
Massachusetts	2	2	1	58	40	58	53	33	24	19	40	330
Michigan	15	7	33	173	88	136	135	121	66	62	122	958
Minnesota	8	9	28	90	52	75	73	69	37	31	65	537
Mississippi	14	15	31	113	63	127	119	105	71	59	59	776
Missouri	9	13	32	167	122	149	154	119	74	65	91	995
Montana	3	2	8	34	20	34	30	35	22	17	19	224
Nebraska	3	3	12	52	39	31	27	31	17	21	20	256
Nevada	8	3	8	41	28	35	41	46	30	17	20	277
New Hampshire	1	1	0	12	13	19	13	13	13	5	15	105
New Jersey	3	2	11	62	46	58	48	38	27	30	73	398
New Mexico	8	5	15	65	38	42	46	31	40	19	12	321
New York	8	7	20	187	105	145	126	115	64	58	122	957
North Carolina	16	16	31	184	129	198	195	141	135	75	93	1,213
North Dakota	0	0	4	18	7	10	10	11	4	9	14	87
Ohio	10	15	29	202	114	177	185	124	88	83	112	1,139
Oklahoma	12	9	20	98	53	93	85	79	47	48	55	599
Oregon	2	3	16	56	31	45	32	49	32	30	46	342
Pennsylvania	12	7	26	238	141	184	179	132	86	86	155	1,246
Rhode Island	0	0	2	10	9	8	15	4	3	4	9	64
South Carolina	11	8	19	133	95	161	124	96	60	62	62	831
South Dakota	2	1	12	24	11	24	16	16	12	10	17	145
Tennessee	14	17	24	184	110	144	154	110	76	51	100	984
Texas	68	49	85	507	374	534	435	329	177	189	171	2,918
Utah	5	6	13	58	29	38	26	27	23	17	16	258
Vermont	2	0	2	9	9	6	11	8	3	8	8	66
Virginia	4	4	26	148	90	102	93	87	61	44	61	720
Washington	8	6	18	93	63	83	78	56	25	35	38	503
West Virginia	3	3	5	62	56	43	49	42	27	30	34	354
Wisconsin	8	4	17	122	82	90	87	75	48	36	70	639
Wyoming	2	3	4	28	11	28	20	21	12	7	7	143
TOTAL	459	400	926	5,625	3,676	5,157	4,731	3,792	2,508	2,140	3,105	32,519

Passenger Vehicle Occupants Killed in Motor Vehicle Crashes,
by State and Restraint Use, 2002*

State	Restraint Used		No Restraint Used		Restraint Use Unknown		Total Occupants Killed
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
AL	343	38.7	507	57.2	37	4.2	887	100
AK	27	50	24	44.4	3	5.6	54	100
AZ	252	32.3	425	54.4	104	13.3	781	100
AR	147	27.9	341	64.7	39	7.4	527	100
CA	1,333	47	1,070	37.7	436	15.4	2,839	100
CO	193	33.5	381	66.1	2	0.3	576	100
CT	78	35.9	107	49.3	32	14.7	217	100
DE	32	33.7	60	63.2	3	3.2	95	100
DC	13	41.9	9	29	9	29	31	100
FL	781	36.4	1,336	62.3	26	1.2	2,143	100
GA	467	38.9	596	49.7	137	11.4	1,200	100
HI	22	40	28	50.9	5	9.1	55	100
ID	80	36.5	131	59.8	8	3.7	219	100
IL	325	30.5	561	52.6	181	17	1,067	100
IN	254	40.8	302	48.5	67	10.8	623	100
IA	119	37.2	156	48.8	45	14.1	320	100
KS	115	26.6	263	60.7	55	12.7	433	100
KY	274	36	484	63.6	3	0.4	761	100
LA	202	30.1	397	59.1	73	10.9	672	100
ME	72	39.6	72	39.6	38	20.9	182	100
MD	274	55.9	188	38.4	28	5.7	490	100
MA	80	24.2	189	57.1	62	18.7	331	100
MI	499	51.9	347	36.1	115	12	961	100
MN	212	39.5	300	55.9	25	4.7	537	100
MS	204	26.2	547	70.1	29	3.7	780	100
MO	265	26.6	649	65.2	81	8.1	995	100
MT	57	25.4	159	71	8	3.6	224	100
NE	64	25	162	63.3	30	11.7	256	100
NV	105	37.9	163	58.8	9	3.2	277	100
NH	38	36.2	63	60	4	3.8	105	100
NJ	176	43.8	201	50	25	6.2	402	100
NM	116	35.9	192	59.4	15	4.6	323	100
NY	430	44.7	440	45.7	93	9.7	963	100
NC	527	43.4	595	49.1	91	7.5	1,213	100
ND	21	24.1	64	73.6	2	2.3	87	100
OH	433	38	682	59.8	25	2.2	1,140	100
OK	239	39.8	358	59.7	3	0.5	600	100
OR	185	54.1	132	38.6	25	7.3	342	100
PA	355	28.4	708	56.6	188	15	1,251	100
RI	16	25	47	73.4	1	1.6	64	100
SC	270	32.3	528	63.2	37	4.4	835	100
SD	35	24.1	98	67.6	12	8.3	145	100
TN	314	31.9	612	62.2	58	5.9	984	100
TX	1,415	48.4	1,420	48.5	91	3.1	2,926	100
UT	104	40.3	148	57.4	6	2.3	258	100
VT	26	39.4	36	54.5	4	6.1	66	100
VA	233	32.3	439	60.9	49	6.8	721	100
WA	233	46.3	241	47.9	29	5.8	503	100
WV	115	32.4	224	63.1	16	4.5	355	100
WI	214	33.5	375	58.7	50	7.8	639	100
WY	47	32.9	94	65.7	2	1.4	143	100
USA	12,431	38.1	17,651	54.1	2,516	7.7	32,598	100

*NOTE: This chart includes all age groups, including passengers of unknown age. Slight differences may exist in percentage calculations due to rounding.

Inside This Issue

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The following five articles are in PDF format, you may need to provide time to download. Download free PDF Reader.

• PDF: Child Safety Seat Test Results 2004
• PDF: Child Safety Seat Test Results 2003
• PDF: Child Restraints Testing: Status Report
• PDF: Child Passenger Safety Laws
• PDF: Misuse of Child Restraints
• Children and Air Bags
• Replacement of Child Seats After A Collision
• Child Restraint Re-use After Minor Crashes (NHTSA's Position)
• Dictionary of Child Safety Seat Terms
• Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families 2005 (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Facts About Children and Youth
• Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Crashes, by State and Age Group (2002)
• ARC Network New Members
• Accident Reconstruction Education and Training Events - New events added every month.
• In The News
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