IN 1956 we reached 37,000 plus deaths and continued to increase in deaths until they reached 53,543 in 1969. However, you have to factor in the Viet Nam War, national distress at the social revolution and the newly formed drug culture on college campuses everywhere into this equation. Now, we have reduced deaths from traffic accidents down to just over 35,000 once again.
However, almost no one wore seat belts or even had them in their cars or even if they had them they didn't wear them until the late 1980s by force of law. Even I had to get two traffic tickets for not wearing a selt belt before I started to wear them just to save money on traffic tickets for not wearing one.
However, the psychological damage done to children being forced to be imprisoned for long periods in car seats and sometimes left to die in the heat of a closed car by parents or caregivers is sickening to all who contemplate it.
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List of motor vehicle deaths in U.S. by year
Motor vehicle deaths in the US since 1900
Annual US traffic fatalities per billion vehicle miles traveled (red) and miles traveled (blue) from 1921 to 2015.
In 2010, there were an estimated 5,419,000 crashes (30,296 fatal crashes), killing 32,999 and injuring 2,239,000,[2] and around 2,000 children under 16 years old die every year due to traffic collisions.[3] Records indicate that there has been a total of 3,613,732 motor vehicle fatalities in the United States from 1899 to 2013.
Nonetheless, the number of deaths, and deaths relative to the total population, has declined over the last two decades. From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year decreased 14.97% while the number of deaths per capita decreased by 35.46%. The 32,479 traffic fatalities in 2011 were the lowest in 62 years (1949). Note: US motor death statistics reported by government only include those on public roads, they do not include parking lots, driveways and private roads.[4]
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Motor vehicle deaths in U.S. by year
| Year | Deaths | Vehicle miles travelled (billions) | Fatalities per 100 million VMT | Population | Fatalities per 100,000 population | Change (in percent) |
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| 1899 | 26[5] | |||||
| 1900 | 36 | 76,094,000 | 0.047 | NA | ||
| 1901 | 54 | 77,584,000 | 0.070 |  47.12% |
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| 1902 | 79 | 79,163,000 | 0.100 | 43.38% |
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| 1903 | 117 | 80,632,000 | 0.145 | 45.40% |
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| 1904 | 172 | 82,166,000 | 0.209 | 44.26% |
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| 1905 | 252 | 83,822,000 | 0.301 | 43.62% |
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| 1906 | 338 | 85,450,000 | 0.396 | 31.57% |
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| 1907 | 581 | 87,008,000 | 0.668 | 68.82% |
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| 1908 | 751 | 88,710,000 | 0.847 | 26.78% |
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| 1909 | 1,174 | 90,490,000 | 1.297 | 53.25% |
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| 1910 | 1,599 | 92,407,000 | 1.730 | 33.38% |
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| 1911 | 2,043 | 93,863,000 | 2.177 | 25.79% |
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| 1912 | 2,968 | 95,335,000 | 3.113 | 43.03% |
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| 1913 | 4,079 | 97,225,000 | 4.195 | 34.76% |
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| 1914 | 4,468 | 99,111,000 | 4.508 | 7.45% |
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| 1915 | 6,779 | 100,546,000 | 6.742 | 49.56% |
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| 1916 | 7,766 | 101,961,000 | 7.617 | 12.97% |
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| 1917 | 9,630 | 103,268,000 | 9.325 | 22.43% |
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| 1918 | 10,390 | 103,208,000 | 10.067 | 7.95% |
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| 1919 | 10,896 | 104,514,000 | 10.425 | 3.56% |
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| 1920 | 12,155 | 106,461,000 | 11.417 | 9.51% |
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| 1921 | 13,253 | 55.03 | 24.09 | 108,538,000 | 12.210 | 6.95% |
| 1922 | 14,859 | 67.70 | 21.95 | 110,049,000 | 13.502 | 10.58% |
| 1923 | 17,870 | 85.00 | 21.03 | 111,947,000 | 15.963 | 18.22% |
| 1924 | 18,400 | 104.84 | 17.55 | 114,109,000 | 16.125 | 1.01% |
| 1925 | 20,771 | 122.35 | 16.98 | 115,829,000 | 17.932 | 11.21% |
| 1926 | 22,194 | 140.74 | 15.77 | 117,397,000 | 18.905 | 5.42% |
| 1927 | 24,470 | 158.45 | 15.44 | 119,035,000 | 20.557 | 8.74% |
| 1928 | 26,557 | 172.86 | 15.36 | 120,509,000 | 22.037 | 7.20% |
| 1929 | 29,592 | 197.72 | 14.97 | 121,767,000 | 24.302 | 10.28% |
| 1930 | 31,204 | 206.32 | 15.12 | 123,076,741 | 25.353 | 4.33% |
| 1931 | 31,963 | 216.15 | 14.79 | 124,039,648 | 25.768 | 1.64% |
| 1932 | 27,979 | 200.52 | 13.95 | 124,840,471 | 22.412 |  -13.03% |
| 1933 | 29,746 | 200.64 | 14.83 | 125,578,763 | 23.687 | 5.69% |
| 1934 | 34,240 | 215.56 | 15.88 | 126,373,773 | 27.094 | 14.38% |
| 1935 | 34,494 | 228.57 | 15.09 | 127,250,232 | 27.107 | 0.05% |
| 1936 | 36,126 | 252.13 | 14.33 | 128,053,180 | 28.212 | 4.07% |
| 1937 | 37,819 | 270.11 | 14.00 | 128,824,829 | 29.357 | 4.06% |
| 1938 | 31,083 | 271.18 | 11.46 | 129,824,939 | 23.942 | -18.44% |
| 1939 | 30,895 | 285.40 | 10.83 | 130,879,718 | 23.606 | -1.41% |
| 1940 | 32,914 | 302.19 | 10.89 | 132,122,446 | 24.912 | 5.53% |
| 1941 | 38,142 | 333.61 | 11.43 | 133,402,471 | 28.592 | 14.77% |
| 1942 | 27,007 | 268.22 | 10.07 | 134,859,553 | 20.026 | -29.96% |
| 1943 | 22,727 | 208.19 | 10.92 | 136,739,353 | 16.621 | -17.00% |
| 1944 | 23,165 | 212.71 | 10.89 | 138,397,345 | 16.738 | 0.71% |
| 1945 | 26,785 | 250.17 | 10.71 | 139,928,165 | 19.142 | 14.36% |
| 1946 | 31,874 | 340.88 | 9.35 | 141,388,566 | 22.544 | 17.77% |
| 1947 | 31,193 | 370.89 | 8.41 | 144,126,071 | 21.643 | -4.00% |
| 1948 | 30,775 | 397.96 | 7.73 | 146,631,302 | 20.988 | -3.03% |
| 1949 | 30,246 | 424.46 | 7.13 | 149,188,130 | 20.274 | -3.40% |
| 1950 | 33,186 | 458.25 | 7.24 | 152,271,417 | 21.794 | 7.50% |
| 1951 | 35,309 | 491.09 | 7.19 | 154,877,889 | 22.798 | 4.61% |
| 1952 | 36,088 | 513.58 | 7.03 | 157,552,740 | 22.905 | 0.47% |
| 1953 | 36,190 | 544.43 | 6.65 | 160,184,192 | 22.593 | -1.36% |
| 1954 | 33,890 | 561.96 | 6.03 | 163,025,854 | 20.788 | -7.99% |
| 1955 | 36,688 | 605.65 | 6.06 | 165,931,202 | 22.110 | 6.36% |
| 1956 | 37,965 | 627.84 | 6.05 | 168,903,031 | 22.477 | 1.66% |
| 1957 | 36,932 | 647.00 | 5.71 | 171,984,130 | 21.474 | -4.46% |
| 1958 | 35,331 | 664.65 | 5.32 | 174,881,904 | 20.203 | -5.92% |
| 1959 | 36,223 | 700.48 | 5.17 | 177,829,628 | 20.369 | 0.83% |
| 1960 | 36,399 | 718.76 | 5.06 | 180,671,158 | 20.147 | -1.09% |
| 1961 | 36,285 | 737.42 | 4.92 | 183,691,481 | 19.753 | -1.95% |
| 1962 | 38,980 | 766.73 | 5.08 | 186,537,737 | 20.897 | 5.79% |
| 1963 | 41,723 | 805.25 | 5.18 | 189,241,798 | 22.047 | 5.51% |
| 1964 | 45,645 | 846.30 | 5.39 | 191,888,791 | 23.787 | 7.89% |
| 1965 | 47,089 | 887.81 | 5.30 | 194,302,963 | 24.235 | 1.88% |
| 1966 | 50,894 | 925.90 | 5.50 | 196,560,338 | 25.892 | 6.84% |
| 1967 | 50,724 | 964.01 | 5.26 | 198,712,056 | 25.526 | -1.41% |
| 1968 | 52,725 | 1,015.87 | 5.19 | 200,706,052 | 26.270 | 2.91% |
| 1969 | 53,543 | 1,061.79 | 5.04 | 202,676,946 | 26.418 | 0.56% |
| 1970 | 52,627 | 1,109.72 | 4.74 | 205,052,174 | 25.665 | -2.85% |
| 1971 | 52,542 | 1,178.81 | 4.46 | 207,660,677 | 25.302 | -1.42% |
| 1972 | 54,589 | 1,259.79 | 4.33 | 209,896,021 | 26.008 | 2.79% |
| 1973 | 54,052 | 1,313.11 | 4.12 | 211,908,788 | 25.507 | -1.92% |
| 1974 | 45,196 | 1,280.54 | 3.53 | 213,853,928 | 21.134 | -17.14% |
| 1975 | 44,525 | 1,327.66 | 3.35 | 215,973,199 | 20.616 | -2.45% |
| 1976 | 45,523 | 1,402.38 | 3.25 | 218,035,164 | 20.879 | 1.27% |
| 1977 | 47,878 | 1,467.03 | 3.26 | 220,239,425 | 21.739 | 4.12% |
| 1978 | 50,331 | 1,544.70 | 3.26 | 222,584,545 | 22.612 | 4.02% |
| 1979 | 51,093 | 1,529.13 | 3.34 | 225,055,487 | 22.702 | 0.40% |
| 1980 | 51,091 | 1,527.30 | 3.35 | 227,224,681 | 22.485 | -0.96% |
| 1981 | 49,301 | 1,552.80 | 3.18 | 229,465,714 | 21.485 | -4.45% |
| 1982 | 43,945 | 1,595.01 | 2.76 | 231,664,458 | 18.969 | -11.71% |
| 1983 | 42,589 | 1,652.79 | 2.58 | 233,791,994 | 18.217 | -3.97% |
| 1984 | 44,257 | 1,720.27 | 2.57 | 235,824,902 | 18.767 | 3.02% |
| 1985 | 43,825 | 1,774.18 | 2.47 | 237,923,795 | 18.420 | -1.85% |
| 1986 | 46,087 | 1,834.87 | 2.51 | 240,132,887 | 19.192 | 4.19% |
| 1987 | 46,390 | 1,921.20 | 2.42 | 242,288,918 | 19.147 | -0.24% |
| 1988 | 47,087 | 2,025.96 | 2.32 | 244,498,982 | 19.259 | 0.58% |
| 1989 | 45,582 | 2,096.46 | 2.17 | 246,819,230 | 18.468 | -4.11% |
| 1990 | 44,599 | 2,144.36 | 2.08 | 249,464,396 | 17.878 | -3.19% |
| 1991 | 41,508 | 2,172.05 | 1.91 | 252,153,092 | 16.461 | -7.92% |
| 1992 | 39,250 | 2,247.15 | 1.75 | 255,029,699 | 15.390 | -6.51% |
| 1993 | 40,150 | 2,296.38 | 1.75 | 257,782,608 | 15.575 | 1.20% |
| 1994 | 40,716 | 2,358 | 1.73 | 260,327,021 | 15.6403 | 0.42% |
| 1995 | 41,817 | 2,423 | 1.73 | 262,803,276 | 15.9119 | 1.74% |
| 1996 | 42,065 | 2,486 | 1.69 | 265,228,572 | 15.8599 | -0.33% |
| 1997 | 42,013 | 2,562 | 1.64 | 267,783,607 | 15.6892 | -1.08% |
| 1998 | 41,501 | 2,632 | 1.58 | 270,248,003 | 15.3566 | -2.12% |
| 1999 | 41,717 | 2,691 | 1.55 | 272,690,813 | 15.2983 | -0.38% |
| 2000 | 41,945 | 2,747 | 1.53 | 282,216,952 | 14.8627 | -2.85% |
| 2001[2] | 42,196 | 2,797 | 1.51 | 285,226,284 | 14.794 | -0.46% |
| 2002 | 43,005 | 2,856 | 1.51 | 288,125,973 | 14.926 | 0.89% |
| 2003 | 42,884 | 2,890 | 1.48 | 290,796,023 | 14.747 | -1.75% |
| 2004 | 42,836 | 2,965 | 1.44 | 293,638,158 | 14.588 | -0.52% |
| 2005 | 43,510 | 2,989 | 1.46 | 296,507,061 | 14.674 | 0.44% |
| 2006 | 42,708 | 3,014 | 1.42 | 299,398,484 | 14.265 | -2.79% |
| 2007 | 41,259 | 3,031 | 1.36 | 301,139,947 | 13.701 | -3.85% |
| 2008 | 37,423 | 2,977 | 1.26 | 303,824,640 | 12.317 | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 33,883 | 2,957 | 1.15 | 306,700,000 | 11.048 | -9.7% |
| 2010[2] | 32,999 | 2,967 | 1.11 | 309,326,000 | 10.668 | -3.5% |
| 2011[6] | 32,479 | 2,950 | 1.10 | 311,588,000 | 10.424 | -2.3% |
| 2012[7] | 33,561 | 2,969 | 1.13 | 313,914,000 | 10.691 | 2.6% |
| 2013 | 32,719 | 2,988 | 1.10 | 316,129,000 | 10.345 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 32,675 | 3,026 | 1.08 | 318,860,000 | 10.25 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 35,092 | 3,147.8 | 1.12 | 321,370,000 | 11.324 | 10.5% |
2010 detailed statistics and death
The following table summarizes the number of people killed and injured in fatal collisions by month in 2010. The table does not include injuries resulting from incidents in which no fatalities occurred.[8]| Month | Fatalities | In-vehicle casualties (excluding uninjured bus occupants) | Non-vehicle casualties (including pedestrians) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01 | 2290 | 4785 | 427 |
| 2010-02 | 2016 | 4340 | 386 |
| 2010-03 | 2423 | 5087 | 407 |
| 2010-04 | 2777 | 5775 | 404 |
| 2010-05 | 2934 | 6066 | 418 |
| 2010-06 | 2795 | 5809 | 348 |
| 2010-07 | 3095 | 6763 | 456 |
| 2010-08 | 3083 | 6549 | 428 |
| 2010-09 | 3024 | 6309 | 511 |
| 2010-10 | 3056 | 6382 | 543 |
| 2010-11 | 2795 | 5842 | 573 |
| 2010-12 | 2597 | 5417 | 548 |
See also
- Car crashes
- List of countries by traffic-related death rate
- List of motor vehicle deaths in Thailand by year
- List of motor vehicle deaths in Japan by year
- Work-related road safety in the United States
- List of cyclist deaths in U.S. by year
- Transportation safety in the United States
References
- "FARS 2010". National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.
External links
- Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) at NHTSA
- "Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities & Fatality Rate: 1899 - 2003]" (PDF). Safe Roads. 2004.
- Badger, Emily; Ingraham, Christopher (Oct 1, 2015). "The hidden inequality of who dies in car crashes". The Washington Post.
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