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TRAFFIC SAFETY FACTS
2010 Data
DOT HS 811 630
June 2012
Overview
Motor vehicle travel is the primary means of transportation in the United
States, providing an unprecedented degree of mobility. Yet for all its
advantages, injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes are the leading
cause of death for age 4 and every age 11 through 27 (based on 2009 data). The
mission of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is to reduce
deaths, injuries, and economic losses from motor vehicle crashes.
In 2010, 32,885 people were killed in the estimated 5,419,000 police-reported
motor vehicle traffic crashes; 2,239,000 people were injured; and 3,847,000
crashes involved property damage only. Compared to 2009, this is a 3-percent
decrease in the number of fatalities, and a 2-percent decrease in the number of
police-reported motor vehicle traffic crashes, 1-percent increase in the number
of people injured, and 3-percent decrease in crashes involving property damage.
An average of 90 people died each day in motor vehicle crashes in 2010—one
every 16 minutes.
Fortunately, much progress has been made in reducing the number of deaths
and injuries on our Nation’s highways. In 2010, the fatality rate per 100
million vehicle miles of travel (VMT) fell to an historic low of 1.11. The 2001
rate was 1.51 per 100 million VMT. The National Occupant Protection Use
Survey (NOPUS) reported an 85-percent seat belt use rate nationwide for 2010.
Data show a decrease in the number of fatalities in alcohol- impaired-driving
crashes—from 13,290 in 2001 to 10,228 in 2010. Fatalities in alcohol-impaireddriving crashes when compared to the previous year (2009) decreased by 4.9
percent from 10,759 to 10,228.
This overview fact sheet contains statistics on motor vehicle fatalities based
on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). FARS is a census
of fatal crashes within the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
(although Puerto Rico is not included in U.S. totals). Crash and injury statistics
are based on data from the National Automotive Sampling System General
Estimates System (GES). GES is a probability-based sample of police-reported
crashes, from 60 locations across the country, from which estimates of national
totals for injury and property-damage-only crashes are derived.
The following terms will be used to define motorcycle occupants: a motorcycle
rider is the operator only; a passenger is any person seated on the motorcycle
but not in control of the motorcycle; and any combined reference to the
“motorcycle rider” (operator) as well as the “passenger” will be referred
to as motorcyclists. NHTSA publications prior to 2007 may not reflect
this terminology.
NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis
In 2010, there were an
estimated 5,419,000
police-reported traffic
crashes, in which
32,885 people were
killed and 2,239,000
people were injured;
3,847,000 crashes
involved property
damage only.
An average of 90 people
died each day in motor
vehicle crashes in
2010—an average of
one every 16 minutes.
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Table 1
People Killed and Injured and Fatality and Injury Rates, 2001-2010
Fatality
Rate per
Licensed
100,000
Drivers
Licensed
(Thousands)
Drivers
Killed
Registered
Motor
Vehicles
(Thousands)
Fatality
Rate per
100,000
Registered
Vehicles
Vehicle Miles
Traveled
(Billions)
Fatality
Rate per
100 Million
VMT
Killed
Resident
Population
(Thousands)
Fatality
Rate per
100,000
Population
2001
42,196
284,969
14.81
191,276
22.06
221,230
19.07
2,796
1.51
2002
43,005
287,625
14.95
194,602
22.10
225,685
19.06
2,856
1.51
2003
42,884
290,108
14.78
196,166
21.86
230,633
18.59
2,890
1.48
2004
42,836
292,805
14.63
198,889
21.54
237,949
18.00
2,965
1.44
2005
43,510
295,517
14.72
200,549
21.70
245,628
17.71
2,989
1.46
2006
42,708
298,380
14.31
202,810
21.06
251,415
16.99
3,014
1.42
2007
41,259
301,231
13.70
205,742
20.05
257,472
16.02
3,031
1.36
2008
37,423
304,094
12.31
208,321
17.96
259,360
14.43
2,977
1.26
2009
33,883
306,772
11.05
209,618
16.16
258,958
13.08
2,957
1.15
2010
32,885
309,350
10.63
210,115
15.65
260,252
12.64
2,967
1.11
Licensed
Drivers
(Thousands)
Injury Rate
per 100,000
Licensed
Drivers
Registered
Motor
Vehicles
(Thousands)
Injury Rate
per 100,000
Registered
Vehicles
Vehicle Miles
Traveled
(Billions)
Injury Rate
per 100
Million VMT
Year
Year
Injured
Resident
Population
(Thousands)
Injury Rate
per 100,000
population
Injured
2001
3,033,000
284,969
1,064
191,276
1,585
221,230
1,371
2,796
108
2002
2,926,000
287,625
1,017
194,602
1,503
225,685
1,296
2,856
102
2003
2,889,000
290,108
996
196,166
1,473
230,633
1,252
2,890
100
2004
2,788,000
292,805
952
198,889
1,402
237,949
1,172
2,965
94
2005
2,699,000
295,517
913
200,549
1,346
245,628
1,099
2,989
90
2006
2,575,000
298,380
863
202,810
1,269
251,415
1,024
3,014
85
2007
2,491,000
301,231
827
205,742
1,211
257,472
967
3,031
82
2008
2,346,000
304,094
771
208,321
1,126
259,360
904
2,977
79
2009
2,217,000
306,772
723
209,618
1,058
258,958
856
2,957
75
2010
2,239,074
309,350
724
210,115
1,066
260,252
860
2,967
75
Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel and Licensed Drivers — Federal Highway Administration; Registered Vehicles — R.L. Polk & Co. and Federal Highway Administration;
Population — U.S. Bureau of the Census.
The fatality rate per 100 million VMT in 2010 was 1.11, a decrease of 3.5 percent
from 1.15 in 2009. The injury rate per 100 million VMT in 2010 was 75, no
change from 2009. The fatality rate per 100,000 population was 10.63 in 2010, a
decrease of 4 percent from the 2009 rate of 11.05.
Vehicle occupants accounted for 71 percent and motorcyclists accounted for 14
percent of traffic fatalities in 2010. The remaining 15 percent were pedestrians,
pedalcyclists, and other nonoccupants. Males accounted for 70 percent of all
traffic fatalities, 69 percent of all pedestrian fatalities, and 86 percent of all
pedalcyclist fatalities in 2010.
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Table 2
Motor Vehicle Occupants, Motorcyclists, and Nonoccupants Killed and Injured, 2001-2010
Occupants by Vehicle Type
Light
Large
Other/
Trucks
Trucks
Buses
Unknown
Year
Passenger
Cars
2001
20,320
11,723
708
34
458
2002
20,569
12,274
689
45
2003
19,725
12,546
726
41
2004
19,192
12,674
766
2005
18,512
13,037
2006
17,925
12,761
2007
16,614
2008
14,646
2009
2010
Nonoccupants
Pedal
Other/
cyclist Unknown
Motorcyclist
Pedestrian
33,243
3,197
4,901
732
123
5,756
42,196
528
34,105
3,270
4,851
665
114
5,630
43,005
589
33,627
3,714
4,774
629
140
5,543
42,884
42
602
33,276
4,028
4,675
727
130
5,532
42,836
804
58
659
33,070
4,576
4,892
786
186
5,864
43,510
805
27
601
32,119
4,837
4,795
772
185
5,752
42,708
12,458
805
36
614
30,527
5,174
4,699
701
158
5,558
41,259
10,816
682
67
580
26,791
5,312
4,414
718
188
5,320
37,423
13,135
10,312
499
26
554
24,526
4,469
4,109
628
151
4,888
33,883
12,435
9,752
529
44
543
23,303
4,502
4,280
618
182
5,080
32,885
Total
Killed
Total
Total
Injured
2001
1,927,000
861,000
29,000
15,000
9,000
2,841,000
60,000
78,000
45,000
8,000
131,000
3,033,000
2002
1,805,000
879,000
26,000
19,000
6,000
2,735,000
65,000
71,000
48,000
7,000
126,000
2,926,000
2003
1,756,000
889,000
27,000
18,000
7,000
2,697,000
67,000
70,000
46,000
8,000
124,000
2,889,000
2004
1,643,000
900,000
27,000
16,000
7,000
2,594,000
76,000
68,000
41,000
9,000
118,000
2,788,000
2005
1,573,000
872,000
27,000
11,000
10,000
2,494,000
87,000
64,000
45,000
8,000
118,000
2,699,000
2006
1,475,000
857,000
23,000
10,000
11,000
2,375,000
88,000
61,000
44,000
7,000
112,000
2,575,000
2007
1,379,000
841,000
23,000
12,000
8,000
2,264,000 103,000
70,000
43,000
10,000
124,000
2,491,000
2008
1,304,000
768,000
23,000
15,000
9,000
2,120,000
96,000
69,000
52,000
9,000
130,000
2,346,000
2009
1,216,000
759,000
17,000
12,000
7,000
2,011,000
90,000
59,000
51,000
7,000
116,000
2,217,000
2010
1,253,000
733,000
20,000
17,000
5,000
2,027,000
82,000
70,000
52,000
8,000
130,000
2,239,000
Occupant Protection
In 2010, 49 States and the District of Columbia had seat belt use laws in effect.
Use rates vary widely from State to State, reflecting factors such as differences
in public attitudes, enforcement practices, legal provisions, and public
information and education programs.
From 1975 through 2010, NHTSA estimates that seat belts saved the lives of
280,486 passenger vehicle occupants age 5 and older, including 12,546 lives
saved in 2010. If all passenger vehicle occupants age 5 and older wore seat
belts, an estimated 15,887 lives (that is, an additional 3,341) would have been
saved in 2010.
NHTSA estimates that
12,546 lives were saved
in 2010 by the use
of seat belts.
In 2010, it is estimated that 303 children under age 5 were saved as a result
of child restraint use, which includes child safety seats and seat belts.
Among children, an estimated 9,611 lives were saved by restraints from 1975
through 2010.
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In 2010, 29 percent of passenger car occupants and 33 percent of light-truck
occupants involved in fatal crashes were unrestrained.
Important Safety Information
Children in rear-facing child
safety seats should not be placed
in the front seat of cars equipped
with passenger-side frontal air
bags. The impact of a deploying
air bag striking a rear-facing
child safety seat could result
in injury to the child. NHTSA
also recommends that children
age 12 and under sit in the rear
seat away from the force of a
deploying frontal air bag.
In fatal crashes, 78 percent of passenger vehicle occupants who were totally
ejected from vehicles were killed. Seat belts are effective in preventing total
ejections: only 1 percent of the occupants reported to have been using restraints
were totally ejected, compared with 32 percent of the unrestrained occupants.
Table 3 shows belt use for passenger vehicle occupants for 2010 compared to
belt use in 2001.
Table 3
Restraint Use Rates for Passenger Vehicle Occupants in Fatal Crashes,
2001 and 2010
Restraint Use Rate (Percent)
Type of Occupant
2001
2010
Drivers
62
70
All Passengers
54
66
Front Seat
61
72
Rear Seat
51
63
4 Years Old and Younger
78
87
5 Years Old and Older
52
64
59
69
All Occupants
Alcohol
Drivers are considered to be alcohol-impaired when their blood alcohol
concentration (BAC) is .08 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or higher. Thus, any
fatality occurring in a crash involving a driver with a BAC of .08 or higher is
considered to be an alcohol-impaired-driving fatality. The term “driver” refers
to the operator of any motor vehicle, including a motorcycle.
In 2010, there were 10,228 alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities. This is a decrease
of 4.9 percent compared to 2009 (10,759), and it represents an average of one
alcohol-impaired-driving fatality every 51 minutes.
Alcohol-impaireddriving fatalities fell
to 10,228 in 2010—31
percent of all traffic
fatalities for the year.
The 10,228 alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities in 2010 (31% of total traffic
fatalities) represent a 23-percent decrease from the 13,290 alcohol- impaireddriving fatalities reported in 2001 (31% of the total).
Over 1.41 million drivers were arrested in 2010 for driving under the influence
of alcohol or narcotics (FBI’s Uniform Crime Report, 2010). This is an arrest rate
of 1 for every 149 licensed drivers in the United States (based on 2010 figures).
In fatal crashes in 2010, 28 percent of motorcycle riders had a BAC level of
.08 g/dL or higher, as compared with 23 percent for drivers of passenger cars,
22 percent for light-truck drivers, and 2 percent for drivers of large trucks.
In fatal crashes in 2010, the highest percentages of drivers with BAC levels of
.08 g/dL or higher were recorded for drivers 21 to 24 years old (34%), followed
by ages 25 to 34 (30%) and 35 to 44 (25%).
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Figure 1
Drivers With BAC Levels of .08 or Higher Involved in Fatal Crashes by Age
Group, 2010
Percent of Drivers With BAC .08 or Higher
40
34
30
30
25
The highest percentage
of drivers in fatal
crashes who had BAC
levels of .08 g/dL or
higher was for drivers
21 to 24 years old.
21
20
18
14
10
8
8
5
0
<16
16-20
21-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
Age Group (Years)
55-64
65-74
75+
Drivers with a BAC of .08 g/dL or higher involved in fatal crashes were four
times more likely to have a prior conviction for driving while impaired (DWI)
than were drivers with no alcohol (8% and 2%, respectively).
Figure 2
Previous Driving Records of Drivers Involved in Fatal Traffic Crashes by
BAC, 2010
Driving Records:
Recorded Crashes
DWI Convictions
Speeding Convictions
Recorded Suspensions
or Revocations
12%
BAC = .00
2%
18%
11%
15%
BAC = .01
to .07
5%
24%
20%
Drivers with a BAC
level of .08 or higher
in fatal crashes were
four times more
likely to have a prior
conviction for driving
while impaired than
were drivers with no
alcohol.
13%
BAC = .08
or Higher
8%
21%
26%
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Speeding
NHTSA considers a crash to be speeding-related if the driver was charged with
a speeding-related offense or if an officer indicated that racing, driving too fast
for conditions, or exceeding the posted speed limit was a contributing factor in
the crash.
Table 4
Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes by Speeding Involvement,
2001–2010
Speeding
Year
2001
Number
12,924
Not Speeding
Number
Percent
29,272
69
Percent
31
2002
13,799
32
29,206
68
2003
13,499
31
29,385
69
2004
13,291
31
29,545
69
2005
13,583
31
29,927
69
2006
13,609
32
29,099
68
2007
13,140
32
28,119
68
2008
11,767
31
25,656
69
2009
10,664
31
23,219
69
2010
10,395
32
22,490
68
For drivers involved in fatal crashes, young males are the most likely to be
speeding. In 2010, 39 percent of the 15- to 20-year-old and 21- to 24-year-old
male drivers who were involved in fatal crashes were speeding at the time of
the crash.
Speeding is one of the most prevalent factors contributing to traffic crashes. In
2010, speeding was a contributing factor in 32 percent of all fatal crashes, and
10,395 lives were lost in speeding-related crashes.
Figure 3
Speeding Drivers in Fatal Crashes by Age and Sex, 2010
Percent Speeding
45
40
39
39
Females
Males
35
30
30
25
25
23
20
23
18
18
15
15
12
13
9
10
11
8
5
0
15-20
NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis
21-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
Age Group (Years)
55-64
65-74
9
6
75+
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In 2010, 86 percent of speeding-related fatalities occurred on roads that were
not Interstate highways.
Alcohol involvement was prevalent for drivers who were speeding in fatal
crashes in 2010. Forty-two percent of the drivers who were speeding in fatal
crashes in 2010 had BAC levels of .08 g/dL or higher, compared with only
16 percent for drivers who were not speeding.
Figure 4
In 2010, 86 percent
of speeding-related
fatalities occurred on
roads that were not
Interstate highways.
Percentage of All Drivers in Fatal Crashes by Speeding Involvement and
BAC Level, 2010
90
80
80
Speeding
Not Speeding
Percent of Drivers
70
60
52
50
42
40
30
20
16
10
0
6
.00
3
.01-.07
BAC Level (g/dL)
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.08+
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In fatal crashes, 35
percent of motorcycle
riders were speeding.
In 2010, 35 percent of all motorcycle riders involved in fatal crashes were
speeding, as compared to 23 percent for passenger car drivers, 19 percent for
light-truck drivers, and 8 percent for large-truck drivers.
Figure 5
Speeding, Alcohol-Impaired, and Failure to Use Restraints Among Drivers
Involved in Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type, 2010
50
Percent
Passenger Cars
Light Trucks
Large Trucks
Motorcycles
42
40
35
32
30
28
23
28
23 22
19
20
11
10
8
2
0
Speeding
Alcohol-Impaired
13
10 9
0
No Restraints
7
6 6
0
Speeding and
Speeding,
Alcohol-Impaired Alcohol-Impaired,
and No restraints
Note: Among large-truck drivers, speeding and alcohol-impairment; as well as speeding, alcohol-impairment, and
failure to use restraints was less than 0.5 percent.
Per vehicle mile
traveled in 2010,
motorcyclists were
30 times more likely
than passenger car
occupants to die
in a motor vehicle
traffic crash.
Motorcycles
The 4,502 motorcyclist fatalities in 2010 accounted for 14 percent of all traffic
fatalities for the year. An additional 82,000 motorcyclists were injured.
Per vehicle mile traveled in 2010, motorcyclists were 30 times more likely than
passenger car occupants to die in a motor vehicle traffic crash and 5 times more
likely to be injured.
In 2010, 42 percent of fatally injured motorcycle riders and 51 percent of
fatally injured motorcycle passengers were not wearing helmets at the time
of the crash.
More than one-fifth of motorcycle riders (22%) involved in fatal crashes in 2010
were driving the vehicles with invalid licenses at the time of the collision.
The percentage of motorcycle riders involved in fatal crashes in 2010 who had
BAC levels of .08 g/dL or higher — 28 percent — was higher than for any other
type of motor vehicle driver (as shown in Figure 5).
NHTSA estimates that helmets saved the lives of 1,550 motorcyclists in 2010.
If all motorcyclists had worn helmets, an additional 706 lives could have
been saved.
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Large Trucks
In 2010, 11 percent (3,675) of all the motor vehicle traffic fatalities involved large
trucks (gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds).
Of the fatalities that resulted from crashes involving large trucks, 76 percent
were occupants of other vehicles, 14 percent were occupants of large trucks,
and 10 percent were nonoccupants.
Table 5
People Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks, 2010
Number
Killed
529
14
in Single-Vehicle Crashes
337
9
in Multiple-Vehicle Crashes
192
5
2,790
76
356
10
3,675
100
Occupants of Large Trucks
20,000
25
in Single-Vehicle Crashes
9,000
11
11,000
13
58,000
73
2,000
2
80,000
100
Nonoccupants (Pedestrians,
Pedalcyclists, etc.)
Total
Injured
Percentage of Total
Occupants of Large Trucks
Occupants of Other Vehicles in Crashes
Involving Large Trucks
in Multiple-Vehicle Crashes
Occupants of Other Vehicles in Crashes
Involving Large Trucks
Nonoccupants (Pedestrians,
Pedalcyclists, etc.)
Total
Eleven percent of all
motor vehicle traffic
fatalities in 2010
involved large trucks.
Large trucks accounted for 8 percent of all vehicles involved in fatal crashes
and 3 percent of all vehicles involved in injury and property-damage-only
crashes in 2010.
More than two-thirds (70%) of the large trucks involved in fatal crashes in 2010
collided with other motor vehicles in transport.
Twenty-seven percent
of all passenger vehicle
occupants killed
were ejected from
the vehicle.
Passenger Vehicles
In 2010, 22,187 passenger vehicle occupants were fatally injured, accounting for
80 percent of all occupant fatalities (passenger cars 45%, light trucks 35%). Light
trucks consist of SUVs, pickups, and vans. An additional 1,986,000 passenger
vehicle occupants were injured, representing 94 percent of all occupants injured
(passenger cars 59%, light trucks 35%). The average age of passenger vehicle
occupant killed in crashes in 2010 was 42.
In 2010, 51 percent of passenger vehicle occupant fatalities occurred in vehicles
that sustained frontal damage.
Ejection from the vehicle accounted for 27 percent of all passenger vehicle
occupant fatalities. The ejection rate for occupants of passenger cars in fatal
crashes was 19 percent and for light trucks was 37 percent.
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Fifty-one percent of
the passenger vehicle
occupants killed in
traffic crashes in 2010
were unrestrained.
More than half (51%) of the passenger vehicle occupants killed in traffic crashes
in 2010 were unrestrained.
SUVs had the highest rollover involvement rate of any vehicle type in fatal
crashes — 32 percent, as compared with 27 percent for pickups, 16 percent for
vans, and 16 percent for passenger cars.
Figure 6
Fatalities in Traffic Crashes, 2001 and 2010
Nonoccupant Fatalities
Pedestrians
4,901
4,280
732
618
123
182
Pedalcyclists
Other Nonoccupants
Occupant Fatalities
Single-Vehicle Crashes
Rollover
2001
2010
Nonrollover
7,796
Multiple-Vehicle Crashes
Angle
Head-on
Rear-end
741
929
885
817
Sideswipe
Other/Unknown
0
In 2010, older
people (65+) made
up 17 percent of all
traffic fatalities and
19 percent of all
pedestrian fatalities.
8,862
6,771
2,135
1,819
2,000
3,410
4,000
6,263
6,617
6,000
8,891
8,309
8,000
10,000
12,000
Older Population
In 2010, 13 percent (40.4 million) of the total U.S. resident population were
people age 65 and older.
In 2010, 5,484 older individuals (65+) were killed and 188,000 were injured
in traffic crashes, accounting for 17 percent of all people killed and 8 percent
of all the people injured in traffic crashes during the year. Older individuals
made up 16 percent of all vehicle occupant fatalities, and 19 percent of all
pedestrian fatalities.
The percentage of older drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2010 who had BAC
levels of .08 g/dL or higher (6%) was lower than for any other group of adult
drivers.
Fatalities in crashes involving older drivers increased by 2 percent, from 5,613
in 2009 to 5,750 in 2010. Most traffic fatalities involving older drivers in 2010
occurred during the daytime (77%).
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Young Drivers
In 2010, 4,585 young drivers ages 15 to 20 years old were involved in fatal
crashes — a 44-percent decrease from the 8,166 involved in 2001. Driver
fatalities for this age group decreased by 46 percent between 2001 and 2010.
Of all (44,440) drivers involved in fatal crashes, 10 percent (4,585) were young
drivers, and of all (9,542,000) drivers involved in police-reported crashes, 14
percent (1,315,000) were young drivers.
In 2010, 10 percent of
all the drivers involved
in fatal crashes were
between 15 and 20
years old.
In 2010, 30 percent of the young drivers who were killed in crashes had a BAC
of .01 g/dL or higher; 25 percent had a BAC of .08 g/dL or higher.
Drivers are less likely to use restraints when they have been drinking. In
2010, 56 percent of the young drivers of passenger vehicles involved in fatal
crashes who had been drinking were unrestrained. Of the young drivers who
had been drinking and were killed in crashes, 71 percent were unrestrained.
In comparison, of the non-drinking young drivers killed, 47 percent were
unrestrained.
Children
In 2010, of the 32,885 traffic fatalities in the United States, the 14-and-younger
age group accounted for 4 percent (1,210). This age group accounted for 3
percent (876) of all vehicle occupant fatalities, 8 percent (171,000) of all the
people injured in motor vehicle crashes, and 7 percent (147,000) of all the
vehicle occupants injured in crashes. During 2010, fatalities in this age group
(1,210) decreased 8 percent from the 1,320 fatalities in 2009.
One-fifth (19%) of all children between the ages of 5 and 9 who were killed in
motor vehicle traffic crashes were pedestrians. Among fatalities in children age
14 and younger, pedestrian fatalities accounted for 21 percent in 2010.
In 2010, a total of 1,210 children age 14 and younger were killed in motor
vehicle traffic crashes. Of those 1,210 fatalities, 211 (17%) occurred in alcoholimpaired driving crashes. Out of those 211 deaths, 131 (62%) were occupants of
a vehicle with a driver who had a BAC level of .08 g/dL or higher. Another 25
children were pedestrians or pedalcyclists who were struck by drivers with a
BAC of .08 g/dL or higher.
Pedestrians
In 2010, 4,280 pedestrians were killed and 70,000 were injured in traffic crashes
in the United States, representing 13 percent of all fatalities and 12 percent of all
people injured in traffic crashes.
Pedestrian fatalities
in 2010 were 13 percent
lower than in 2001.
On average, a pedestrian is killed in a motor vehicle crash every 123 minutes,
and one is injured every 8 minutes.
Alcohol involvement — either for the driver or the pedestrian — was reported
in 47 percent of the traffic crashes that resulted in pedestrian fatalities. Of the
pedestrians involved, 33 percent had BAC levels of .08 g/dL or higher. Of the
drivers involved in these fatal crashes, only 14 percent had BAC levels of .08 g/
dL or higher. In 6 percent of the crashes, both the driver and the pedestrian had
BAC levels of .08 g/dL or higher.
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Eleven percent of the
pedalcyclists killed in
traffic crashes in 2010
were between 5 and 15
years old.
Pedalcyclists
In 2010, 618 pedalcyclists were killed and an additional 52,000 were injured
in traffic crashes. Pedalcyclists made up 2 percent of all traffic fatalities and 2
percent of all the people injured in traffic crashes during the year.
Most of the pedalcyclists killed or injured in 2010 were males (75% and 86%,
respectively).
During 2010, 11 percent of the pedalcyclists killed in traffic crashes were
between the ages of 5 and 15.
Table 6
Nonoccupant Traffic Fatalities, 2001-2010
Year
Pedestrian
Pedalcyclist
Other/Unknown
Nonoccupants
Total
2001
4,901
732
123
5,756
2002
4,851
665
114
5,630
2003
4,774
629
140
5,543
2004
4,675
727
130
5,532
2005
4,892
786
186
5,864
2006
4,795
772
185
5,752
2007
4,699
701
158
5,558
2008
4,414
718
188
5,320
2009
4,109
628
151
4,888
2010
4,280
618
182
5,080
For more information:
Information on traffic fatalities is available from the National Center for
Statistics and Analysis (NCSA), NVS-424, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. NCSA can be contacted at 800-934-8517 or via
the following e-mail address: [email protected]. General information on
highway traffic safety can be accessed by Internet users at www.nhtsa.gov/
NCSA. To report a safety-related problem or to inquire about motor vehicle
safety information, contact the Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236.
Other fact sheets available from the National Center for Statistics and
Analysis are Alcohol-Impaired Driving, Bicyclists and Other Cyclists, Children,
Large Trucks, Motorcycles, Occupant Protection, Older Population, Passenger
Vehicles, Pedestrians, Race and Ethnicity, Rural/Urban Comparisons, School
Transportation-Related Crashes, Speeding, State Alcohol Estimates, State Traffic
Data, and Young Drivers. Detailed data on motor vehicle traffic crashes are
published annually in Traffic Safety Facts: A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash
Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the General Estimates
System. The fact sheets and annual Traffic Safety Facts report can be
accessed online at www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/CATS/index.aspx.
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| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | 2010 Data: Overview |
| Subject | 2010, Data, Overview, National, Highway, Traffic, Safety, Administration, U.S., Department, Transportation |
| Author | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and U.S. Departme |
| File Modified | 2012-11-05 |
| File Created | 2012-06-11 |