| Traffic Deaths, 2015-2024 |
|
| Year |
Fatalities |
Annual
percent
change |
Fatality rate
per 100 million
vehicle miles
traveled |
Fatality rate
per 100,000
registered vehicles |
| 2015 |
35,484 |
8.4% |
1.15 |
12.61 |
| 2016 |
37,806 |
6.5 |
1.19 |
13.13 |
| 2017 |
37,473 |
-0.9 |
1.17 |
12.91 |
| 2018 |
36,835 |
-1.7 |
1.14 |
12.40 |
| 2019 |
36,355 |
-1.3 |
1.11 |
12.15 |
| 2020 |
39,007 |
7.3 |
1.34 |
13.13 |
| 2021 |
43,230 |
10.8 |
1.38 |
14.30 |
| 2022 |
42,721 |
-1.2 |
1.34 |
14.09 |
| 2023 |
40,901 |
-4.3 |
1.26 |
13.38 |
| 2024 (1) |
39,345 |
-3.8 |
1.20 |
NA |
(1) Estimate.
NA=Data not available.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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