MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC DEATHS BY STATE, 2011-2012
  Number of deaths    
State 2011 2012 Percent change
Alabama 895 865 -3.4%
Alaska 72 59 -18.0
Arizona 826 825 -0.1
Arkansas 551 552 0.2
California 2,816 2,857 1.5
Colorado 447 472 5.6
Connecticut 221 236 6.8
Delaware 99 114 15.0
D.C. 27 15 -44.0
Florida 2,400 2,424 1.0
Georgia 1,226 1,192 -2.8
Hawaii 100 126 26.0
Idaho 167 184 10.0
Illinois 918 956 4.1
Indiana 751 779 3.7
Iowa 360 365 1.4
Kansas 386 405 4.9
Kentucky 720 746 3.6
Louisiana 680 722 6.2
Maine 136 164 21.0
Maryland 485 505 4.1
Massachusetts 374 349 -6.7
Michigan 889 938 5.5
Minnesota 368 395 7.3
Mississippi 630 582 -7.6
Missouri 786 826 5.1
Montana 209 205 -1.9
Nebraska 181 212 17.0
Nevada 246 258 4.9
New Hampshire 90 108 20.0
New Jersey 627 589 -6.1
New Mexico 350 365 4.3
New York 1,171 1,168 -0.3
North Carolina 1,230 1,292 5.0
North Dakota 148 170 15.0
Ohio 1,017 1,123 10.0
Oklahoma 696 708 1.7
Oregon 331 336 1.5
Pennsylvania 1,286 1,310 1.9
Rhode Island 66 64 -3.0
South Carolina 828 863 4.2
South Dakota 111 133 20.0
Tennessee 937 1,014 8.2
Texas 3,054 3,398 11.0
Utah 243 217 -11.0
Vermont 55 77 40.0
Virginia 764 777 1.7
Washington 454 444 -2.2
West Virginia 338 339 0.3
Wisconsin 582 615 5.7
Wyoming 135 123 -8.9
United States 32,479 33,561 3.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.