VEHICLES INVOLVED IN CRASHES BY VEHICLE TYPE AND CRASH SEVERITY, 2008
| Passenger car |
20,376 |
40.4% |
1,624,000 |
56.1% |
3,931,000 |
54.9% |
5,575,000 |
55.1% |
| Light truck |
19,072 |
37.8 |
1,095,000 |
37.8 |
2,848,000 |
39.7 |
3,963,000 |
39.2 |
| Large truck |
4,066 |
8.1 |
66,000 |
2.3 |
309,000 |
4.3 |
380,000 |
3.8 |
| Motorcycle |
5,387 |
10.7 |
90,000 |
3.1 |
18,000 |
0.3 |
114,000 |
1.1 |
| Bus |
247 |
0.5 |
11,000 |
0.4 |
49,000 |
0.7 |
60,000 |
0.6 |
| Other |
625 |
1.2 |
8,000 |
0.3 |
10,000 |
0.1 |
19,000 |
0.2 |
| Total |
50,430 (1) |
100.0 |
2,894,000 |
100.0 |
7,166,000 |
100.0 |
1,011,000 |
100.0 |
|
(1) Includes 657 vehicles of unknown type involved in fatal crashes.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
VEHICLES INVOLVED IN CRASHES BY VEHICLE TYPE AND CRASH SEVERITY, 2009
| Vehicle type |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Passenger car |
18,350 |
40.4% |
1,507,000 |
55.2% |
3,686,000 |
53.7% |
5,211,000 |
54.1% |
| Light truck |
17,902 |
39.4 |
1,066,000 |
39.1 |
2,866,000 |
41.7 |
3,950,000 |
41.0 |
| Large truck |
3,215 |
7.1 |
53,000 |
2.0 |
239,000 |
3.5 |
296,000 |
3.1 |
| Motorcycle |
4,595 |
10.1 |
84,000 |
3.1 |
17,000 |
0.2 |
106,000 |
1.1 |
| Bus |
221 |
0.5 |
10,000 |
0.4 |
47,000 |
0.7 |
58,000 |
0.6 |
| Other |
592 |
1.3 |
6,000 |
0.2 |
12,000 |
0.2 |
19,000 |
0.2 |
| Total |
45,435 (1)
|
100.0% |
2,727,000 |
100.0% |
6,868,000 |
100.0% |
9,640,000 |
100.0% |
|
(1) Includes 560 vehicles of unknown type involved in fatal crashes.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
VEHICLES INVOLVED IN CRASHES BY VEHICLE TYPE AND CRASH SEVERITY, 2010
| Passenger car |
17,718 |
39.6% |
1,579,000 |
56.7% |
3,754,000 |
55.7% |
5,350,000 |
55.9% |
| Light truck |
17,428 |
39.0 |
1,053,000 |
37.8 |
2,704,000 |
40.1 |
3,775,000 |
39.5 |
| Large truck |
3,484 |
7.8 |
58,000 |
2.1 |
214,000 |
3.2 |
276,000 |
2.9 |
| Motorcycle |
4,633 |
10.4 |
78,000 |
2.8 |
14,000 |
0.2 |
96,000 |
1.0 |
| Bus |
249 |
0.6 |
12,000 |
0.4 |
42,000 |
0.6 |
54,000 |
0.6 |
| Other |
546 |
1.2 |
5,000 |
0.2 |
9,000 |
0.1 |
15,000 |
0.2 |
| Total |
44,713 (1) |
100.0% |
2,785,000 |
100.0% |
6,737,000 |
100.0% |
9,567,000 |
100.0% |
|
(1) Includes 655 vehicles of unknown type involved in fatal crashes.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
VEHICLES INVOLVED IN CRASHES BY VEHICLE TYPE AND CRASH SEVERITY, 2011
| Passenger car |
17,442 |
39.7% |
1,571,000 |
57.0% |
3,740,000 |
56.6% |
5,328,000 |
56.6% |
| Light truck |
16,740 |
38.1 |
1,026,000 |
37.2 |
2,582,000 |
39.0 |
3,625,000 |
38.5 |
| Large truck |
3,608 |
8.2 |
63,000 |
2.3 |
221,000 |
3.3 |
287,000 |
3.1 |
| Motorcycle |
4,749 |
10.8% |
77,000 |
2.8% |
18,000 |
0.3% |
100,000 |
1.1% |
| Bus |
244 |
0.6 |
13,000 |
0.5 |
44,000 |
0.7 |
57,000 |
0.6 |
| Other |
535 |
1.2 |
6,000 |
0.2 |
7,000 |
0.1 |
14,000 |
0.1 |
| Total |
43,495 (1) |
100.0% |
2,756,000 |
100.0% |
6,612,000 |
100.0% |
9,412,000 |
100.0% |
|
(1) Includes 627 vehicles of unknown type involved in fatal crashes.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
VEHICLES INVOLVED IN CRASHES BY VEHICLE TYPE AND CRASH SEVERITY, 2012
| |
Crash severity |
|
|
| |
Fatal |
Injury |
Property damage only |
Total |
| Vehicle type |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Passenger car |
18,092 |
39.6% |
1,683,000 |
57.0% |
3,875,000 |
56.1% |
5,577,000 |
56.3% |
| Light truck |
17,254 |
37.8 |
1,087,000 |
36.8 |
2,706,000 |
39.2 |
3,810,000 |
38.5 |
| Large truck |
3,802 |
8.3 |
77,000 |
2.6 |
253,000 |
3.7 |
333,000 |
3.4 |
| Motorcycle |
5,080 |
11.1% |
89,000 |
3.0% |
18,000 |
0.3% |
112,000 |
1.1% |
| Bus |
251 |
0.5 |
12,000 |
0.4 |
42,000 |
0.6 |
55,000 |
0.6 |
| Other |
507 |
1.1 |
7,000 |
0.2 |
8,000 |
0.1 |
15,000 |
0.2 |
| Total |
45,637 (1) |
100.0% |
2,955,000 |
100.0% |
6,902,000 |
100.0% |
9,902,000 |
100.0% |
|
(1) Includes 651 vehicles of unknown type involved in fatal crashes.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
VEHICLES INVOLVED IN CRASHES BY VEHICLE TYPE AND CRASH SEVERITY, 2013
| |
Crash severity |
|
|
| |
Fatal |
Injury |
Property damage only |
Total |
| Vehicle type |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Passenger car |
17,834 |
39.7% |
1,662,000 |
57.0% |
3,989,000 |
56.2% |
5,669,000 |
56.3% |
| Light truck |
16,857 |
37.6 |
1,076,000 |
36.9 |
2,776,000 |
39.1 |
3,869,000 |
38.4 |
| Large truck |
3,906 |
8.7 |
73,000 |
2.5 |
265,000 |
3.7 |
342,000 |
3.4 |
| Motorcycle |
4,774 |
10.6% |
84,000 |
2.9% |
18,000 |
0.2% |
106,000 |
1.1% |
| Bus |
280 |
0.6 |
18,000 |
0.6 |
48,000 |
0.7 |
67,000 |
0.7 |
| Other |
538 |
1.2 |
5,000 |
0.2 |
5,000 |
0.1 |
11,000 |
0.1 |
| Total |
44,868 (1) |
100.0% |
2,919,000 |
100.0% |
7,101,000 |
100.0% |
10,064,000 |
100.0% |
|
(1) Includes 679 vehicles of unknown type involved in fatal crashes.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Vehicles Involved in Crashes by Vehicle Type and Crash Severity, 2014
| |
Crash severity |
|
|
| |
Fatal |
Injury |
Property damage only |
Total |
| Vehicle type |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Passenger car |
17,848 |
39.8% |
1,685,000 |
55.9% |
4,279,000 |
55.3% |
5,982,000 |
55.4% |
| Light truck |
17,136 |
38.2 |
1,138,000 |
37.8 |
3,028,000 |
39.1 |
4,184,000 |
38.7 |
| Large truck |
3,744 |
8.3 |
88,000 |
2.9 |
346,000 |
4.5 |
438,000 |
4.1 |
| Motorcycle |
4,694 |
10.5 |
87,000 |
2.9% |
19,000 |
0.2 |
110,000 |
1.0 |
| Bus |
234 |
0.5 |
11,000 |
0.4 |
58,000 |
0.8 |
69,000 |
0.6 |
| Other |
550 |
1.2 |
5,000 |
0.2 |
9,000 |
0.1 |
15,000 |
0.1 |
| Total |
44,858 (1) |
100.0% |
3,015,000 |
100.0% |
7,739,000 |
100.0% |
10,799,000 |
100.0% |
|
(1) Includes 679 vehicles of unknown type involved in fatal crashes.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Vehicles Involved In Crashes By Vehicle Type And Crash Severity, 2006 And 2015
| |
Fatal crashes |
Injury crashes |
Property damage-only
crashes |
| |
2006 |
2015 |
2006 |
2015 |
2006 |
2015 |
| Passenger cars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Involved in crashes |
24,260 |
19,534 |
1,794,000 |
1,785,000 |
4,046,000 |
4,438,000 |
| Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
1.50 |
1.37 |
111 |
126 |
250 |
312 |
| Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
17.70 |
14.66 |
1,309 |
1,340 |
2,953 |
3,331 |
| Light trucks (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Involved in crashes |
22,411 |
18,675 |
1,202,000 |
1,198,000 |
2,932,000 |
3,197,000 |
| Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
1.94 |
1.37 |
104 |
88 |
254 |
235 |
| Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
22.85 |
14.66 |
1,225 |
941 |
2,990 |
2,509 |
| Motorcycles |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Involved in crashes |
4,963 |
5,076 |
84,000 |
84,000 |
15,000 |
13,000 |
| Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
41.19 |
25.89 |
694 |
430 |
128 |
66 |
| Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
74.31 |
59.02 |
1,251 |
980 |
230 |
150 |
|
(1) Trucks with 10,000 pounds or less gross vehicle weight. Includes pickups, vans, truck-based station wagons and utility vehicles.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Vehicle miles traveled - USDOT, Federal Highway Administration, revised by NHTSA; Registered passenger cars and light trucks - R.L. Polk & Co; Registered motorcycles - USDOT, Federal Highway Administration.
Vehicles Involved In Fatal Crashes By Vehicle Type, 2007 And 2016
| |
Fatal crashes |
| |
2007 |
2016 |
| Passenger cars |
|
|
| Involved in crashes |
22,856 |
20,839 |
| Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
1.47 |
1.45 |
| Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
16.57 |
15.45 |
| Light trucks (1) |
|
|
| Involved in crashes |
21,810 |
20,069 |
| Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
1.92 |
1.42 |
| Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
21.63 |
15.2 |
| Motorcycles |
|
|
| Involved in crashes |
5,306 |
5,421 |
| Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
24.8 |
26.52 |
| Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
74.33 |
62.46 |
|
(1) Trucks with 10,000 pounds or less gross vehicle weight. Includes pickups, vans, truck-based station wagons and utility vehicles.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Vehicle miles traveled - USDOT, Federal Highway Administration, revised by NHTSA; Registered passenger cars and light trucks - R.L. Polk & Co; Registered motorcycles - USDOT, Federal Highway Administration.
Vehicles Involved In Fatal Crashes By Vehicle Type, 2008 And 2017
| |
Fatal crashes |
| |
2008 |
2017 |
| Passenger cars |
|
|
| Involved in crashes |
20,474 |
21,031 |
| Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
1.34 |
1.48 |
| Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
14.73 |
15.82 |
| Light trucks (1) |
|
|
| Involved in crashes |
19,179 |
19,986 |
| Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
1.73 |
1.38 |
| Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
19.01 |
14.75 |
| Motorcycles |
|
|
| Involved in crashes |
5,409 |
5,326 |
| Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
25.99 |
26.43 |
| Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
69.77 |
61.11 |
|
(1) Trucks with 10,000 pounds or less gross vehicle weight. Includes pickups, vans, truck-based station wagons and utility vehicles.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Vehicle miles traveled - USDOT, Federal Highway Administration, revised by NHTSA; Registered passenger cars and light trucks - R.L. Polk & Co; Registered motorcycles - USDOT, Federal Highway Administration.