Drivers In Motor Vehicle Crashes By Age, 2014 |
|
Age group |
Number of
licensed drivers |
Percent of
total |
Drivers in fatal
crashes |
Involvement
rate (1) |
Drivers in all
crashes |
Involvement
rate (1) |
16 to 20 |
11,649,902 |
5.5% |
3,803 |
32.64 |
1,298,000 |
11,138 |
21 to 24 |
14,358,484 |
6.8 |
4,654 |
32.41 |
1,202,000 |
8,373 |
25 to 34 |
37,360,848 |
17.6 |
8,972 |
24.01 |
2,331,000 |
6,238 |
35 to 44 |
35,863,375 |
16.9 |
6,894 |
19.22 |
1,804,000 |
5,029 |
45 to 54 |
39,497,005 |
18.6 |
7,350 |
18.61 |
1,705,000 |
4,318 |
55 to 64 |
36,852,500 |
17.4 |
5,997 |
16.27 |
1,318,000 |
3,576 |
65 to 74 |
23,832,010 |
11.2 |
3,314 |
13.91 |
640,000 |
2,686 |
Over 74 |
14,616,177 |
6.9 |
2,641 |
18.07 |
363,000 |
2,486 |
Total |
214,092,472 |
100.0% |
44,583 (2) |
20.82 |
10,773,000 (2) |
5,032 |
(1) Per 100,000 licensed drivers.
(2) Includes drivers under the age of 16 and of unknown age.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Federal Highway Administration. |
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