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Occupant Fatality Rates By Vehicle Type, 2012 And 2021
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Fatality rate Motorcycles Light trucks Passenger cars
2012      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 58.97 7.93 9.73
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 23.32 0.73 0.90
2021      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 60.03 7.52 12.53
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 30.20 0.76 1.26
Percent change, 2012-2021      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 1.8% -5.2% 28.8%
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 29.5% 4.1% 40.0%

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

 

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OCCUPANT FATALITY RATES BY VEHICLE TYPE, 1997 AND 2007
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Fatality rate Motorcycles Passenger cars Light trucks
1997      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 55.30 17.81 15.23
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 20.99 1.45 1.24
2007      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 72.20 11.99 12.29
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 37.86 1.03 1.05
Percent Change, 1997-2007      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 30.6% -32.7% -19.3%
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 80.4 -29.0 -15.3
Source:
U.S. Department of Transportation,
National Highway

 Traffic Safety Administration.
 
OCCUPANT FATALITY RATES BY VEHICLE TYPE, 1998 AND 2008
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Fatality rate Motorcycles Light trucks Passenger cars
1998      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 59.13 15.34 16.83
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 22.31 1.24 1.36
2008      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 68.52 10.72 10.53
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 36.37 0.94 0.93
Percent Change, 1998-2008      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 15.9% -30.1% -37.4%
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 63.0 -24.2 -31.6

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

 
OCCUPANT FATALITY RATES BY VEHICLE TYPE, 1999 AND 2009
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Fatality rate Motorcycles Light trucks Passenger cars
1999      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 59.80 15.45 16.42
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 23.46 1.25 1.33
2009      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 56.27 10.08 9.54
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 21.45 0.92 0.87
Percent Change, 1998-2008      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles -5.9% -34.8% -41.9%
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled -8.6 -26.4 -34.6

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

 
OCCUPANT FATALITY RATES BY VEHICLE TYPE, 2001 AND 2010
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Fatality rate Motorcycles Light trucks Passenger cars
2001      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 65.20 15.75 14.90
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 33.19 1.27 1.20
2010      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 54.82 9.19 9.53
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 24.39 0.83 0.86
Percent change, 2001-2010      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles -15.93% -41.64% -36.07%
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled -26.52 -35.18 -28.99

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

 
OCCUPANT FATALITY RATES BY VEHICLE TYPE, 2003 AND 2012
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Fatality rate Motorcycles Light trucks Passenger cars
2003      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 69.83 14.75 14.98
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 39.79 1.20 1.22
2012      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 58.63 7.92 9.66
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 23.27 0.73 0.89
Percent change, 2003-2012      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles -16.0% -46.3% -35.5%
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled -41.5 -39.2 -27.0

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

 
OCCUPANT FATALITY RATES BY VEHICLE TYPE, 2004 AND 2013
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Fatality rate Motorcycles Light trucks Passenger cars
2004      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 69.83 14.11 14.39
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 39.79 1.16 1.18
2013      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 55.54 7.60 9.29
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 22.92 0.71 0.86
Percent change, 2004-2013      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles -20.5% -46.1% -35.4%
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled -42.4 -38.8 -27.1

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

 
Occupant Fatality Rates By Vehicle Type, 2005 And 2014
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Fatality rate Motorcycles Light trucks Passenger cars
2005      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 73.48 13.75 13.68
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 43.77 1.15 1.14
2014      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 54.48 7.37 9.09
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 22.96 0.07 0.85
Percent change, 2005-2014      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles -25.9% -46.4% -33.6%
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled -47.58 -53.3 -25.4

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

 
Occupant Fatality Rates By Vehicle Type, 2006 And 2015
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Fatality rate Motorcycles Light trucks Passenger cars
2006      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 72.42 13.01 13.08
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 40.14 1.10 1.11
2015      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 57.85 7.70 9.48
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 25.38 0.72 0.89
Percent change, 2006-2015      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles -20.1% -40.8% -27.5%
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled -36.8 -34.5 -19.8

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

 
Occupant Fatality Rates By Vehicle Type, 2007 And 2016
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Fatality rate Motorcycles Light trucks Passenger cars
2007      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 72.48 12.36 12.05
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 24.18 1.10 1.07
2016      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 60.90 7.80 9.94
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 25.85 0.73 0.93
Percent change, 2007-2016      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles -16.0% -36.9% -17.5%
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 6.9 -33.6 -13.1

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

 
Occupant Fatality Rates By Vehicle Type, 2008 And 2017
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Fatality rate Motorcycles Light trucks Passenger cars
2008      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 68.52 10.72 10.53
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 25.52 0.98 0.96
2017      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 59.34 7.52 10.05
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 25.67 0.7 0.94
Percent change, 2008-2017      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles -13.4% -29.9% -4.6%
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 0.6 -28.6 -2.1

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

 
Occupant Fatality Rates By Vehicle Type, 2009 And 2018
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Fatality rate Motorcycles Light trucks Passenger cars
2009      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 56.36 10.11 9.57
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 21.46 0.92 0.87 (1)
2018      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 57.52 7.02 9.61
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 24.83 0.66 0.91 (1)
Percent change, 2009-2018      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 2.1% -30.6% 0.4%
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 15.7 -28.3 4.6

(1) Per 10 million vehicle miles traveled.

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

 
Occupant Fatality Rates By Vehicle Type, 2010 And 2019
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Fatality rate Motorcycles Light trucks Passenger cars
2010      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 56.41 9.55 9.23
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 24.40 0.86 0.83
2019      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 58.33 6.80 9.42
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 25.47 0.64 0.89
Percent change, 2010-2019      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 3.4% -28.8% 2.1%
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 4.4% -25.6% 7.2%

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

 
Occupant Fatality Rates By Vehicle Type, 2011 And 2020
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Fatality rate Motorcycles Light trucks Passenger cars
2011      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 54.87 7.84 9.46
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 24.97 0.73 0.88
2020      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 67.08 6.90 10.79
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 31.64 0.74 1.15
Percent change, 2011-2020      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 22.3% -12.0% 14.1%
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 26.7% 1.4% 30.7%

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