|
Number of deaths |
|
State |
2007 |
2008 |
Percent
change |
Alabama |
1,110 |
966 |
-13.0% |
Alaska |
82 |
62 |
-24.0 |
Arizona |
1,071 |
937 |
-13.0 |
Arkansas |
649 |
600 |
-7.6 |
California |
3,995 |
3,434 |
-14.0 |
Colorado |
554 |
548 |
-1.1 |
Connecticut |
296 |
264 |
-11.0 |
Delaware |
117 |
121 |
3.4 |
D.C. |
44 |
34 |
-23.0 |
Florida |
3,213 |
2,978 |
-7.3 |
Georgia |
1,641 |
1,493 |
-9.0 |
Hawaii |
138 |
107 |
-22.0 |
Idaho |
252 |
232 |
-7.9 |
Illinois |
1,248 |
1,043 |
-16.0 |
Indiana |
898 |
814 |
-9.4 |
Iowa |
446 |
412 |
-7.6 |
Kansas |
416 |
385 |
-7.5 |
Kentucky |
864 |
826 |
-4.4 |
Louisiana |
993 |
912 |
-8.2 |
Maine |
183 |
155 |
-15.0 |
Maryland |
614 |
591 |
-3.7 |
Massachusetts |
434 |
363 |
-16.0 |
Michigan |
1,087 |
980 |
-9.8 |
Minnesota |
510 |
456 |
-11.0 |
Mississippi |
884 |
783 |
-11.0 |
Missouri |
992 |
960 |
-3.2 |
Montana |
277 |
229 |
-17.0 |
Nebraska |
256 |
208 |
-19.0 |
Nevada |
373 |
324 |
-13.0 |
New Hampshire |
129 |
139 |
7.8 |
New Jersey |
724 |
590 |
-19.0 |
New Mexico |
413 |
366 |
-11.0 |
New York |
1,332 |
1,231 |
-7.6 |
North Carolina |
1,676 |
1,433 |
-14.0 |
North Dakota |
111 |
104 |
-6.3 |
Ohio |
1,255 |
1,190 |
-5.2 |
Oklahoma |
766 |
749 |
-2.2 |
Oregon |
455 |
416 |
-8.6 |
Pennsylvania |
1,491 |
1,468 |
-1.5 |
Rhode Island |
69 |
65 |
-5.8 |
South Carolina |
1,077 |
920 |
-15.0 |
South Dakota |
146 |
119 |
-18.0 |
Tennessee |
1,211 |
1,035 |
-15.0 |
Texas |
3,466 |
3,382 |
-2.4 |
Utah |
299 |
275 |
-8.0 |
Vermont |
66 |
73 |
11.0 |
Virginia |
1,027 |
824 |
-20.0 |
Washington |
571 |
521 |
-8.8 |
West Virginia |
432 |
380 |
-12.0 |
Wisconsin |
756 |
605 |
-20.0 |
Wyoming |
150 |
159 |
6.0 |
United States |
41,259 |
37,261 |
-9.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |