|
Number of deaths |
|
State |
2008 |
2009 |
Percent change |
Alabama |
969 |
848 |
-12.5% |
Alaska |
62 |
64 |
3.2 |
Arizona |
938 |
807 |
-14.0 |
Arkansas |
600 |
585 |
-2.5 |
California |
3,434 |
3,081 |
-10.3 |
Colorado |
548 |
465 |
-15.1 |
Connecticut |
302 |
223 |
-26.2 |
Delaware |
121 |
116 |
-4.1 |
D.C. |
34 |
29 |
-14.7 |
Florida |
2,980 |
2,558 |
-14.2 |
Georgia |
1,495 |
1,284 |
-14.1 |
Hawaii |
107 |
109 |
1.9 |
Idaho |
232 |
226 |
-2.6 |
Illinois |
1,043 |
911 |
-12.7 |
Indiana |
820 |
693 |
-15.5 |
Iowa |
412 |
372 |
-9.7 |
Kansas |
384 |
386 |
0.5 |
Kentucky |
825 |
791 |
-4.1 |
Louisiana |
916 |
821 |
-10.4 |
Maine |
155 |
159 |
2.6 |
Maryland |
591 |
547 |
-7.4 |
Massachusetts |
364 |
334 |
-8.2 |
Michigan |
980 |
871 |
-11.1 |
Minnesota |
455 |
421 |
-7.5 |
Mississippi |
783 |
700 |
-10.6 |
Missouri |
960 |
878 |
-8.5 |
Montana |
229 |
221 |
-3.5 |
Nebraska |
208 |
223 |
7.2 |
Nevada |
324 |
243 |
-25.0 |
New Hampshire |
138 |
110 |
-20.3 |
New Jersey |
590 |
583 |
-1.2 |
New Mexico |
366 |
361 |
-1.4 |
New York |
1,238 |
1,156 |
-6.6 |
North Carolina |
1,428 |
1,314 |
-8.0 |
North Dakota |
104 |
140 |
34.6 |
Ohio |
1,191 |
1,021 |
-14.3 |
Oklahoma |
750 |
738 |
-1.6 |
Oregon |
416 |
377 |
-9.4 |
Pennsylvania |
1,468 |
1,256 |
-14.4 |
Rhode Island |
65 |
83 |
27.7 |
South Carolina |
921 |
894 |
-2.9 |
South Dakota |
121 |
131 |
8.3 |
Tennessee |
1,043 |
989 |
-5.2 |
Texas |
3,476 |
3,071 |
-11.7 |
Utah |
276 |
244 |
-11.6 |
Vermont |
73 |
74 |
1.4 |
Virginia |
825 |
757 |
-8.2 |
Washington |
521 |
492 |
-5.6 |
West Virginia |
378 |
356 |
-5.8 |
Wisconsin |
605 |
561 |
-7.3 |
Wyoming |
159 |
134 |
-15.7 |
United States |
37,423 |
33,808 |
-9.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |