[crash02.txt, updated 11/06] Total and alcohol-related* traffic fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled and 100,000 registered vehicles, licensed drivers, and population, United States, 1982–2004. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rates ------------------------------------------------- Year 100 million 100,000 100,000 100,000 vehicle miles registered licensed population traveled vehicles** drivers drivers ---------------------------------------------------------------------- All fatalities 2004 1.45 17.63 21.54 14.59 2003 1.48 18.11 21.86 14.74 2002 1.51 18.33 22.09 14.93 2001 1.52 17.93 22.06 14.80 2000 1.53 18.57 22.00 14.86 1999 1.55 18.92 22.29 14.95 1998 1.58 19.26 22.44 15.04 1997 1.64 19.86 22.99 15.41 1996 1.69 20.01 23.43 15.61 1995 1.73 20.37 23.68 15.70 1994 1.73 20.18 23.21 15.47 1993 1.75 20.28 23.19 15.45 1992 1.75 20.19 22.67 15.30 1991 1.91 21.58 24.56 16.41 1990 2.08 23.12 26.70 17.87 1989 2.17 23.78 27.53 18.47 1988 2.32 24.92 28.91 19.26 1987 2.41 25.22 28.67 19.15 1986 2.51 25.40 28.90 19.19 1985 2.47 24.74 27.94 18.42 1984 2.58 25.73 28.48 18.77 1983 2.58 25.13 27.62 18.22 1982 2.76 26.59 29.24 18.97 Percent change 1998-2004 -8.5 -8.5 -4.0 -3.0 Alcohol-related fatalities 2004 0.57 6.96 8.51 5.76 2003 0.59 7.22 8.72 5.88 2002 0.61 7.47 9.00 6.09 2001 0.63 7.39 9.10 6.10 2000 0.63 7.70 9.12 6.16 1999 0.62 7.52 8.85 5.94 1998 0.64 7.74 9.01 6.04 1997 0.65 7.90 9.15 6.13 1996 0.72 8.44 9.89 6.59 1995 0.73 8.64 10.04 6.66 1994 0.73 8.58 9.87 6.58 1993 0.78 9.05 10.34 6.89 1992 0.81 9.41 10.56 7.13 1991 0.93 10.48 11.93 7.97 1990 1.05 11.71 13.52 9.05 1989 1.07 11.70 13.54 9.08 1988 1.18 12.61 14.63 9.75 1987 1.25 13.10 14.89 9.94 1986 1.36 13.79 15.69 10.42 1985 1.31 13.08 14.77 9.74 1984 1.44 14.40 15.93 10.50 1983 1.49 14.54 15.97 10.54 1982 1.64 15.84 17.41 11.30 Percent change 1998-2004 -10.1 -10.0 -5.6 -4.7 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Data are from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) maintained by the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration. * A crash is considered as alcohol-related if either a driver or a nonoccupant (pedestrian or pedalcyclist) had a blood alcohol concentraition (BAC) of 0.01 g/dl or greater. When alcohol tests were not done or test results are unknown, imputed BAC data provided by NHTSA are used. ** Including all private, commercial, and public-owned motor vehicles and motorcycles. Source: Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System. Yi, H., Chen, C.M., and Williams, G.D. Surveillance Report #76: Trends in Alcohol-Related Fatal Traffic Crashes, United States, 1982-2004. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research (August 2006).