Table 2-17:  Motor Vehicle Safety Data,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1960  ,1965  ,1970  ,1975  ,1980  ,1985  ,1990    ,1991    ,1992    ,1993    ,1994    ,1995    ,1996    ,1997    ,1998    ,1999    ,2000    
Fatalities,"36,399","47,089","52,627","44,525","51,091","43,825","44,599","41,508","39,250","40,150","40,716","41,817","42,065","42,013","41,501","R41,717","41,821"
Injured persons,N,N,N,N,N,N,"3,231,000","3,097,000","3,070,000","3,149,000","3,266,000","3,465,000","3,483,000","3,348,000","3,192,000","3,236,000","3,189,000"
Crashes,N,N,N,N,N,N,"6,471,000","6,117,000","6,000,000","6,106,000","6,496,000","6,699,000","6,770,000","6,624,000","6,335,000","6,279,000","6,394,000"
Vehicle-miles (billions),719,888,"1,110","1,328","1,527","1,775","2,144","2,172","2,247","2,296","2,358","2,423","2,486","2,562","2,632","2,691","2,750"
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Rates per 100 million ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
vehicle-miles,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  Fatalities,5.1,5.3,4.7,3.4,3.3,2.5,2.1,1.9,1.7,1.7,1.7,1.7,1.7,1.6,1.6,R1.6,1.5
  Injured persons,N,N,N,N,N,N,151,143,137,137,139,143,140,131,121,120,116
  Crashes,N,N,N,N,N,N,302,282,267,266,276,277,272,259,241,233,233
KEY:  N = data do not exist; R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Fatalities:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1960-70: Estimated by U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from data supplied by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics, and individual state accident reports (adjusted to 30-day deaths). Fatalities data prior to 1975 have been adjusted to reflect the Fatality Analysis Reporting System's definition of a fatal crash as one that involves a motor vehicle on a trafficway, which results in the death of a vehicle occupant or a nonmotorist within 30 days of the crash.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1975-2000:  U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2000, DOT HS 809 337  (Washington, DC: December 2001), table 2.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Injured persons: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1990-2000: Ibid., Traffic Safety Facts 2000, DOT HS 809 337  (Washington, DC: December 2001), table 2.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Crashes:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1990-2000: Ibid., Traffic Safety Facts 2000, DOT HS 809 337  (Washington, DC: December 2001), table 1.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Vehicle-miles:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1960-65:  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995,  FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201A.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1975-2000:  U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2000, DOT HS 809 337  (Washington, DC: December 2001), table 2.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Fatality and injury rates:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1960-1965:  Calculated by U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1970-2000:  U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2000, DOT HS 809 337  (Washington, DC: December 2001), table 2.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Crash rates:  ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Calculated by U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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