BTS | Table 2-20: Occupant and Nonmotorist Fatalities in Crashes by Number of Vehicles and Alcohol Involvement (AI)

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Table 2-20: Occupant and Nonmotorist Fatalities in Crashes by Number of Vehicles and Alcohol Involvement (AI)

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	1985		1990		1991		1992		1993		1994		1995		1996		1997		1998		1999		2000		2001		2002		2003		2004		2005		2006
	Fatal	AI	Fatal	AI	Fatal	AI	Fatal	AI	Fatal	AI	Fatal	AI	Fatal	AI	Fatal	AI	Fatal	AI	Fatal	AI	Fatal	AI	Fatal	AI	Fatal	AI	Fatal	AI	Fatal	AI	Fatal	AI	Fatal	AI	Fatal	Al
TOTAL fatalities	43,825	23,167	44,599	22,587	41,508	20,159	39,250	18,290	40,150	17,908	40,716	17,308	41,817	17,732	42,065	17,749	42,013	16,711	41,501	16,673	41,717	16,572	41,945	17,380	42,196	17,400	43,005	17,524	42,884	17,013	42,836	16,694	43,510	17,590	42,642	17,602
AI as a percent of total fatalities		53%		51%		49%		47%		45%		43%		42%		42%		40%		40%		40%		41%		41%		41%		40%		39%		40%		41%
Motorist fatalities, TOTAL	36,043	19,271	37,134	18,953	34,740	16,917	32,880	15,301	33,574	14,857	34,318	14,437	35,291	14,796	35,695	14,830	35,725	14,051	35,382	13,896	35,875	13,958	36,348	14,834	36,440	14,708	37,375	14,954	37,132	14,476	37,142	14,195	37,594	14,370	U	U
Single-vehicle crashes	17,130	10,882	18,159	11,162	17,280	10,208	15,958	9,045	15,932	8,761	15,997	8,330	16,732	8,868	16,723	8,781	16,529	8,244	16,666	8,417	17,075	8,516	17,471	8,964	17,753	8,973	18,600	9,238	18,175	8,939	18,288	8,808	18,806	9,016	U	U
Two-vehicle crashes	16,467	7,296	16,262	6,676	15,025	5,821	14,449	5,341	15,161	5,205	15,664	5,219	15,744	5,017	15,935	5,084	16,218	4,904	15,742	4,638	15,726	4,562	15,758	4,854	15,618	4,739	15,628	4,744	15,795	4,606	15,737	4,492	15,649	4,449	U	U
More than two-vehicle crashes	2,446	1,093	2,713	1,115	2,435	888	2,473	916	2,481	891	2,657	888	2,815	911	3,037	965	2,978	904	2,974	841	3,074	880	3,119	1,016	3,069	996	3,147	972	3,162	931	3,117	896	3,139	905	U	U
Nonmotorist fatalities, TOTAL	7,782	3,897	7,465	3,636	6,768	3,241	6,370	2,989	6,576	3,051	6,398	2,871	6,526	2,936	6,368	2,919	6,288	2,660	6,119	2,777	5,842	2,613	5,597	2,546	5,756	2,693	5,630	2,571	5,511	2,538	5,494	2,499	5,849	2,516	U	U
Pedestrians fatalities, total	6,808	3,575	6,482	3,264	5,801	2,891	5,549	2,721	5,649	2,735	5,489	2,578	5,584	2,607	5,449	2,593	5,321	2,350	5,228	2,463	4,939	2,314	4,763	2,254	4,901	2,371	4,851	2,292	4,749	2,253	4,641	2,211	4,881	2,180	U	U
Pedestrians, single-vehicle crashes	6,342	3,278	5,990	2,966	5,302	2,588	5,099	2,454	5,180	2,464	5,027	2,308	5,110	2,364	5,024	2,358	4,876	2,112	4,801	2,228	4,516	2,074	4,340	2,015	4,480	2,123	4,445	2,069	4,292	2,014	4,207	1,976	4,443	1,946	U	U
Pedestrians, multiple-vehicle crashes	466	297	492	298	499	303	450	267	469	271	462	270	474	243	425	235	445	239	427	235	423	240	423	239	421	248	406	223	457	239	434	234	438	234	U	U
Pedalcyclists fatalities, total	890	284	859	315	843	305	723	228	816	279	802	262	833	290	765	265	814	252	760	268	754	270	693	246	732	283	665	243	622	239	725	249	784	282	U	U
Pedalcyclists, single-vehicle crashes	864	271	832	301	815	296	690	211	792	264	781	252	807	279	739	253	788	244	736	259	718	253	668	236	709	271	628	229	589	220	697	237	755	268	U	U
Pedalcyclists, multiple-vehicle crashes	26	13	27	14	28	9	33	17	24	15	21	10	26	11	26	12	26	8	24	9	36	17	25	10	23	12	37	14	33	19	28	11	29	14	U	U
Others / unknown	84	38	124	57	124	45	98	39	111	37	107	31	109	39	154	61	153	58	131	47	149	29	141	46	123	39	114	36	140	46	128	39	184	54	U	U

KEY: AI = Alcohol involvement; Fatal = fatalities; U = data are not available.

NOTES

Alcohol involvement pertains to any driver, pedestrian, or pedalcyclist involved in the accident. Alcohol results are determined from positive blood alcohol concentration tests and police-reported alcohol involvement and are adjusted by the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

In 2001, NHTSA adopted a new method to estimate missing blood alcohol concentration (BAC) test result data. This new method, multiple imputation, is being used by NHTSA's National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) to improve the scope of alcohol involvement statistics by the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). As a result of the methodology change, alcohol involvement fatalities have undergone a complete revision.

Total fatalities may not equal the sum of the categories in each column because NCSA generates a separate estimate for each category of fatalities, including total fatalities.

SOURCE

U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Database, personal communication, Aug. 13, 2007.