Fatality information is derived from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). FARS includes motor vehicle traffic crashes that result in fatality to a vehicle occupant or nonmotorist, from injuries resulting from a traffic crash, that occur within 30 days of the crash. The final FARS file is normally completed around Memorial Day, at which time the final quality control procedures are implemented. When these procedures are completed, NCSA can begin to create our fact sheets and release the new data.
The NHTSA fact sheets were developed to provide timely data about fatal motor vehicle crashes in specific subject areas. Some of NCSA's fact sheets are also available directly as web pages. Clicking on the highlighted title of a Fact Sheet below will bring you to the text contained in that fact sheet.
All of our fact sheets are available for downloading in PDF format (which preserves the original format of the fact sheets, and includes graphics, charts, etc) by clicking on the pdf icon, with the size of each pdf file indicated. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view them. If it is not already installed on your computer, you can obtain it free of charge from Adobe. Click here to download the version you need.
For quicker and easier viewing, the text of most of our fact sheets for 1995, 1996 and 1997 are also available to view as web pages. Charts and graphics are included in the pdf versions only.
You may also request any fact sheet be mailed or faxed to you. Telephone inquiries should be addressed to NCSA's Information Services Branch at 1-800-934-8517, or (202) 366-4198 locally in the Washington, DC area. FAX messages should be sent to (202) 366-7078.
Previous years fact sheets are also available in pdf format.
The FARS Query System is available.
Perform custom queries, review frequently requested tables, and examine FARS
documentation, all via the internet.
2000 Traffic Safety Fact Sheets
Alcohol
Children
Large Trucks
Motorcycles
Occupant Protection
Older Population
Overview
Pedalcyclists
Pedestrians
School Buses
Speeding
State Alcohol Estimates
Young Drivers
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