Table 2-19:  Occupant Fatalities by Vehicle Type and Nonoccupant Fatalities,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006
Total traffic fatalities,"44,525","51,091","43,825","44,599","41,508","39,250","40,150","40,716","41,817","(f) 42,065","42,013","41,501","41,717","41,945","42,196","43,005","42,884","42,836","(R) 43,510"," 42,642 "
Occupant fatalities (by vehicle type),"35,925","41,927","36,043","37,134","34,740","32,880","33,574","34,318","35,291","35,695","35,725","35,382","35,875","36,348","36,440","37,375","37,341","(R) 37,203","(R) 37,574"," 36,902 "
"Passenger car, total","25,929","27,449","23,212","24,092","22,385","21,387","21,566","21,997","22,423","22,505","22,199","21,194","20,862","20,699","20,320","20,569","19,725","(R) 19,091","(R) 18,440"," 17,800 "
Subcompacta,"3,834","7,299","7,993","8,309","7,694","7,028","6,968","7,060","6,791","6,618","6,838","6,012","5,504","5,291","4,886","4,674","4,073","3,681","(R) 2,979"," 2,630 "
Compactb,614,927,"2,635","5,310","5,338","5,354","5,707","6,322","6,899","7,288","7,992","7,589","7,432","7,525","7,211","7,348","7,013","6,807","(R) 6,245"," 6,044 "
Intermediatec,"1,869","3,878","4,391","4,849","4,681","4,418","4,483","4,407","4,666","4,670","3,308","3,273","3,556","4,115","4,426","4,709","4,857","4,900","(R) 5,548"," 5,420 "
Fulld,"10,800","11,580","6,586","4,635","4,040","3,796","3,675","3,560","3,413","3,417","3,924","4,303","4,365","3,744","3,765","3,775","3,682","3,603","(R) 3,276"," 3,277 "
Unknown,"8,812","3,765","1,607",989,632,791,733,648,654,512,137,17,5,24,32,63,100,100,(R) 392, 429 
"Trucke, total","5,817","8,748","7,666","9,306","9,052","8,683","9,116","9,574","10,216","10,553","10,972","11,447","12,024","12,280","12,431","12,963","13,272","13,440","(R) 13,841"," 13,526 "
Light,"4,856","7,486","6,689","8,601","8,391","8,098","8,511","8,904","9,568","9,932","10,249","10,705","11,265","11,526","11,723","12,274","12,546","12,674","(R) 13,037"," 12,721 "
Large,961,"1,262",977,705,661,585,605,670,648,621,723,742,759,754,708,689,726,766,(R) 804, 805 
"Other vehicles, total","4,179","5,730","5,165","3,736","3,303","2,810","2,892","2,747","2,652","2,637","2,554","2,741","2,989","3,369","3,689","3,843","4,344","4,672","(R) 5,293"," 5,576 "
Motorcycle,"3,189","5,144","4,564","3,244","2,806","2,395","2,449","2,320","2,227","2,161","2,116","2,294","2,483","2,897","3,197","3,270","3,714","4,028","(R) 4,576"," 4,810 "
Bus,53,46,57,32,31,28,18,18,33,21,18,38,59,22,34,45,41,42, 58 , 27 
Other / unknown vehicle type,937,540,544,460,466,387,425,409,392,455,420,409,447,450,458,528,589,602,(R) 659, 739 
"Nonoccupant fatalities, total","8,600","9,164","7,782","7,465","6,768","6,370","6,576","6,398","6,526","6,368","6,288","6,119","5,842","5,597","5,756","5,630","5,543","5,532","(R) 5,864"," 5,740 "
Pedestrian,"7,516","8,070","6,808","6,482","5,801","5,549","5,649","5,489","5,584","5,449","5,321","5,228","4,939","4,763","4,901","4,851","4,774","4,675","(R) 4,892"," 4,784 "
Pedalcyclist,"1,003",965,890,859,843,723,816,802,833,765,814,760,754,693,732,665,629,727,(R) 786, 773 
Other,81,129,84,124,124,98,111,107,109,154,153,131,149,141,123,114,140,130,(R) 186, 183 
KEY:  R = revised; U = data are not available,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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a Includes minicompact cars (wheelbase under 95 inches) and subcompact cars (wheelbase between 95 and 99 inches).,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
b Includes cars with a wheelbase of between 100 and 104 inches.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
c Includes cars with a wheelbase of between 105 and 109 inches.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
d Includes cars with a wheelbase of 110 inches or greater.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"e Large trucks - trucks over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, including single-unit trucks and truck tractors. Light trucks - trucks of 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating or less, including pickups, vans, truck-based station wagons, and utility vehicles.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
f Includes two fatalities that could not be assigned to a category below.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1975-2006: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts 2006, DOT HS 809 919 (Washington, DC: 2006), table 4.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Breakout of passenger car types:,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1975-96: Ibid., personal communications, Dec. 18, 2003, Nov. 17, 2004, and Mar. 15, 2005.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1997-2004: Ibid., Traffic Safety Facts, Research Note: Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatality Rates by Type and Size of Vehicle, DOT HS 809 979 (Washington, DC: 2006), table 4, Internet site http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/RNotes/2006/809979.pdf as of Mar. 25, 2008.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
"2005 - 2006:Ibid, Traffic Safety Facts, A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the General Estimates System",,,,,,,,,,,,,
"DOT HS 810 631and DOT HS 810 818, Table 75, Internet site http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/TSF2005.PDF and http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/TSF2006.PDF",,,,,,,,,,,,,
"as of April 21, 2008",,,,,,,,,,,,,