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
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","(R) 43,005","(R) 42,884","42,636"
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","(R) 37,375","(R) 37,341","37,142"
"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","(R) 20,569","(R) 19,725","19,091"
Subcompacta,"3,834","7,299","7,993","8,309","7,694","7,028","6,968","7,060","6,791","6,618","(R) 6,838","(R) 6,012","(R) 5,504","(R) 5,291","(R) 4,886","(R) 4,674","(R) 4,073","3,681"
Compactb,614,927,"2,635","5,310","5,338","5,354","5,707","6,322","6,899","7,288","(R) 7,992","(R) 7,589","(R) 7,432","(R) 7,525","(R) 7,211","(R) 7,348","(R) 7,013","6,807"
Intermediatec,"1,869","3,878","4,391","4,849","4,681","4,418","4,483","4,407","4,666","4,670","(R) 3,308","(R) 3,273","(R) 3,556","(R) 4,115","(R) 4,426","(R) 4,709","(R) 4,857","4,900"
Fulld,"10,800","11,580","6,586","4,635","4,040","3,796","3,675","3,560","3,413","3,417","(R) 3,924","(R) 4,303","(R) 4,365","(R) 3,744","(R) 3,765","(R) 3,775","(R) 3,682","3,603"
Unknown,"8,812","3,765","1,607",989,632,791,733,648,654,512,(R) 137,(R) 17,(R) 5,(R) 24,(R) 32,(R) 63,(R) 100,100
"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","(R) 12,963","(R) 13,272","13,363"
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","(R) 12,274","(R) 12,546","12,602"
Large,961,"1,262",977,705,661,585,605,670,648,621,723,742,759,754,708,(R) 689,(R) 726,761
"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","(R) 3,843","(R) 4,344","4,688"
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","(R) 3,270","(R) 3,714","4,008"
Bus,53,46,57,32,31,28,18,18,33,21,18,38,59,22,34,45,(R) 41,41
Other / unknown vehicle type,937,540,544,460,466,387,425,409,392,455,420,409,447,450,458,(R) 528,(R) 589,639
"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","(R) 5,630","(R) 5,543","5,494"
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","(R) 4,851","(R) 4,774","4,641"
Pedalcyclist,"1,003",965,890,859,843,723,816,802,833,765,814,760,754,693,732,(R) 665,(R) 629,725
Other,81,129,84,124,124,98,111,107,109,154,153,131,149,141,123,(R) 114,140,128
KEY:  R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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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,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1975-2004: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts 2004, DOT HS 809 919 (Washington, DC: 2005), 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 Feb. 16, 2006.",,,,,,,,,,,,,