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Table 2-27: Motor Vehicle Fatal Crashes by Day of Week,
Time of Day, and Weather and Light Conditions
(percent)
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TOTAL
fatal crashes |
39,836 |
36,937 |
34,942 |
35,780 |
36,254 |
37,241 |
37,494 |
37,324 |
37,107 |
37,140 |
37,526 |
37,862 |
38,491 |
38,477 |
38,444 |
39,252 |
38,648 |
37,248 |
Day
of week |
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Sunday |
16.1 |
16.2 |
15.9 |
15.8 |
15.9 |
15.7 |
15.2 |
15.8 |
15.5 |
15.7 |
16.1 |
16.0 |
15.9 |
16.0 |
16.2 |
15.9 |
16.8 |
16.6 |
Monday |
11.7 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
12.1 |
12.4 |
12.4 |
12.7 |
12.1 |
12.4 |
12.6 |
12.3 |
12.6 |
12.2 |
12.3 |
12.4 |
12.6 |
12.2 |
12.8 |
Tuesday |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.8 |
11.7 |
11.8 |
12.4 |
11.9 |
12.4 |
11.9 |
12.0 |
12.1 |
12.4 |
12.2 |
11.6 |
11.8 |
12.2 |
11.6 |
Wednesday |
11.5 |
11.9 |
12.3 |
12.0 |
12.3 |
11.9 |
12.2 |
13.0 |
12.4 |
12.5 |
12.2 |
12.2 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
12.4 |
12.4 |
12.2 |
12.5 |
Thursday |
12.6 |
12.5 |
13.3 |
13.0 |
12.7 |
13.0 |
13.3 |
13.0 |
13.5 |
12.9 |
13.0 |
12.7 |
12.8 |
12.8 |
13.3 |
12.9 |
12.8 |
12.4 |
Friday |
16.7 |
16.5 |
16.1 |
16.3 |
16.3 |
16.6 |
16.1 |
16.1 |
15.8 |
15.9 |
16.0 |
16.2 |
15.8 |
15.7 |
16.0 |
15.7 |
15.5 |
15.5 |
Saturday |
20.0 |
19.9 |
19.3 |
19.0 |
18.6 |
18.5 |
18.2 |
18.0 |
18.0 |
18.5 |
18.5 |
18.2 |
18.2 |
18.4 |
18.0 |
18.6 |
18.3 |
18.5 |
Unknown |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Time
of day |
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Midnight
to 3 a.m. |
15.7 |
15.3 |
14.3 |
13.8 |
13.1 |
12.8 |
12.6 |
12.2 |
12.3 |
12.2 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
13.1 |
12.5 |
12.4 |
12.8 |
13.0 |
13.3 |
3
a.m. to 6 a.m. |
7.7 |
7.9 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
7.4 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.6 |
8.0 |
7.6 |
8.1 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
8.5 |
6
a.m. to 9 a.m. |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
8.9 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
9.5 |
9.9 |
9.7 |
10.1 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
9.6 |
9
a.m. to noon |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
Noon
to 3 p.m. |
11.6 |
11.7 |
12.4 |
12.5 |
13.1 |
12.9 |
12.7 |
13.3 |
13.4 |
13.2 |
13.1 |
13.2 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
13.3 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
12.8 |
3
p.m. to 6 p.m. |
15.7 |
15.7 |
16.0 |
16.0 |
16.6 |
16.8 |
16.9 |
16.6 |
16.8 |
16.8 |
16.7 |
16.6 |
16.0 |
16.6 |
16.3 |
16.5 |
15.6 |
16.0 |
6
p.m. to 9 p.m. |
15.6 |
15.6 |
16.5 |
16.2 |
15.7 |
15.9 |
15.7 |
15.9 |
15.6 |
15.4 |
15.3 |
15.4 |
15.4 |
15.3 |
15.7 |
15.7 |
15.6 |
15.6 |
9
p.m. to midnight |
15.9 |
15.8 |
15.3 |
14.7 |
14.3 |
14.6 |
14.6 |
14.1 |
13.8 |
13.8 |
13.7 |
14.1 |
14.1 |
14.0 |
13.8 |
13.8 |
14.3 |
14.1 |
Unknown |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
Atmospheric
condition |
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Normal |
86.7 |
86.7 |
85.7 |
87.0 |
87.3 |
86.7 |
86.3 |
86.4 |
87.2 |
89.0 |
88.0 |
88.4 |
88.0 |
87.3 |
87.0 |
88.2 |
89.5 |
89.3 |
Rain |
9.3 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
8.7 |
8.3 |
8.6 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
7.3 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
6.4 |
Snow/sleet |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
Other/unknown |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
Light
condition |
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Daylight |
45.0 |
45.4 |
46.0 |
47.7 |
49.5 |
48.7 |
49.3 |
50.3 |
50.5 |
50.7 |
50.5 |
50.8 |
49.2 |
50.2 |
50.0 |
49.5 |
48.4 |
48.5 |
Dark,
but lighted |
17.7 |
17.4 |
17.4 |
16.4 |
15.6 |
16.0 |
15.9 |
15.6 |
14.9 |
15.0 |
15.9 |
15.7 |
16.1 |
15.7 |
15.8 |
15.9 |
16.5 |
16.8 |
Dark |
32.7 |
33.0 |
32.4 |
31.5 |
30.3 |
30.7 |
30.3 |
29.5 |
30.0 |
29.7 |
29.2 |
29.0 |
30.2 |
29.7 |
29.6 |
30.0 |
30.3 |
30.3 |
Dawn
or dusk |
4.2 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
Unknown |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Key: R = revised.
SOURCE
U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Fatality
Analysis Reporting System (FARS), Web-based
encyclopedia, available at
http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/ as of December 2008.
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