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FMCSA relies on its State partners to provide crash and inspection data each month. Improving the quality of every State’s safety data will result in a more effective use of our Nation’s enforcement resources.

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Data current as of September 23, 2016

National Trends: Fatal Crash Completeness Measure

Good
45
Fair
2
Poor
3
Insuf Data
1
The national Fatal Crash Completeness measure results show the number of States within each rating. A State’s completeness rating is based on the percentage of the State’s evaluated fatal crash records that were reported to MCMIS as compared to the number of fatal crash records in FARS. These crashes occurred in calendar year 2014. Learn how this rating is calculated.
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Why this matters

Complete fatal crash reporting helps FMCSA prioritize carriers for interventions that pose the greatest safety risk. Crash records reported to MCMIS are used by the SMS to assess carrier safety performance and prioritize carriers for interventions. The SMS weights crashes based, in part, on the severity of the crash.

 

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Make sure that you understand the Fatal Crash Completeness measure and the rating.
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  • Contact a FMCSA Data Quality Specialist to ask questions.

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Fatal Crash Completeness Measure: Percentage of Fatal Crash Records
State Rating 2014 (Fatal Crash Records)
FARS MCMIS MCMIS as a % of FARS
National N/A 4,050 4,309 106%
Alabama
FARS103
MCMIS119
MCMIS as a % of FARS116%
 Alabama Good - Green Circle 103 119 116%
Alaska
FARS1
MCMIS1
MCMIS as a % of FARS100%
 Alaska Good - Green Circle 1 1 100%
Arizona
FARS88
MCMIS94
MCMIS as a % of FARS107%
 Arizona Good - Green Circle 88 94 107%
Arkansas
FARS65
MCMIS72
MCMIS as a % of FARS111%
 Arkansas Good - Green Circle 65 72 111%
California
FARS291
MCMIS359
MCMIS as a % of FARS123%
 California Good - Green Circle 291 359 123%
Colorado
FARS66
MCMIS40
MCMIS as a % of FARS61%
 Colorado Poor - Red Circle 66 40 61%
Connecticut
FARS33
MCMIS27
MCMIS as a % of FARS82%
 Connecticut Fair - Yellow Circle 33 27 82%
Delaware
FARS12
MCMIS12
MCMIS as a % of FARS100%
 Delaware Good - Green Circle 12 12 100%
District of Columbia
FARS2
MCMIS4
MCMIS as a % of FARS200%
 District of Columbia Good - Green Circle 2 4 200%
Florida
FARS215
MCMIS242
MCMIS as a % of FARS113%
 Florida Good - Green Circle 215 242 113%
Georgia
FARS178
MCMIS175
MCMIS as a % of FARS98%
 Georgia Good - Green Circle 178 175 98%
Hawaii
FARS6
MCMIS3
MCMIS as a % of FARS50%
 Hawaii Insuf - Gray Circle 6 3 50%
Idaho
FARS25
MCMIS27
MCMIS as a % of FARS108%
 Idaho Good - Green Circle 25 27 108%
Illinois
FARS105
MCMIS95
MCMIS as a % of FARS90%
 Illinois Good - Green Circle 105 95 90%
Indiana
FARS133
MCMIS136
MCMIS as a % of FARS102%
 Indiana Good - Green Circle 133 136 102%
Iowa
FARS50
MCMIS54
MCMIS as a % of FARS108%
 Iowa Good - Green Circle 50 54 108%
Kansas
FARS64
MCMIS73
MCMIS as a % of FARS114%
 Kansas Good - Green Circle 64 73 114%
Kentucky
FARS92
MCMIS93
MCMIS as a % of FARS101%
 Kentucky Good - Green Circle 92 93 101%
Louisiana
FARS71
MCMIS92
MCMIS as a % of FARS130%
 Louisiana Good - Green Circle 71 92 130%
Maine
FARS10
MCMIS13
MCMIS as a % of FARS130%
 Maine Good - Green Circle 10 13 130%
Maryland
FARS51
MCMIS58
MCMIS as a % of FARS114%
 Maryland Good - Green Circle 51 58 114%
Massachusetts
FARS27
MCMIS26
MCMIS as a % of FARS96%
 Massachusetts Good - Green Circle 27 26 96%
Michigan
FARS105
MCMIS101
MCMIS as a % of FARS96%
 Michigan Good - Green Circle 105 101 96%
Minnesota
FARS61
MCMIS62
MCMIS as a % of FARS102%
 Minnesota Good - Green Circle 61 62 102%
Mississippi
FARS71
MCMIS70
MCMIS as a % of FARS99%
 Mississippi Good - Green Circle 71 70 99%
Missouri
FARS108
MCMIS124
MCMIS as a % of FARS115%
 Missouri Good - Green Circle 108 124 115%
Montana
FARS18
MCMIS19
MCMIS as a % of FARS106%
 Montana Good - Green Circle 18 19 106%
Nebraska
FARS37
MCMIS41
MCMIS as a % of FARS111%
 Nebraska Good - Green Circle 37 41 111%
Nevada
FARS26
MCMIS17
MCMIS as a % of FARS65%
 Nevada Poor - Red Circle 26 17 65%
New Hampshire
FARS6
MCMIS5
MCMIS as a % of FARS83%
 New Hampshire Fair - Yellow Circle 6 5 83%
New Jersey
FARS58
MCMIS79
MCMIS as a % of FARS136%
 New Jersey Good - Green Circle 58 79 136%
New Mexico
FARS53
MCMIS38
MCMIS as a % of FARS72%
 New Mexico Poor - Red Circle 53 38 72%
New York
FARS117
MCMIS125
MCMIS as a % of FARS107%
 New York Good - Green Circle 117 125 107%
North Carolina
FARS120
MCMIS128
MCMIS as a % of FARS107%
 North Carolina Good - Green Circle 120 128 107%
North Dakota
FARS42
MCMIS46
MCMIS as a % of FARS110%
 North Dakota Good - Green Circle 42 46 110%
Ohio
FARS186
MCMIS201
MCMIS as a % of FARS108%
 Ohio Good - Green Circle 186 201 108%
Oklahoma
FARS109
MCMIS111
MCMIS as a % of FARS102%
 Oklahoma Good - Green Circle 109 111 102%
Oregon
FARS50
MCMIS55
MCMIS as a % of FARS110%
 Oregon Good - Green Circle 50 55 110%
Pennsylvania
FARS167
MCMIS170
MCMIS as a % of FARS102%
 Pennsylvania Good - Green Circle 167 170 102%
Rhode Island
FARS2
MCMIS3
MCMIS as a % of FARS150%
 Rhode Island Good - Green Circle 2 3 150%
South Carolina
FARS102
MCMIS107
MCMIS as a % of FARS105%
 South Carolina Good - Green Circle 102 107 105%
South Dakota
FARS13
MCMIS14
MCMIS as a % of FARS108%
 South Dakota Good - Green Circle 13 14 108%
Tennessee
FARS113
MCMIS115
MCMIS as a % of FARS102%
 Tennessee Good - Green Circle 113 115 102%
Texas
FARS531
MCMIS565
MCMIS as a % of FARS106%
 Texas Good - Green Circle 531 565 106%
Utah
FARS36
MCMIS43
MCMIS as a % of FARS119%
 Utah Good - Green Circle 36 43 119%
Vermont
FARS5
MCMIS5
MCMIS as a % of FARS100%
 Vermont Good - Green Circle 5 5 100%
Virginia
FARS75
MCMIS81
MCMIS as a % of FARS108%
 Virginia Good - Green Circle 75 81 108%
Washington
FARS34
MCMIS34
MCMIS as a % of FARS100%
 Washington Good - Green Circle 34 34 100%
West Virginia
FARS22
MCMIS23
MCMIS as a % of FARS105%
 West Virginia Good - Green Circle 22 23 105%
Wisconsin
FARS57
MCMIS72
MCMIS as a % of FARS126%
 Wisconsin Good - Green Circle 57 72 126%
Wyoming
FARS38
MCMIS40
MCMIS as a % of FARS105%
 Wyoming Good - Green Circle 38 40 105%

Good - Green CircleGood

MCMIS as a % of FARS is >= 90%

Fair - Yellow CircleFair

MCMIS as a % of FARS is 80-89%

Poor - Red CirclePoor

MCMIS as a % of FARS is < 80%

Insuf - Gray CircleInsufficient Data

State has < 15 FARS records AND MCMIS as a % of FARS is < 80%

Data Source: FARS records and MCMIS crash records representing interstate, intrastate, and non-motor carriers and includes only large trucks involved in crashes that occured within the calendar year.
How this rating is calculatedClose Popup

The Fatal Crash Completeness Measure evaluates a full calendar year of fatal crash records to determine your State’s rating. A record is evaluated if the date of the crash event—not the date of upload to FMCSA—falls within that calendar year. (This differs from the other State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) measures, which evaluate a rolling 12-month period.) This evaluated calendar year is the most recent year for which Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data is available to the public. The evaluation period is updated when the next full year of FARS data becomes available.

This measure evaluates fatal crash records representing interstate, intrastate, and non-motor carriers, and includes only large trucks. It determines a rating based on a comparison of the number of State-reported fatal crash records in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) to the number of your State’s crash records in FARS.

FARS is the national database of fatal motor vehicle crashes maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

If the percentage of State-reported records in MCMIS as compared to the number in FARS is

  • 90% or more, the rating is GOOD
  • Between 80% and 89%, the rating is FAIR
  • Less than 80%, the rating is POOR, unless the number of FARS records reported is less than 15, in which case the rating is INSUFFICIENT DATA.
Why this MattersClose Popup

Complete fatal crash reporting helps FMCSA prioritize carriers for interventions that pose the greatest safety risk. Crash records reported to MCMIS are used by the SMS to assess carrier safety performance and prioritize carriers for interventions. The SMS weights crashes based, in part, on the severity of the crash.

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