Car Accidents Statistics

datePosted on 06:05, June 16th, 2009 by admin

A traffic collision is when a road vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, or geographical or architectural obstacle. Traffic collisions can result in injury, property damage, and death.

Car accident statistics indicate that at least four people involved in car accidents die every hour. These accidents could be due to the fault of the driver, the other driver, or due to a faulty vehicle. The important thing to consider is the number of deaths occurring every day, excluding the people involved in car accidents and sustaining severe personal injuries.

Car Crash Stats: There were nearly 6,420,000 auto accidents in the Unitedfatal crash 300x225 Car Accidents Statistics States in 2005. The financial cost of these crashes is more than 230 Billion dollars. 2.9 million people were injured and 42,636 people killed. About 115 people die every day in vehicle crashes in the United States — one death every 13 minutes.

In 2003 there were 6,328,000 car accidents in the US. There were 2.9 million injuries and 42,643 people were killed in auto accidents.

In 2002, there were an estimated 6,316,000 car accidents in the USA. There were about 2.9 million injuries and 42,815 people were killed in auto accidents in 2002.

There were an estimated 6,356,000 car accidents in the US in 2000. There were about 3.2 million injuries and 41,821 people were killed in auto accidents in 2000 based on data collected by the Federal Highway Administration.

Fatal Crash Statistics By Year

Total Traffic Crashes
In the United States
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Fatal Vehicle Crashes 39,189 38,444 38,477 38,491 38,862 37,526
Fatality Totals:
Drivers 27,472 28,871 26,779 26,659 25,869 25,567
Passengers 10,036 10,355 10,458 10,604 10,469 10,695
Other 86 78 104 112 102 86
Sub-total 37,594 37,304 37,341 37,375 36,440 36,348
Non-Motorists Killed
Pedestrians 4,881 4,675 4,774 4,851 4,901 4,763
Bicyclists 784 727 629 665 732 693
Other 184 130 140 114 123 141
Total Killed 43,443 42,836 42,884 43,005 42,196 41,945

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2 Responses to “Car Accidents Statistics”

  1. Ben on August 24th, 2009 at 12:06 pm

    Hello, do you know where one might procure U.S. car accident statistics that aren’t limited to only fatal accidents?

    Thanks,
    Ben

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