Car Accidents Statistics

Posted 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 United fatal-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