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2004-2008

Data Source: FARS 2004 - 2007 Final and Fars 2008 ARF

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Traffic Safety Performance (Core Outcome) Measures* For District of Columbia

Core Outcome Measures		Year
Core Outcome Measures		2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Traffic Fatalities	Total	43	48	37	44	34
	Rural	0	0	0	0	2
	Urban	43	48	37	44	32
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Fatalities Per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Driven**	Total	1.15	1.29	1.02	1.22
	Rural
	Urban	1.15	1.29	1.02	1.22
Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities (All Seat Positions)	Total	21	22	18	21	14
	Restrained	7	8	10	8	5
	Unrestrained	6	13	6	7	5
	Unknown	8	1	2	6	4
Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities (BAC=.08+)***		13	19	13	16	9
Speeding-Related Fatalities		20	17	3	8	12
Motorcyclist Fatalities	Total	8	6	1	2	8
	Helmeted	4	6	1	1	7
	Unhelmeted	4	0	0	1	1
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes	Total	69	57	49	48	44
	Aged Under 15	1	0	0	1	0
	Aged 15-20	12	7	4	6	0
	Aged Under 21	13	7	4	7	0
	Aged 21 and Over	51	46	37	39	42
	Unknown Age	5	4	8	2	2
Pedestrian Fatalities		9	16	17	19	9

*These Performance Measures Were Developed By The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) (See Publication: DOT HS 811 025)
**2008 State Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Data is Not Yet Available
***Based on the BAC of All Involved Drivers and Motorcycle Riders Only

Fatality Rates: District of Columbia, U.S. and Best State

Year		Fatalities	Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (Millions)	Fatalities Per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled	Total Population	Fatalities Per 100,000 Population
2004	Dist of Columbia	43	3,742	1.15	579,521	7.42
	US	42,836	2,964,788	1.44	292,892,127	14.63
	Best State*			0.87		7.39
2005	Dist of Columbia	48	3,713	1.29	582,049	8.25
	US	43,510	2,989,430	1.46	295,560,549	14.72
	Best State*			0.80		6.85
2006	Dist of Columbia	37	3,623	1.02	585,419	6.32
	US	42,708	3,014,371	1.42	298,362,973	14.31
	Best State*			0.78		6.32
2007	Dist of Columbia	44	3,609	1.22	587,868	7.48
	US	41,259	3,029,822	1.36	301,290,332	13.69
	Best State*			0.79		6.55
2008	Dist of Columbia	34			591,833	5.74
	US	37,261	2,925,503	1.27	304,059,724	12.25
	Best State*					5.59

*State (or States) With Lowest Rates: Lowest VMT and Population Rates Could Be in Different States
2008 National VMT is a Preliminary Estimate and Subject to Change
2008 State Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Data is Not Yet Available

Fatalities By The Highest Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in the Crash**:
District of Columbia, U.S. and Best State

(Old Definition)

Year		Total Fatalities in all Crashes	Highest BAC level in the Crash
			BAC = .01+		BAC = .08+
			Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Per 100 Million VMT
2004	Dist of Columbia	43	19	44	15	35	0.40
	US	42,836	16,919	39	14,593	34	0.49
	Best State*			25		21	0.27
2005	Dist of Columbia	48	28	58	23	48	0.62
	US	43,510	17,590	40	15,102	35	0.51
	Best State*			14		12	0.14
2006	Dist of Columbia	37	19	51	18	49	0.50
	US	42,708	17,738	42	15,144	35	0.50
	Best State*			24		20	0.22
2007	Dist of Columbia	44	26	59	24	55	0.67
	US	41,259	17,158	42	14,603	35	0.48
	Best State*			24		21	0.23
2008	Dist of Columbia	34	15	44	10	29
	US	37,261	15,438	41	13,294	36	0.45
	Best State*			21		16

*State (or States) With Lowest Percents: Lowest Percents Could Be in Different States
**Based on the BAC of All Involved Drivers, Motorcycle Riders, Pedalcyclists and Pedestrians
2008 National VMT is a Preliminary Estimate and Subject to Change
2008 State Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Data is Not Yet Available

Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities**:
District of Columbia, U.S. and Best State

(New Definition)

Year		Total Fatalities in all Crashes	Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities (BAC = .08+)
Year		Total Fatalities in all Crashes	Number	Percent	Per 100 Million VMT
2004	Dist of Columbia	43	13	30	0.35
	US	42,836	13,099	31	0.44
	Best State*			20	0.25
2005	Dist of Columbia	48	19	40	0.51
	US	43,510	13,582	31	0.45
	Best State*			12	0.13
2006	Dist of Columbia	37	13	35	0.36
	US	42,708	13,491	32	0.45
	Best State*			18	0.20
2007	Dist of Columbia	44	16	36	0.44
	US	41,259	13,041	32	0.43
	Best State*			19	0.21
2008	Dist of Columbia	34	9	26
	US	37,261	11,773	32	0.40
	Best State*			16

*State (or States) With Lowest Percents: Lowest Percents Could Be in Different States
**Based on the BAC of All Involved Drivers and Motorcycle Riders Only
2008 National VMT is a Preliminary Estimate and Subject to Change
2008 State Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Data is Not Yet Available

Fatalities per 100 Million VMT

Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities
per 100 Million VMT

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Reporting Rates
For Drivers/Motorcycle Rider (Operators)
Involved in Fatal Crashes:
District of Columbia, U.S. and Best State

Year		Surviving Drivers/Motorcycle Rider			Killed Drivers/Motorcycle Rider			Total Drivers/Motorcycle Rider
		Total	With Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Results Reported to FARS		Total	With Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Results Reported to FARS		Total	With Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Results Reported to FARS
		Total	Number	Percent	Total	Number	Percent	Total	Number	Percent
2004	Dist of Columbia	44	14	32	25	21	84	69	35	51
	US	31,524	8,215	26	26,871	18,275	68	58,395	26,490	45
	Best State*			80			97			82
2005	Dist of Columbia	38	16	42	19	15	79	57	31	54
	US	31,729	7,415	23	27,491	18,773	68	59,220	26,188	44
	Best State*			77			98			84
2006	Dist of Columbia	37	16	43	12	10	83	49	26	53
	US	30,498	7,482	25	27,348	18,911	69	57,846	26,393	46
	Best State*			81			99			85
2007	Dist of Columbia	34	16	47	14	12	86	48	28	58
	US	29,449	7,631	26	26,570	19,434	73	56,019	27,065	48
	Best State*			82			100			84
2008	Dist of Columbia	28	11	39	16	5	31	44	16	36
	US	26,011	6,677	26	24,175	17,045	71	50,186	23,722	47
	Best State*			80			95			84

Daytime Front Seat (Outboard Only) Passenger Vehicle Occupants, Aged 5 and Over, by Restraint Use:
Fatalities and Observed
District of Columbia, U.S. and Best State

Year		Fatalities - Restrained**	Observed - Restrained***
Year		Percent	Percent
2004	Dist of Columbia		87
	US	56	80
	Best State*	82	95
2005	Dist of Columbia
	US	55	82
	Best State*	88	95
2006	Dist of Columbia		85
	US	55	81
	Best State*	77	96
2007	Dist of Columbia	50	87
	US	57	82
	Best State*	82	98
2008	Dist of Columbia		90
	US	56	83
	Best State*	78	97

*State With Highest Percent. Fatal Crash and Observed Percents Can Be Different States
**Percent Based Only Where Restraint Use Was Known
***USA Data: National Occupant Protection Use Survey. District of Columbia Data: State Survey
Note: The Purpose of this Table is to Compare (as closely as possible) the Use of Restraint Systems
by Fatally Injured Occupants with Occupants in all Driving Situations

       Daytime Front Seat (Outboard Only)
       Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities
       Aged 5 and Over, by Percent Restraint Use*

       Daytime Front Seat (Outboard Only)
       Passenger Vehicle Occupants Observed
       Aged 5 and Over, by Percent Restraint Use**

Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities Age 5 and Above
by Restraint Use and Lives Saved Estimates

Year	Fatalities Age 5 and Above*					Lives Saved Estimates**
Year	Total	Restrained	Unrestrained	Unknown Restraint Use	Percent Known Restrained*	Lives Saved at Current Belt Use	Potential Additional Lives Savable at 100% Usage
2004	20	7	5	8	58	11	3
2005	22	8	13	1	38	9	2
2006	18	10	6	2	63	11	2
2007	20	7	7	6	50	10	3
2008	14	5	5	4	50	7	1

Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities Age 4 and Under
by Restraint Use and Lives Saved Estimates

Year	Fatalities Age 4 and Under*					Lives Saved Estimates**
Year	Total	Restrained	Unrestrained	Unknown Restraint Use	Percent Known Restrained*	Lives Saved at Current Seat Belt and Child Safety Seat Usage
2004	0	0	1	0	0	0
2005	0	0	0	0		0
2006	0	0	0	0		0
2007	1	1	0	0	100	1
2008	0	0	0	0		0

Motorcyclist Fatalities
by Helmet Use and Lives Saved Estimates

Year	Fatalities					Lives Saved Estimates**
Year	Total	Helmeted	Unhelmeted	Unknown Helmet Use	Percent Known Helmeted*	Lives Saved at Current Helmet Use	Additional Lives Savable at 100% Helmet Usage
2004	8	4	4	0	50	2	2
2005	6	6	0	0	100	4	0
2006	1	1	0	0	100	1	0
2007	2	1	1	0	50	1	0
2008	8	7	1	0	88	4	0

Person Type		2004		2005		2006		2007		2008
Person Type		Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*
Occupants	Passenger Car	16	37	15	31	16	43	15	34	12	35
	Light Truck - Pickup	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Light Truck - Utility	3	7	4	8	0	0	6	14	0	0
	Light Truck - Van	1	2	3	6	2	5	0	0	2	6
	Other/Unknown Occupants	2	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total Occupants	23	53	23	48	19	51	21	48	16	47
	Bus	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	6
Motorcyclists	Total Motorcyclists	8	19	6	13	1	3	2	5	8	24
Nonoccupants	Pedestrian	9	21	16	33	17	46	19	43	9	26
	Bicyclist and Other Cyclist	3	7	3	6	0	0	1	2	1	3
	��Total Nonoccupants	12	28	19	40	17	46	21	48	10	29
	Other/Unknown Nonoccupants	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
Total	Total	43	100	48	100	37	100	44	100	34	100

Crash Type	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total Fatalities (All Crashes)*	43	48	37	44	34
- (1) Single Vehicle	18	34	22	30	21
- (2) Involving a Large Truck	5	3	2	2	2
- (3) Involving Speeding	20	17	3	8	12
- (4) Involving a Rollover	2	12	1	5	3
- (5) Involving a Roadway Departure	11	15	2	11	8
- (6) Involving an Intersection (or Intersection Related)	21	19	23	24	12

(1) Crash Involved Only One Coded Vehicle
(2) Crash Involved at Least One Large Truck
(3) Crash Involved at Least One Vehicle Speeding
(4) Crash Involved at Least One Vehicle That Rolled Over
(5) Crash Involved at Least One Vehicle That Departed the Roadway (FHWA Definition)
(6) Crash Occured Within an Intersection or Within the Approach to an Intersection
*A Fatality Can Be in More Than One Category. Therefore Sum of the Individual Cells Will Not Equal the Total Due to Double Counting

Year	Age					Total
Year	<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	Total
2004	2	4	2	0	0	8
2005	0	3	3	0	0	6
2006	0	0	0	0	1	1
2007	1	0	1	0	0	2
2008	0	2	3	2	1	8

Motorcyclist Fatalities Per 100,000 Registered Motorcycles

Year	Motorcyclist Fatalities	Total Motorcycle Registrations*	Motorcyclist Fatalities Per 100,000 Motorcycle Registrations
2004	8	1,601	499.7
2005	6	1,191	503.8
2006	1	1,372	72.89
2007	2	1,440	138.9
2008	8

Fatalities by Person Type and Race/Hispanic Origin

Person Type by Race/Hispanic Origin		2004	2005	2006	2007
Occupants (All Vehicle Types)	Hispanic	2	3	0	2
	White Non-Hispanic	3	5	3	2
	Black, Non-Hispanic	26	19	14	18
	American Indian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	0	1	0	0
	Asian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	0	1	0	0
	All Other Non-Hispanic or Race	0	0	2	1
	Unknown Race and Unknown Hispanic	0	0	1	0
	Total	31	29	20	23
Non-Occupants (Pedestrians, Pedalcyclists and Other/Unknown NonOccupants)	Hispanic	0	2	0	2
	White Non-Hispanic	2	4	1	6
	Black, Non-Hispanic	9	13	16	12
	Asian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	1	0	0	1
	Total	12	19	17	21
Total	Hispanic	2	5	0	4
	White Non-Hispanic	5	9	4	8
	Black, Non-Hispanic	35	32	30	30
	American Indian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	0	1	0	0
	Asian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	1	1	0	1
	All Other Non-Hispanic or Race	0	0	2	1
	Unknown Race and Unknown Hispanic	0	0	1	0
	Total	43	48	37	44

5 Year Trend For The Top 10 Counties of 2008 - Fatalities

Counties by 2008 Ranking		Fatalities					Percent of Total
Counties by 2008 Ranking		2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
1	District Of Columbia	43	48	37	44	34	100	100	100	100	100
Sub Total 1.*	Top Ten Counties	43	48	37	44	34	100	100	100	100	100
Total	All Counties	43	48	37	44	34	100	100	100	100	100

5 Year Trend For The Top 10 Counties of 2008 - Fatalities Year to Year Percent Change

Counties by 2008 Ranking		Fatalities					Percent Change From Previous Year
Counties by 2008 Ranking		2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2005	2006	2007	2008
1	District Of Columbia	43	48	37	44	34	12	-23	19	-23
Sub Total 1.*	Top Ten Counties	43	48	37	44	34	12	-23	19	-23
Total	All Counties	43	48	37	44	34	12	-23	19	-23

5 Year Trend For The Top 10 Counties of 2008 - Fatality Rates

Median Rate for all U.S. Counties: 19.59

Counties by 2008 Ranking		Fatalities Per 100,000 Population
Counties by 2008 Ranking		2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
1	District Of Columbia	7.42	8.25	6.32	7.48	5.74
Sub Rate 1.*	Top Ten Counties	7.42	8.25	6.32	7.48	5.74
Total Rate	All Counties	7.42	8.25	6.32	7.48	5.74

Fatalities in Crashes Involving an Alcohol-Impaired Driver (BAC = .08+) by County

Fatalities in Crashes Involving a Large Truck by County

Fatalities in Crashes Involving Speeding by County

Fatalities in Crashes Involving a Roadway Departure by County

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