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Cook County, Illinois
2005-2009

Data Source: FARS 2005 - 2008 Final and Fars 2009 ARF

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Fatality Type	Fatalities					Fatalities Per 100,000 Population
Fatality Type	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Total Fatalities (All Crashes)*	379	362	348	272	264	7.19	6.91	6.65	5.17	4.99
(1) Alcohol-Impaired Driving (BAC=.08+) Fatalities	132	117	124	95	99	2.51	2.23	2.37	1.81	1.87
(2) Single Vehicle Crash Fatalities	214	222	212	176	135	4.06	4.24	4.05	3.35	2.55
(3) Large Truck Involved Crash Fatalities	51	35	36	22	24	0.97	0.67	0.69	0.42	0.45
(4) Speeding Involved Crash Fatalities	145	165	177	90	99	2.75	3.15	3.38	1.71	1.87
(5) Rollover Involved Crash Fatalities	52	36	37	27	40	0.99	0.69	0.71	0.51	0.76
(6) Roadway Departure Involved Crash Fatalities	125	134	126	84	78	2.37	2.56	2.41	1.60	1.48
(7) Intersection (or Intersection Related) Crash Fatalities	122	108	124	81	92	2.32	2.06	2.37	1.54	1.74
Passenger Car Occupant Fatalities	167	168	171	98	130	3.17	3.21	3.27	1.86	2.46
Light Truck Occupant Fatalities	53	52	38	47	37	1.01	0.99	0.73	0.89	0.70
Motorcyclist Fatalities	37	36	36	35	32	0.70	0.69	0.69	0.67	0.61
Pedestrian Fatalities	96	81	89	78	53	1.82	1.55	1.70	1.48	1.00
Bicyclist (or Other Cyclist) Fatalities	11	14	7	8	9	0.21	0.27	0.13	0.15	0.17

(1) Crash Involved at Least One Driver or Motorcycle Rider With a BAC of .08 or Above
(2) Crash Involved Only One Vehicle In Transport
(3) Crash Involved at Least One Large Truck
(4) Crash Involved at Least One Vehicle Speeding
(5) Crash Involved at Least One Vehicle That Rolled Over
(6) Crash Involved at Least One Vehicle That Departed the Roadway (FHWA Definition)
(7) 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

Restraint Use	Fatalities					Fatalities Per 100,000 Population
Restraint Use	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Restrained	72	80	73	51	63	1.37	1.53	1.39	0.97	1.19
Unrestrained	91	100	85	60	59	1.73	1.91	1.62	1.14	1.12
Unknown Restraint Use	57	40	51	34	45	1.08	0.76	0.97	0.65	0.85
Total	220	220	209	145	167	4.18	4.20	3.99	2.76	3.16

Helmet Use	Fatalities					Fatalities Per 100,000 Population
Helmet Use	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Helmet Used	9	6	6	8	6	0.17	0.11	0.11	0.15	0.11
No Helmet Used	21	29	25	21	21	0.40	0.55	0.48	0.40	0.40
Unknown Helmet Use	7	1	5	6	5	0.13	0.02	0.10	0.11	0.09
Total	37	36	36	35	32	0.70	0.69	0.69	0.67	0.61

Person Type by Race/Hispanic Origin		2005	2006	2007	2008
Occupants (All Vehicle Types)	Hispanic	55	41	47	3
	White Non-Hispanic	129	119	90	0
	Black, Non-Hispanic	78	87	95	2
	Asian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	2	2	1	0
	Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	1	0	0	0
	All Other Non-Hispanic or Race	3	9	5	10
	Unknown Race and Unknown Hispanic	1	3	13	169
	Total	269	261	251	184
Non-Occupants (Pedestrians, Pedalcyclists and Other/Unknown Non-Occupants)	Hispanic	21	21	26	0
	White Non-Hispanic	45	50	31	1
	Black, Non-Hispanic	36	27	30	1
	Asian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	1	1	2	1
	Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	0	0	0	0
	All Other Non-Hispanic or Race	3	1	0	5
	Unknown Race and Unknown Hispanic	4	1	8	80
	Total	110	101	97	88
Total	Hispanic	76	62	73	3
	White Non-Hispanic	174	169	121	1
	Black, Non-Hispanic	114	114	125	3
	Asian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	3	3	3	1
	Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	1	0	0	0
	All Other Non-Hispanic or Race	6	10	5	15
	Unknown Race and Unknown Hispanic	5	4	21	249
	Total	379	362	348	272