Massachusetts

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Ecomomic Impact of Motor Vehicle Crashes

Traffic Safety Facts
Massachusetts
2005-2009

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

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Traffic Safety Performance (Core Outcome) Measures* For Massachusetts

Core Outcome Measures		Year
Core Outcome Measures		2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Traffic Fatalities	Total	441	429	434	364	334
	Rural	39	48	36	36	35
	Urban	402	381	398	328	299
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Fatalities Per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Driven	Total	0.80	0.78	0.79	0.67	0.61
	Rural	0.92	1.14	0.85	0.87	0.82
	Urban	0.78	0.75	0.78	0.65	0.59
Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities (All Seat Positions)	Total	298	300	286	228	215
	Restrained	84	79	77	67	60
	Unrestrained	171	158	148	122	112
	Unknown	43	63	61	39	43
Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities (BAC=.08+)**		148	144	155	120	108
Speeding-Related Fatalities		145	148	143	97	76
Motorcyclist Fatalities	Total	56	50	62	42	54
	Helmeted	50	43	56	36	40
	Unhelmeted	4	5	3	1	6
	Unknown	2	2	3	5	8
Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes	Total	598	568	570	442	437
	Aged Under 15	0	0	0	1	1
	Aged 15-20	88	69	76	60	48
	Aged Under 21	88	69	76	61	49
	Aged 21 and Over	502	488	487	374	385
	Unknown Age	8	11	7	7	3
Pedestrian Fatalities		76	61	66	76	48

*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)
**Based on the BAC of All Involved Drivers and Motorcycle Riders Only

Fatality Rates: Massachusetts , 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
2005	Massachusetts	441	55,458	0.80	6,453,031	6.83
	US	43,510	2,989,430	1.46	295,753,151	14.71
	Best State*			0.80		6.83
2006	Massachusetts	429	55,136	0.78	6,466,399	6.63
	US	42,708	3,014,371	1.42	298,593,212	14.30
	Best State*			0.78		6.34
2007	Massachusetts	434	55,071	0.79	6,499,275	6.68
	US	41,259	3,031,124	1.36	301,579,895	13.68
	Best State*			0.79		6.54
2008	Massachusetts	364	54,505	0.67	6,543,595	5.56
	US	37,423	2,976,528	1.26	304,374,846	12.30
	Best State*			0.67		5.56
2009	Massachusetts	334	54,812	0.61	6,593,587	5.07
	US	33,808	2,953,501	1.14	307,006,550	11.01
	Best State*			0.61		4.84

*State (or States) With Lowest Rates: Lowest VMT and Population Rates Could Be in Different States

Fatalities By The Highest Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in the Crash**:
Massachusetts , 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	Per 100 Million VMT	Number	Percent	Per 100 Million VMT
2005	Massachusetts	441	186	42	0.34	162	37	0.29
	US	43,510	17,590	40	0.59	15,102	35	0.51
	Best State*			14	0.16		12	0.14
2006	Massachusetts	429	186	43	0.34	157	37	0.28
	US	42,708	17,738	42	0.59	15,144	35	0.50
	Best State*			24	0.26		20	0.22
2007	Massachusetts	434	203	47	0.37	166	38	0.30
	US	41,259	17,158	42	0.57	14,603	35	0.48
	Best State*			24	0.27		21	0.23
2008	Massachusetts	364	164	45	0.30	134	37	0.25
	US	37,423	15,449	41	0.52	13,258	35	0.45
	Best State*			21	0.21		16	0.16
2009	Massachusetts	334	141	42	0.26	117	35	0.21
	US	33,808	14,188	42	0.48	12,233	36	0.41
	Best State*			23	0.22		18	0.16

*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

Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities**:
Massachusetts , 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
2005	Massachusetts	441	148	34	0.27
	US	43,510	13,582	31	0.45
	Best State*			12	0.13
2006	Massachusetts	429	144	34	0.26
	US	42,708	13,491	32	0.45
	Best State*			18	0.20
2007	Massachusetts	434	155	36	0.28
	US	41,259	13,041	32	0.43
	Best State*			19	0.21
2008	Massachusetts	364	120	33	0.22
	US	37,423	11,711	31	0.39
	Best State*			16	0.16
2009	Massachusetts	334	108	32	0.20
	US	33,808	10,839	32	0.37
	Best State*			16	0.15

*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

       Fatalities per 100 Million VMT

Plot of STATE_TOT_RATE * YEAR

       Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities
       per 100 Million VMT

Plot of STATE_ALC_RATE * YEAR

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Reporting Rates
For Drivers/Motorcycle Rider (Operators)
Involved in Fatal Crashes:
Massachusetts , 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
2005	Massachusetts	312	2	1	286	158	55	598	160	27
	US	31,729	7,415	23	27,491	18,773	68	59,220	26,188	44
	Best State*			77			98			84
2006	Massachusetts	284	7	2	284	196	69	568	203	36
	US	30,498	7,482	25	27,348	18,911	69	57,846	26,393	46
	Best State*			81			99			85
2007	Massachusetts	293	5	2	277	210	76	570	215	38
	US	29,449	7,631	26	26,570	19,434	73	56,019	27,065	48
	Best State*			82			100			84
2008	Massachusetts	224	9	4	218	165	76	442	174	39
	US	26,162	7,656	29	24,254	18,415	76	50,416	26,071	52
	Best State*			81			99			85
2009	Massachusetts	225	2	1	212	94	44	437	96	22
	US	23,432	6,372	27	21,798	15,505	71	45,230	21,877	48
	Best State*			86			97			90

*State (or States) With Highest Percents: Highest Percents Could Be in Different States

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

Year		Fatalities - Restrained**	Observed - Restrained***
Year		Percent	Percent
2005	Massachusetts	39	65
	US	55	82
	Best State*	88	95
2006	Massachusetts	44	67
	US	55	81
	Best State*	100	96
2007	Massachusetts	46	69
	US	57	82
	Best State*	82	98
2008	Massachusetts	44	67
	US	56	83
	Best State*	78	97
2009	Massachusetts	40	74
	US	58	84
	Best State*	77	98

*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. Massachusetts 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*

Plot of STATE_BELT_RATE * YEAR

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

Plot of STATE_NOPUS_RATE * YEAR

*Percent Based Only Where Restraint Use Was Known
**USA Data: National Occupant Protection Use Survey. Massachusetts Data: State Survey

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
2005	296	82	171	43	32	106	82
2006	299	79	158	62	33	115	82
2007	284	76	147	61	34	105	80
2008	228	67	122	39	35	81	62
2009	214	59	112	43	35	81	52

*Percent Based Only Where Restraint Use Was Known
**Lives Saved Estimates (Sum of columns may not equal other published numbers due to rounding)

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
2005	2	2	0	0	100	2
2006	0	0	0	0		0
2007	0	0	0	0		0
2008	0	0	0	0		0
2009	1	1	0	0	100	1

*Percent Based Only Where Restraint Use Was Known
**Lives Saved Estimates

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
2005	56	50	4	2	93	31	1
2006	50	43	5	2	90	26	2
2007	62	56	3	3	95	34	1
2008	42	36	1	5	97	24	0
2009	54	40	6	8	87	28	3

*Percent Based Only Where Helmet Use Was Known
**Lives Saved Estimates (Sum of columns may not equal other published numbers due to rounding)

Fatalities by Person Type

Person Type		2005		2006		2007		2008		2009
Person Type		Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*
Occupants	Passenger Car	197	45	219	51	195	45	171	47	151	45
	Light Truck - Pickup	22	5	25	6	25	6	18	5	20	6
	Light Truck - Utility	61	14	41	10	52	12	31	9	35	10
	Light Truck - Van	17	4	15	3	14	3	8	2	8	2
	Light Truck - Other	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Large Truck	1	0	6	1	3	1	3	1	3	1
	Other/Unknown Occupants	1	0	5	1	3	1	2	1	8	2
	Total Occupants	300	68	311	72	292	67	233	64	226	68
Motorcyclists	Total Motorcyclists	56	13	50	12	62	14	42	12	54	16
Nonoccupants	Pedestrian	76	17	61	14	66	15	76	21	48	14
	Bicyclist and Other Cyclist	5	1	6	1	11	3	10	3	6	2
	Other/Unknown Nonoccupants	4	1	1	0	3	1	3	1	0	0
	��Total Nonoccupants	85	19	68	16	80	18	89	24	54	16
Total	Total	441	100	429	100	434	100	364	100	334	100

*Sum of Percents May Not = 100 Due to Individual Cell Rounding

Fatalities by Crash Type

Crash Type	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Total Fatalities (All Crashes)*	441	429	434	364	334
- (1) Single Vehicle	279	273	296	264	217
- (2) Involving a Large Truck	24	34	28	23	22
- (3) Involving Speeding	145	148	143	97	76
- (4) Involving a Rollover	95	89	95	69	72
- (5) Involving a Roadway Departure	243	244	236	165	168
- (6) Involving an Intersection (or Intersection Related)	92	91	82	77	78

(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

Motorcyclist Fatalities by Age

Year	Age						Total
Year	<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	>59	Total
2005	5	13	14	10	12	2	56
2006	1	20	8	10	10	1	50
2007	4	22	14	9	8	5	62
2008	2	8	7	9	14	2	42
2009	1	19	7	10	10	7	54

Motorcyclist Fatalities Per 100,000 Registered Motorcycles

Year	Motorcyclist Fatalities	Total Motorcycle Registrations*	Motorcyclist Fatalities Per 100,000 Motorcycle Registrations
2005	56	139,796	40.06
2006	50	143,853	34.76
2007	62	144,458	42.92
2008	42	153,444	27.37
2009	54	158,217	34.13

*Data Source: FHWA

Fatalities by Person Type and Race/Hispanic Origin

Person Type by Race/Hispanic Origin		2005	2006	2007	2008
Occupants (All Vehicle Types)	Hispanic	29	31	24	19
	White Non-Hispanic	270	278	288	213
	Black, Non-Hispanic	17	23	19	16
	American Indian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	0	0	0	1
	Asian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	5	4	5	3
	Multiple Races, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	0	0	0	1
	All Other Non-Hispanic or Race	14	15	5	2
	Unknown Race and Unknown Hispanic	21	10	13	20
	Total	356	361	354	275
Non-Occupants (Pedestrians, Pedalcyclists and Other/Unknown NonOccupants)	Hispanic	6	5	8	4
	White Non-Hispanic	63	48	63	71
	Black, Non-Hispanic	6	9	4	2
	American Indian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	0	1	0	0
	Asian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	3	1	1	2
	All Other Non-Hispanic or Race	4	1	2	3
	Unknown Race and Unknown Hispanic	3	3	2	7
	Total	85	68	80	89
Total	Hispanic	35	36	32	23
	White Non-Hispanic	333	326	351	284
	Black, Non-Hispanic	23	32	23	18
	American Indian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	0	1	0	1
	Asian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	8	5	6	5
	Multiple Races, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	0	0	0	1
	All Other Non-Hispanic or Race	18	16	7	5
	Unknown Race and Unknown Hispanic	24	13	15	27
	Total	441	429	434	364

2009 Race/Hispanic Origin Data is Not Yet Complete

5 Year Trend For The Top 10 Counties of 2009 - Fatalities

Counties by 2009 Ranking		Fatalities					Percent of Total
Counties by 2009 Ranking		2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
1	Middlesex County	69	63	61	56	66	16	15	14	15	20
2	Worcester County	58	67	64	56	42	13	16	15	15	13
3	Bristol County	60	51	52	43	37	14	12	12	12	11
4	Essex County	46	35	40	29	36	10	8	9	8	11
5	Norfolk County	31	48	37	27	36	7	11	9	7	11
6	Hampden County	43	28	38	29	31	10	7	9	8	9
7	Plymouth County	46	45	42	48	25	10	10	10	13	7
8	Suffolk County	26	31	39	29	21	6	7	9	8	6
9	Berkshire County	15	19	10	14	15	3	4	2	4	4
10	Barnstable County	24	21	30	17	14	5	5	7	5	4
Sub Total 1.*	Top Ten Counties	418	408	413	348	323	95	95	95	96	97
Sub Total 2.**	All Other Counties	22	21	21	16	11	5	5	5	4	3
Total	All Counties	440	429	434	364	334	100	100	100	100	100

*This Sub Total is the Total for the Top Ten Counties
**This Sub Total is the Total for all Counties Outside the Top Ten

5 Year Trend For The Top 10 Counties of 2009 - Fatalities Year to Year Percent Change

Counties by 2009 Ranking		Fatalities					Percent Change From Previous Year
Counties by 2009 Ranking		2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2006	2007	2008	2009
1	Middlesex County	69	63	61	56	66	-9	-3	-8	18
2	Worcester County	58	67	64	56	42	16	-4	-13	-25
3	Bristol County	60	51	52	43	37	-15	2	-17	-14
4	Essex County	46	35	40	29	36	-24	14	-28	24
5	Norfolk County	31	48	37	27	36	55	-23	-27	33
6	Hampden County	43	28	38	29	31	-35	36	-24	7
7	Plymouth County	46	45	42	48	25	-2	-7	14	-48
8	Suffolk County	26	31	39	29	21	19	26	-26	-28
9	Berkshire County	15	19	10	14	15	27	-47	40	7
10	Barnstable County	24	21	30	17	14	-13	43	-43	-18
Sub Total 1.*	Top Ten Counties	418	408	413	348	323	-2	1	-16	-7
Sub Total 2.**	All Other Counties	22	21	21	16	11	-5	0	-24	-31
Total	All Counties	440	429	434	364	334	-3	1	-16	-8

*This Sub Total is the Total for the Top Ten Counties
**This Sub Total is the Total for all Counties Outside the Top Ten

5 Year Trend For The Top 10 Counties of 2009 - Fatality Rates

Median Rate for all U.S. Counties: 18.23

Counties by 2009 Ranking		Fatalities Per 100,000 Population
Counties by 2009 Ranking		2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
1	Berkshire County	11.43	14.56	7.68	10.80	11.60
2	Bristol County	11.02	9.38	9.55	7.88	6.76
3	Hampden County	9.23	6.00	8.12	6.18	6.58
4	Barnstable County	10.67	9.40	13.50	7.67	6.33
5	Dukes County	12.89	12.91	0.00	6.34	6.26
6	Hampshire County	7.79	5.82	6.44	5.14	5.77
7	Norfolk County	4.76	7.35	5.64	4.08	5.40
8	Worcester County	7.37	8.46	8.04	7.01	5.23
9	Plymouth County	9.42	9.20	8.55	9.71	5.02
10	Essex County	6.30	4.79	5.46	3.93	4.85
Sub Rate 1.*	Top Ten Counties	8.69	8.57	8.29	7.01	5.79
Sub Rate 2.**	All Other Counties	4.44	4.50	4.74	3.83	3.76
Total Rate	All Counties	6.82	6.63	6.68	5.56	5.07