Figure 1 Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT), 1988 - 2004, bar chart, y-scale - "Fatality Rate" (scale - 0-2.5), x-scale - "Year" (scale - 1988 - 2004, increments of 1 year), date for 2003 (1.48) and 2004 (1.46) is shown.

Source: NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics & Analysis, FARS 1988 - 2003 (Final), 2004 (ARF), VMT: Federal Highway Administration