Table 1
Traffic Fatalities and Fatality Rates, 2005

State
Traffic Fatalities
Population (thousands)
Licensed Drivers (thousands)
Registered Vehicles (thousands)
Vehicle Miles Traveled (millions)
Fatality Rates per
100,000 Population
100,000 Licensed Drivers
100,000 Registered Vehicles
100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
AL
1,131
4,558
3,637
4,638
59,661
24.81
31.09
24.39
1.90
AK
72
664
483
695
5,035
10.85
14.92
10.36
1.43
AZ
1,177
5,939
3,943
4,070
59,799
19.82
29.85
28.92
1.97
AR
648
2,779
2,024
1,990
31,972
23.32
32.01
32.57
2.03
CA
4,329
36,132
22,896
33,163
329,267
11.98
18.91
13.05
1.31
CO
606
4,665
3,341
1,925
47,962
12.99
18.14
31.48
1.26
CT
274
3,510
2,740
3,124
31,675
7.81
10.00
8.77
0.87
DE
134
844
534
756
9,508
15.89
25.10
17.74
1.41
DC
48
551
330
238
3,713
8.72
14.53
20.13
1.29
FL
3,543
17,790
13,374
16,208
201,531
19.92
26.49
21.86
1.76
GA
1,729
9,073
5,940
8,205
113,509
19.06
29.11
21.07
1.52
HI
140
1,275
856
972
10,083
10.98
16.35
14.40
1.39
ID
275
1,429
978
1,431
14,866
19.24
28.11
19.22
1.85
IL
1,361
12,763
7,871
9,749
107,706
10.66
17.29
13.96
1.26
IN
938
6,272
4,521
5,103
71,799
14.96
20.75
18.38
1.31
IA
450
2,966
2,033
3,544
31,060
15.17
22.13
12.70
1.45
KS
428
2,745
1,974
2,435
29,621
15.59
21.68
17.58
1.44
KY
985
4,173
2,861
3,484
47,466
23.60
34.43
28.27
2.08
LA
955
4,524
3,084
3,874
44,979
21.11
30.97
24.65
2.12
ME
169
1,322
1,004
1,115
14,925
12.79
16.83
15.15
1.13
MD
614
5,600
3,710
4,398
56,319
10.96
16.55
13.96
1.09
MA
442
6,399
4,613
5,560
55,458
6.91
9.58
7.95
0.80
MI
1,129
10,121
7,105
8,512
104,052
11.16
15.89
13.26
1.09
MN
559
5,133
3,084
4,848
56,904
10.89
18.13
11.53
0.98
MS
931
2,921
1,965
2,005
42,186
31.87
47.37
46.42
2.21
MO
1,257
5,800
4,135
4,671
68,754
21.67
30.40
26.91
1.83
MT
251
936
716
1,057
11,126
26.83
35.08
23.75
2.26
NE
276
1,759
1,321
1,734
19,291
15.69
20.90
15.91
1.43
NV
427
2,415
1,596
1,400
20,776
17.68
26.75
30.50
2.06
NH
166
1,310
986
1,243
13,429
12.67
16.84
13.35
1.24
NJ
748
8,718
5,871
6,420
73,819
8.58
12.74
11.65
1.01
NM
488
1,928
1,305
1,586
23,966
25.31
37.40
30.77
2.04
NY
1,429
19,255
11,072
12,053
137,521*
7.42
12.91
11.86
1.04*
NC
1,534
8,683
6,228
6,254
101,268
17.67
24.63
24.53
1.51
ND
123
637
467
718
7,570
19.32
26.36
17.12
1.62
OH
1,323
11,464
7,708
10,943
110,491
11.54
17.16
12.09
1.20
OK
802
3,548
2,234
3,808
47,019
22.61
35.90
21.06
1.71
OR
488
3,641
2,693
2,970
35,282
13.40
18.12
16.43
1.38
PA
1,616
12,430
8,461
10,170
108,042
13.00
19.10
15.89
1.50
RI
87
1,076
746
840
8,300
8.08
11.65
10.35
1.05
SC
1,093
4,255
2,988
3,402
49,434
25.69
36.58
32.12
2.21
SD
186
776
566
900
8,397
23.97
32.85
20.67
2.22
TN
1,270
5,963
4,352
5,102
70,814
21.30
29.18
24.89
1.79
TX
3,504
22,860
14,659
17,801
235,170
15.33
23.90
19.68
1.49
UT
282
2,470
1,600
2,258
25,158
11.42
17.63
12.49
1.12
VT
73
623
563
530
7,713
11.72
12.96
13.77
0.95
VA
947
7,567
5,113
6,669
80,337
12.51
18.52
14.20
1.18
WA
647
6,288
4,682
5,771
55,476
10.29
13.82
11.21
1.17
WV
374
1,817
1,328
1,369
20,523
20.59
28.17
27.31
1.82
WI
815
5,536
3,993
5,029
60,017
14.72
20.41
16.21
1.36
WY
170
509
383
680
9,058
33.38
44.42
25.01
1.88
USA
43,443
296,410
200,665
245,642
2,989,807
14.66
21.65
17.69
1.45
PR
453
3,912
-
2,282
19,411
11.58
-
19.85
2.33
Sources: Fatalities—Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS); Licensed Drivers (estimated)—Federal Highway Administration; Registered Vehicles by State (estimated)—Federal Highway Administration; Registered Vehicles for USA—R.L. Polk & Co. and Federal Highway Administration; Population—Bureau of the Census.
Note: Licensed driver data not available for Puerto Rico. *New York data for vehicle miles traveled is from 2004.

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