Table 3
Traffic Fatality Rates and Percent Change, 1975-2005

State
Fatality Rate per 100 Million VMT
Percent Change
1975
1985
1990
1995
2000
2004
2005
1975-1985
1985-1990
1990-1995
1995-2000
1975-2005
2004-2005
AL 3.63 2.51 2.65 2.20 1.76 1.95 1.90 -31% +6% -17% -20% -48% -3%
AK 4.38 3.17 2.51 2.11 2.30 2.02 1.43 -28% -21% -16% +9% -67% -29%
AZ 4.19 4.14 2.45 2.61 2.11 2.01 1.97 -1% -41% +7% -19% -53% -2%
AR 4.01 3.12 2.87 2.37 2.24 2.22 2.03 -22% -8% -17% -5% -49% -9%
CA 3.09 2.39 2.01 1.52 1.22 1.25 1.31 -23% -16% -24% -20% -58% +5%
CO 3.50 2.21 2.00 1.84 1.63 1.45 1.26 -37% -10% -8% -11% -64% -13%
CT 2.13 2.00 1.46 1.13 1.11 0.93 0.87 -6% -27% -23% -2% -59% -6%
DE 3.37 1.94 2.11 1.61 1.49 1.44 1.41 -42% +9% -24% -7% -58% -2%
DC 2.27 1.86 1.41 1.67 1.37 1.15 1.29 -18% -24% +18% -18% -43% +12%
FL 3.24 3.22 2.63 2.19 1.99 1.65 1.76 -1% -18% -17% -9% -46% +7%
GA 3.46 2.53 2.22 1.74 1.47 1.44 1.52 -27% -12% -22% -16% -56% +6%
HI 3.47 1.86 2.19 1.64 1.55 1.46 1.39 -46% +18% -25% -5% -60% -5%
ID 4.78 3.31 2.48 2.13 2.04 1.77 1.85 -31% -25% -14% -4% -61% +5%
IL 3.56 2.17 1.91 1.68 1.38 1.24 1.26 -39% -12% -12% -18% -65% +2%
IN 3.02 2.39 1.95 1.49 1.25 1.30 1.31 -21% -18% -24% -16% -57% +1%
IA 3.75 2.35 2.02 2.03 1.51 1.23 1.45 -37% -14% +0% -26% -61% +18%
KS 3.29 2.52 1.94 1.76 1.64 1.57 1.44 -23% -23% -9% -7% -56% -8%
KY 3.50 2.50 2.52 2.07 1.75 2.04 2.08 -29% +1% -18% -15% -41% +2%
LA 4.60 2.79 2.53 2.31 2.30 2.08 2.12 -39% -9% -9% -0% -54% +2%
ME 3.14 2.22 1.79 1.49 1.19 1.30 1.13 -29% -19% -17% -20% -64% -13%
MD 2.66 2.19 1.74 1.50 1.17 1.16 1.09 -18% -21% -14% -22% -59% -6%
MA 2.75 1.87 1.31 0.92 0.82 0.87 0.80 -32% -30% -30% -11% -71% -8%
MI 3.06 2.29 1.94 1.79 1.41 1.12 1.09 -25% -15% -8% -21% -64% -3%
MN 2.94 1.86 1.45 1.35 1.19 1.00 0.98 -37% -22% -7% -12% -67% -2%
MS 3.80 3.45 3.07 2.94 2.67 2.28 2.21 -9% -11% -4% -9% -42% -3%
MO 3.41 2.37 2.16 1.87 1.72 1.64 1.83 -30% -9% -13% -8% -46% +12%
MT 5.08 3.03 2.54 2.28 2.40 2.04 2.26 -40% -16% -10% +5% -56% +11%
NE 3.29 1.97 1.88 1.61 1.53 1.32 1.43 -40% -5% -14% -5% -57% +8%
NV 4.74 3.42 3.36 2.24 1.83 1.95 2.06 -28% -2% -33% -18% -57% +6%
NH 2.85 2.53 1.61 1.11 1.05 1.26 1.24 -11% -36% -31% -5% -56% -2%
NJ 2.15 1.83 1.50 1.27 1.08 0.99 1.01 -15% -18% -15% -15% -53% +2%
NM 5.59 4.03 3.09 2.29 1.90 2.18 2.04 -28% -23% -26% -17% -64% -6%
NY 3.63 2.22 2.07 1.46 1.13 1.08 1.04* -39% -7% -29% -23% -71% -4%
NC 4.14 2.97 2.21 1.90 1.74 1.64 1.51 -28% -26% -14% -8% -64% -8%
ND 3.71 1.61 1.90 1.13 1.19 1.32 1.62 -57% +18% -41% +5% -56% +23%
OH 2.75 2.18 1.79 1.35 1.29 1.15 1.20 -21% -18% -25% -4% -56% +4%
OK 3.33 2.39 1.93 1.74 1.50 1.67 1.71 -28% -19% -10% -14% -49% +2%
OR 3.53 2.61 2.17 1.91 1.33 1.28 1.38 -26% -17% -12% -30% -61% +8%
PA 3.26 2.35 1.92 1.57 1.49 1.38 1.50 -28% -18% -18% -5% -54% +9%
RI 1.94 1.87 1.14 1.00 0.96 0.98 1.05 -4% -39% -12% -4% -46% +7%
SC 3.98 3.56 2.85 2.28 2.34 2.11 2.21 -11% -20% -20% +3% -44% +5%
SD 3.76 2.07 2.19 2.06 2.05 2.24 2.22 -45% +6% -6% -0% -41% -1%
TN 3.42 3.03 2.52 2.24 1.99 1.89 1.79 -11% -17% -11% -11% -48% -5%
TX 3.99 2.57 2.08 1.76 1.72 1.60 1.49 -36% -19% -15% -2% -63% -7%
UT 3.42 2.52 1.86 1.73 1.65 1.20 1.12 -26% -26% -7% -5% -67% -7%
VT 4.32 2.45 1.54 1.71 1.12 1.25 0.95 -43% -37% +11% -35% -78% -24%
VA 2.87 2.04 1.79 1.29 1.24 1.17 1.18 -29% -12% -28% -4% -59% +1%
WA 3.16 2.16 1.85 1.33 1.18 1.02 1.17 -32% -14% -28% -11% -63% +15%
WV 4.36 3.32 3.12 2.16 2.14 2.02 1.82 -24% -6% -31% -1% -58% -10%
WI 3.25 2.03 1.74 1.45 1.40 1.31 1.36 -38% -14% -17% -3% -58% +4%
WY 5.36 2.81 2.14 2.41 1.88 1.77 1.88 -48% -24% +13% -22% -65% +6%
USA 3.35 2.47 2.08 1.73 1.53 1.44 1.45 -26% -16% -17% -12% -57% +1%
PR 7.27 5.74 3.68 3.83 3.23 2.54 2.33 -21% -36% +4% -16% -68% -8%
Sources: Fatalities—Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Vehicle miles traveled—Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). *2005 fatality rate based on vehicle miles traveled data for 2004.

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