Table 7. Passenger Car Occupants Killed or Injured and Fatality and Injury
Rates
per Registered Vehicle and Vehicle Miles of Travel, 1975-2003
|
Year |
Registered Passenger Cars |
Vehicle Miles Traveled (Millions) |
Passenger Car Occupants Killed |
Fatality Rate per 100,000 Registered Passenger Cars |
Fatality Rate per 100 Million VMT |
Passenger Car Occupants Injured |
Injury Rate per 100,000 Registered Passenger Cars |
Injury Rate per 100 Million VMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1975 |
94,478,029 |
1,030,376 |
25,929 |
27.44 |
2.52 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1976 |
97,011,684 |
1,070,667 |
26,166 |
26.97 |
2.44 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1977 |
98,967,665 |
1,102,726 |
26,782 |
27.06 |
2.43 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1978 |
101,855,551 |
1,136,459 |
28,153 |
27.64 |
2.48 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1979 |
103,543,788 |
1,111,705 |
27,808 |
26.86 |
2.50 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1980 |
104,770,998 |
1,107,056 |
27,449 |
26.20 |
2.48 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1981 |
106,002,720 |
1,122,092 |
26,645 |
25.14 |
2.37 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1982 |
106,936,590 |
1,145,828 |
23,330 |
21.82 |
2.04 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1983 |
109,085,444 |
1,187,760 |
22,979 |
21.07 |
1.93 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1984 |
112,177,361 |
1,226,461 |
23,620 |
21.06 |
1.93 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1985 |
116,348,085 |
1,248,980 |
23,212 |
19.95 |
1.86 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1986 |
117,268,114 |
1,277,550 |
24,944 |
21.27 |
1.95 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1987 |
119,848,784 |
1,328,460 |
25,132 |
20.97 |
1.89 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1988 |
121,519,139 |
1,384,047 |
25,808 |
21.24 |
1.86 |
2,585,000 |
2,127 |
187 |
|
1989 |
122,758,478 |
1,415,213 |
25,063 |
20.42 |
1.77 |
2,431,000 |
1,980 |
172 |
|
1990 |
123,276,600 |
1,427,178 |
24,092 |
19.54 |
1.69 |
2,376,000 |
1,928 |
167 |
|
1991 |
123,327,336 |
1,411,655 |
22,385 |
18.15 |
1.59 |
2,235,000 |
1,812 |
158 |
|
1992 |
120,346,747 |
1,436,035 |
21,387 |
17.77 |
1.49 |
2,232,000 |
1,854 |
155 |
|
1993 |
121,055,398 |
1,445,106 |
21,566 |
17.81 |
1.49 |
2,265,000 |
1,871 |
157 |
|
1994 |
121,996,580 |
1,459,208 |
21,997 |
18.03 |
1.51 |
2,364,000 |
1,937 |
162 |
|
1995 |
123,241,881 |
1,478,352 |
22,423 |
18.19 |
1.52 |
2,469,000 |
2,004 |
167 |
|
1996 |
124,612,787 |
1,499,139 |
22,505 |
18.06 |
1.50 |
2,458,000 |
1,973 |
164 |
|
1997 |
124,672,920 |
1,528,399 |
22,199 |
17.81 |
1.45 |
2,341,000 |
1,877 |
153 |
|
1998 |
125,965,709 |
1,555,901 |
21,194 |
16.83 |
1.36 |
2,201,000 |
1,748 |
141 |
|
1999 |
126,868,744 |
1,566,808 |
20,862 |
16.44 |
1.33 |
2,138,000 |
1,685 |
136 |
|
2000 |
127,720,809 |
1,580,493 |
20,699 |
16.21 |
1.31 |
2,052,000 |
1,606 |
130 |
|
2001 |
128,714,022 |
1,593,459 |
20,320 |
15.79 |
1.28 |
1,927,000 |
1,497 |
121 |
|
2002 |
129,906,797 |
1,608,270 |
20,569 |
15.83 |
1.28 |
1,805,000 |
1,389 |
112 |
|
2003 |
131,072,466 |
1,607,993 |
19,460 |
14.85 |
1.21 |
1,756,000 |
1,340 |
109 |
|
*Injury data not available before 1988. Note: Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) data in this table have been revised and are not based exclusively on Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data as they have been in earlier reports. The change was made to reflect the different vehicle classification schemes used by FHWA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Sources: Vehicle Miles TraveledFederal Highway Administration, revised by NHTSA; Registered VehiclesR.L. Polk & Co. | ||||||||