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National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey

 2003 National Statistics

Police-Reported Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes

    Fatal

38,252

    Injury

1,925,000

    Property Damage Only

4,365,000

        Total

6,328,000

Traffic Crash Victims

Killed

Injured

    Occupants

33,471

2,697,000

        Drivers

23,258

1,840,000

        Passengers

10,108

857,000

        Unknown

105

    Motorcycle Riders

3,661

67,000

    Nonmotorists

5,511

124,000

        Pedestrians

4,749

70,000

        Pedalcyclists

622

46,000

        Other/Unknown

140

8,000

            Total

42,643

2,889,000

Other National Statistics

    Vehicle Miles Traveled

2,890,893,000,000

    Resident Population

290,809,777

    Registered Vehicles

230,788,209

    Licensed Drivers

196,165,667

    Economic Cost of Traffic Crashes (2000)
    (estimate for reported and unreported crashes)

$230.6 billion

National Rates: Fatalities

    Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

1.48

    Fatalities per 100,000 Population

14.66

    Fatalities per 100,000 Registered Vehicles

18.48

    Fatalities per 100,000 Licensed Drivers

21.74

National Rates: Injured Persons

    Injured Persons per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

100

    Injured Persons per 100,000 Population

993

    Injured Persons per 100,000 Registered Vehicles

1,252

    Injured Persons per 100,000 Licensed Drivers

1,473

Sources: Crashes, Fatalities, Injuries, and Costs—National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Population—U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Vehicle Miles Traveled—Federal Highway Administration.
Registered Vehicles—R.L. Polk & Co. and Federal Highway Administration.

Read more from the NHTSA article Traffic Safety Facts 2003 FARS/GES Annual Report



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