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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 |
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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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