The information on this page provides the most recent* national and state-specific safety data from the Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and NHTSA’s National Center for Statistical Analysis (NCSA). The data includes national aggregates, and has also been broken out by state, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The administrations collaborated in the production of this information to use as a tool in achieving the goal of reducing fatalities and injuries on our nation’s roads and highways in urban, suburban and rural areas. Whether you are a traffic safety or injury prevention professional, a program director, a researcher, a concerned citizen advocate, or any other interested party, we hope you use this information effectively in your area. Please feel free to contact us NCSAweb@nhtsa.dot.gov if you have any questions or require other data to achieve this important goal.
* (as of May 2003)
State - Specific Data
- Safety Belt Use in 2002 - Use Rates in the States and Territories - (PDF Version)
These results reported to NHTSA's National Center for Statistics and Analysis are from seat belt use surveys conducted by nearly all of the U.S. states and territories. The use rates for both 2001 and 2002 are given for each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
- Toll of Motor Vehicle Crashes, 2002 (by state)
This NCSA site provides 2002 data and charts for each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. These data show economic costs, along with alcohol-related, speed-related and general motor vehicle crash (MVC) and MVC fatality data, also comparing the state to the national average. In addition, the site provides fatality numbers and rates over time (1982 - 2002), the number of motorcyclist deaths as well as restraint use in passenger vehicle deaths for both those under 5 years of age (child restraints) and older (safety belt use- includes State and National observed use rates for 2002). Other highlights include a table of available NHTSA state highway safety program funds and a color state chart showing alcohol-related fatalities by county.
- Traffic Safety Facts 2001 - (PDF Version)
This 220-page comprehensive document represents a compilation of motor vehicle data for the United States for 2001 collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and the General Estimates System (GES). The data is processed, analyzed and distributed by NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA). Data is included for all the states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. NCSA publications can be obtained by calling 1-800-934-8517 or using fax on demand, or by going to the website.
- 2001 State Data for Fatalities Relating to Roadway, Pedestrian and Large Trucks
This spreadsheet from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) presents 2001 data on roadway departure fatalities, intersection fatalities, pedestrian fatalities and fatalities in crashes involving large trucks for each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
- Traffic Safety Facts 2001: State Traffic Data - (PDF Version)
This 14-page document provides 2001 Traffic Data by state for all the states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. This data is collected by NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), then processed, analyzed and distributed by the agency’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA). NCSA publications can be obtained by calling 1-800-934-8517 or using fax on demand, or by going to the website.
- Large Truck Crash Profiles
These crash profiles summarize crash statistics for large trucks and buses involved in fatal and non-fatal crashes in the United States. These statistics are derived from two sources: the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). Crash Profiles contain information that can be used to identify safety problems in specific geographical areas or to compare state statistics to the national crash figures. These on-line crash profiles are available on FMCSA’s Analysis and Information (A&I) Online website (http://ai.volpe.dot.gov/). A&I provides descriptive statistics and analysis about commercial vehicle and driver safety with the click of a button.
National Data
- National Overview of Recent Highway Safety Data (May 2003) - (PDF Version)
Two pages of color charts of aggregate national data for the most recent 6-year period. Includes: motor vehicle traffic-related fatalities and injuries, fatality rates by vehicle type, alcohol-related fatalities, safety belt use, and fatality data due to speed, pedestrian fatalities, and those related to large trucks, roadway departure; and intersections. Data sources include the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), the National Automotive Sampling System (NASS), General Estimates System (GES) and the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) and the Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) for vehicle miles traveled.
- National Map of States by .08 BAC Law and Safety Belt Legislation Status (as of Jan 2004) - (PDF Version)
This two-page color map identifies states (including the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico) by their .08 BAC law and safety belt legislation. Page one shows whether or not they have legislation to reduce alcohol-impaired driving, referred to as a .08 BAC law (i.e., drivers can be arrested for having .08 grams or more per deciliter of blood alcohol concentration). States with such laws are shown in green, while those without these laws are in red. Page two shows if the state has a Primary Law (in green), a Secondary Law (in light green), or no safety belt laws (in red).
- Traffic Safety Facts 2001:Occupant Protection - (PDF Version)
This public information fact sheet on motor vehicle and traffic safety published by NHTSA's National Center for Statistics and Analysis addresses the use of occupant restraints in motor vehicles and laws governing restraint use. The national use rates from the 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996 and 1994 National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) are found on the last page.
- Traffic Safety Facts 2001: Overview - (PDF Version)
A 12-page Public Information Fact Sheet on Motor Vehicle and Traffic Safety Published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA). Contains highlights of the 220-page document, Traffic Safety Facts 2001.
- Large Truck Crash Facts 2001
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Analysis Division annually prepares this comprehensive document containing descriptive statistics about fatal, injury and property damage only crashes involving large trucks. Selected crash statistics on passenger vehicles are also presented for comparison purposes. This most recent edition contains data for 2001 as well as historical crash data dating back to 1975. For more information, contact the FMCSA Analysis Division at 202-366-1861 or go to www.fmcsa.dot.gov or http://ai.volpe.dot.gov/.
- Large Truck Crash Overview - (PDF Version)
This Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) brochure provides an overview of large truck crashes in the United States for the calendar year 2001. It includes national data from 1991 – 2001 on fatal crashes, injury crashes, vehicles, driver blood alcohol content, and the crash environment. For more information, contact the FMCSA Analysis Division at 202-366-1861 or go to www.fmcsa.dot.gov or http://ai.volpe.dot.gov/.