FATALITIES IN MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC CRASHES
TOTAL FATALITIES, ALCOHOL RELATED FATALITIES, AND
FATALITY RATES PER 100 MILLION VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED
FARS 1991-2000 FINAL & 2001 ARF
Year |
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Millions |
Total Fatalities |
Total Fatality Rate per 100 Million VMT |
Alcohol Related Fatalities |
Alcohol Related
Fatality Rate
per 100 Million
VMT |
1982 |
1,595,010 |
43,945 |
2.76 |
26,173 |
1.64 |
1983 |
1,652,788 |
42,589 |
2.58 |
24,635 |
1.49 |
1984 |
1,720,269 |
44,257 |
2.57 |
24,762 |
1.44 |
1985 |
1,774,826 |
43,825 |
2.47 |
23,167 |
1.31 |
1986 |
1,834,872 |
46,087 |
2.51 |
25,017 |
1.36 |
1987 |
1,921,204 |
46,390 |
2.41 |
24,094 |
1.25 |
1988 |
2,025,962 |
47,087 |
2.32 |
23,833 |
1.18 |
1989 |
2,096,487 |
45,582 |
2.17 |
22,424 |
1.07 |
1990 |
2,144,362 |
44,599 |
2.08 |
22,587 |
1.05 |
1991 |
2,172,050 |
41,508 |
1.91 |
20,159 |
0.93 |
1992 |
2,247,151 |
39,250 |
1.75 |
18,290 |
0.81 |
1993 |
2,296,378 |
40,150 |
1.75 |
17,908 |
0.78 |
1994 |
2,357,588 |
40,716 |
1.73 |
17,308 |
0.73 |
1995 |
2,422,696 |
41,817 |
1.73 |
17,732 |
0.73 |
1996 |
2,485,848 |
42,065 |
1.69 |
17,749 |
0.71 |
1997 |
2,561,695 |
42,013 |
1.64 |
16,711 |
0.65 |
1998 |
2,631,522 |
41,501 |
1.58 |
16,673 |
0.63 |
1999 |
2,691,056 |
41,717 |
1.55 |
16,572 |
0.62 |
2000 |
2,749,803 |
41,945 |
1.53 |
17,380 |
0.63 |
2001 |
2,778,338 |
42,116 |
1.52 |
17,448 |
0.63 |
Note: Alcohol related fatalities are obtained using the New Methodology (Multiple Imputation)
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