The timeline shows the number of road traffic-related injuries and fatalities in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016. In 2016, there were over 37,000 road traffic-related fatalities in the U.S. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among those under the age of 55 in the United States.
Number of road traffic-related injuries and fatalities in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016
The timeline shows the number of road traffic-related injuries and fatalities in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016. In 2016, there were over 37,000 road traffic-related fatalities in the U.S. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among those under the age of 55 in the United States.
| Injuries | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016* | - | 37,461 |
| 2015 | 2,443,000 | 35,485 |
| 2014 | 2,338,000 | 32,744 |
| 2013 | 2,313,000 | 32,894 |
| 2012 | 2,362,000 | 33,782 |
| 2011 | 2,217,000 | 32,479 |
| 2010 | 2,239,000 | 32,999 |
| 2009 | 2,217,000 | 33,883 |
| 2008 | 2,346,000 | 37,423 |
| 2007 | 2,491,000 | 41,259 |
| 2006 | 2,575,000 | 42,708 |
| 2005 | 2,699,000 | 43,510 |
| 2004 | 2,788,000 | 42,836 |
| 2003 | 2,889,000 | 42,884 |
| 2002 | 2,926,000 | 43,005 |
| 2001 | 3,033,000 | 42,196 |
| 2000 | 3,189,000 | 41,945 |
| 1999 | 3,236,000 | 41,717 |
| 1998 | 3,192,000 | 41,501 |
| 1997 | 3,348,000 | 42,013 |
| 1996 | 3,483,000 | 42,065 |
| 1995 | 3,465,000 | 41,817 |
| 1994 | 3,266,000 | 40,716 |
| 1993 | 3,149,000 | 40,150 |
| 1992 | 3,070,000 | 39,250 |
| 1991 | 3,097,000 | 41,508 |
| 1990 | 3,231,000 | 44,599 |
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