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More than 6.3 million police-reported motor vehicle crashes occurred in the United States in 2003. Almost one-third of these crashes resulted in an injury, with less than 1 percent of total crashes (38,252) resulting in a death. (Reference: 2003 Annual Report)

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National Statistics:

	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994
Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes
Fatal Crashes	38,253	38,477	38,491	37,862	37,526	37,140	37,107	37,324	37,494	37,241	36,254
Traffic Crash Victims
Occupants
Drivers	26,756	26,779	26,659	25,869	25,567	25,257	24,743	24,667	24,534	24,390	23,691
Passengers	10,304	10,458	10,604	10,469	10,695	10,521	10,530	10,944	11,058	10,782	10,518
Unknown	82	104	112	102	86	97	109	114	103	119	109
Nonmotorist
Pedestrians	4,641	4,774	4,851	4,901	4,763	4,939	5,228	5,321	5,449	5,584	5,489
Pedalcyclists	725	629	665	732	693	754	760	814	765	833	802
Other/Unknown	128	140	114	123	141	149	131	153	154	109	107
Total	42,636	42,884	43,005	42,196	41,945	41,717	41,501	42,013	*42,065	41,817	40,716
Other National Statistics
Vehicle Miles Traveled (Billions)	2,923	2,891	2,856	2,797	2,747	2,691	2,632	2,562	2,486	2,423	2,358
Resident Population (Thousands)	293,655	290,788	288,974	285,094	282,224	272,691	270,248	267,784	265,229	262,803	260,327
Registered Vehicles (Thousands)	-	230,788	225,685	221,230	217,028	212,685	208,076	203,568	201,631	197,065	192,497
Licensed Drivers (Thousands)	-	196,166	194,602	191,276	190,625	187,170	184,980	182,709	179,539	176,628	175,403
National Rates: Fatalities
Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled	1.46	1.48	1.51	1.51	1.53	1.55	1.58	1.64	1.69	1.73	1.73
Fatalities per 100,000 Population	14.52	14.75	14.94	14.80	14.86	15.30	15.36	15.69	15.86	15.91	15.64
Fatalities per 100,000 Registered Vehicles	-	18.58	19.06	19.07	19.33	19.61	19.95	20.64	20.86	21.22	21.15
Fatalities per 100,000 Licensed Drivers	-	21.86	22.16	22.06	22.00	22.29	22.44	22.99	23.43	23.68	23.21

* Total fatalities for 1996 include 2 fatalities of unknown person type.

Latest Publications:

	Traffic Safety Facts 2003 - Annual Report
	Traffic Safety Facts 2003 - Alcohol
	Traffic Safety Facts 2003 - Children
	Traffic Safety Facts 2003 - Large Trucks
	Traffic Safety Facts 2003 - Motorcycles
	Traffic Safety Facts 2003 - Occupant Protection
	Traffic Safety Facts 2003 - Older Population
	Traffic Safety Facts 2003 - Overview
	Traffic Safety Facts 2003 - Pedalcyclists
	Traffic Safety Facts 2003 - Pedestrians
	Traffic Safety Facts 2003 - School Transportation-Related Crashes
	Traffic Safety Facts 2003 - Speeding
	Traffic Safety Facts 2003 - State Alcohol Estimates
	Traffic Safety Facts 2003 - Young Drivers
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