12 Month Fatal Crash Estimates

NSC Motor Vehicle Fatality Estimates
Prepared by the Statistics Department

National Safety Council
Motor-vehicle deaths up 6% in 2016.
With continued lower gasoline prices and an improving economy resulting in an estimated 3%
increase in motor-vehicle mileage, the number of motor-vehicle deaths in 2016 totaled 40,200,
up 6% from 2015 and the first time the annual fatality total has exceeded 40,000 since 2007. The
2016 estimate is provisional and may be revised when more data are available. The total for 2016
was up 14% from the 2014 figure. The annual total for 2015 was 37,757, a 7% increase from
2014. The 2014 figure was less than 0.5% higher than 2013. The estimated annual population
death rate is 12.40 deaths per 100,000 population, an increase of 5% from the 2015 rate. The
estimated annual mileage death rate is 1.25 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, an
increase of 3% from the 2015 rate.
Medically consulted motor-vehicle injuries in 2016 are estimated to be about 4.6 million, an
increase of 7% from 2015.
The estimated cost of motor-vehicle deaths, injuries, and property damage in 2016 was $432.5
billion, an increase of 12% from 2015. The costs include wage and productivity losses, medical
expenses, administrative expenses, employer costs, and property damage.
Table 1
December 2016
Motor-Vehicle Deaths and Changes
United States, Twelve Months, 2013 to 2016*
Number of Deaths Percent Changes

Four Month Moving
Corresponding Month Average +
2014 to 2014 to 2015 to 2014 to 2015 to
Month 2013 2014 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016
January 2,642 2,572 2,754 2,740 7% -1% 3%
February 2,296 2,248 2,350 2,880 28% 23% 6%
March 2,791 2,589 2,764 3,070 19% 11% 9%
April 2,719 2,720 2,830 3,170 17% 12% 11%
May 2,988 3,038 3,339 3,520 16% 5% 12%
June 3,181 3,084 3,222 3,550 15% 10% 10%
July 3,119 3,227 3,530 3,560 10% 1% 7%
August 3,378 3,277 3,642 3,740 14% 3% 5%
September 3,184 3,069 3,372 3,560 16% 6% 5%
October 3,173 3,304 3,550 3,790 15% 7% 4%
November 3,076 3,175 3,159 3,480 10% 10% 6%
December 2,822 3,095 3,245 3,140 1% -3% 5%
TOTAL 35,369 35,398 37,757 40,200 14% 6%
NOTE: National Safety Council figures are not comparable to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration figures.
NSC counts both traffic and nontraffic deaths that occur within a year of the accident, while NHTSA counts
only traffic deaths that occur within 30 days.
The 2013, 2014, and 2015 data are from the National Center for Health Statistics. All other figures are
National Safety Council estimates.
* Latest updates: 2013--2/5/15; 2014--1/13/16; 2015--12/5/16.
+ Four-Month Moving Average is based on changes between the totals of four consecutive months. Adding
several months together tends to smooth out single-month changes that may be affected by differences in
the number of weekends in a month from one year to the next or by other random variations.
Denotes change of less than 0.5%.
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Table 2
State Motor-Vehicle Deaths, Changes, and Rates
Deaths Identical Periods Percent Changes

Number of
Months 2015 to 2014 to
State Reported 2016 2015 2014 2016 2016
TOTAL U.S. 12 40,200 37,757 35,398 6% 14%
Alabama 12 1,044 846 821 23% 27%
Alaska 12 84 65 71 29% 18%
Arizona 12 950 881 768 8% 24%
Arkansas 12 545 533 467 2% 17%
California 12 3,680 3,249 3,084 13% 19%
Colorado 12 605 545 465 11% 30%
Connecticut 12 307 283 249 8% 23%
Delaware 12 119 130 125 -8% -5%
Dist. of Columbia 12 28 26 26 8% 8%
Florida 12 3,037 2,955 2,501 3% 21%
Georgia 12 1,540 1,394 1,145 10% 34%
Hawaii 12 119 94 99 27% 20%
Idaho 12 253 217 186 17% 36%
Illinois 12 1,078 1,017 910 6% 18%
Indiana 12 820 817 727 0% 13%
Iowa 12 403 320 319 26% 26%
Kansas 12 431 357 385 21% 12%
Kentucky 12 830 748 666 11% 25%
Louisiana 12 661 646 630 2% 5%
Maine 12 159 156 135 2% 18%
Maryland 12 490 508 438 -4% 12%
Massachusetts 12 399 354 348 13% 15%
Michigan 12 1,064 982 893 8% 19%
Minnesota 12 398 409 358 -3% 11%
Mississippi 12 670 645 605 4% 11%
Missouri 12 939 862 759 9% 24%
Montana 12 190 224 192 -15% -1%
Nebraska 12 217 244 221 -11% -2%
Nevada 12 327 326 285 0% 15%
New Hampshire 12 137 114 92 20% 49%
New Jersey 12 607 553 563 10% 8%
New Mexico 12 398 296 372 34% 7%
New York 12 953 - - - -
North Carolina 12 1,435 1,396 1,259 3% 14%
North Dakota 12 113 131 136 -14% -17%
Ohio 12 1,129 1,105 1,011 2% 12%
Oklahoma 12 668 631 655 6% 2%
Oregon 12 495 446 350 11% 41%
Pennsylvania 12 1,189 1,205 1,215 -1% -2%
Rhode Island 12 53 45 52 18% 2%
South Carolina 12 1,015 954 823 6% 23%
South Dakota 12 116 133 136 -13% -15%
Tennessee 12 1,042 961 967 8% 8%
Texas 12 3,751 3,490 3,464 7% 8%
Utah 12 280 275 256 2% 9%
Vermont 12 64 57 44 12% 45%
Virginia 12 750 755 703 -1% 7%
Washington 12 536 567 467 -5% 15%
West Virginia 12 269 270 271 0% -1%
Wisconsin 12 592 561 498 6% 19%
Wyoming 12 112 145 149 -23% -25%
NOTE: Deaths are reported by state traffic authorities. ALL FIGURES

ARE PRELIMINARY. To ensure proper comparisons, 2014 and
2015 figures are preliminary figures covering the same reporting
period as those for 2016. The totals for 2014 and 2015 are from
the National Center for Health Statistics.
States in bold: States with a decrease in deaths from 2015 to 2016.
Denotes change of less than 0.5%.

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Prepared by the Statistics Department

Motor-vehicle deaths up 6% in 2016.

Number of Deaths Percent Changes

* Latest updates: 2013--2/5/15; 2014--1/13/16; 2015--12/5/16.

Denotes change of less than 0.5%.

Prepared by the Statistics Department

Deaths Identical Periods Percent Changes

NOTE: Deaths are reported by state traffic authorities. ALL FIGURES

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