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How many people died each day in motor vehicle crashes in 2012?
92 people
In 2012, there were an estimated 5,615,000 police-reported traffic crashes in which 33,561 people were killed and 2,362,000 people were injured; 3,950,000 crashes resulted in property damage only. An average of 92 people died each day in motor vehicle crashes in 2012—an average of one every 16 minutes.
How many people died in a car accident per year?
Approximately 1.35 million people are killed in car accidents each year. That means, on average, fatal crashes cause approximately 3,700 deaths per day. (CDC) An additional 20-50 million people are injured or disabled.
How many lives were saved in the US by child restraint use?
Your seat belt is crucial to surviving a crash. Make it a habit to always buckle up every time. In 2019, nearly half of passenger vehicle occupants who died in crashes were unrestrained. From 1975 through 2017, seat belts have saved an estimated 374,276 lives.
What’s new in the 2012 crash Facts annual report?
Please note while reviewing the 2012 Crash Facts Annual Report, effective 7/1/2012 Florida Statute 316.066 was amended by the Florida Legislature to require all law enforcement agencies to report additional crashes to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles which the agencies were not previously required to submit.
How many people are killed by motor vehicle crashes each year?
Reducing motor vehicle crash deaths was one of the great public health achievements of the 20th century for the US. However, more than 32,000 people are killed and 2 million are injured each year from motor vehicle crashes.
How many people died in a car crash in 2017?
Fatal crash totals. There were 34,247 fatal motor vehicle crashes in the United States in 2017 in which 37,133 deaths occurred. This resulted in 11.4 deaths per 100,000 people and 1.16 deaths per 100 million miles traveled. The fatality rate per 100,000 people ranged from 4.5 in the District of Columbia to 23.1 in Mississippi.
What was the death rate of a car accident in 1913?
In 1913, 33.38 people died for every 10,000 vehicles on the road. In 2019, the death rate was 1.41 per 10,000 vehicles, a 96% improvement. In 1923, the first year miles driven was estimated, the motor-vehicle death rate was 18.65 deaths for every 100 million miles driven.