2000 Statistics
Vehicle Occupants Killed
by Type of Vehicle (format: Type of Vehicle, 1999,
2000, % Change)
Passenger Car : 20,862 20,492 -1.8%
LTVs: 11,265 11,418 +1.4%
Motorcycles: 2,483 2,862 +15%
Large Trucks: 759 741 -2.3%
Other Vehicles*: 414 420 +1.4%
Unknown Body Type: 92 316 +243%
TOTAL: 35,875 36,249 +1.0%
*Includes vehicle occupant fatalities in buses and other, e.g., farm equipment, construction equipment, etc., vehicle types.
Vehicle Occupants Injured by Type of Vehicle (format: Type of Vehicle, 1999, 2000, % Change)
Passenger Car 2,138,000 2,052,000 -4.0%
LTV's 847,000 887,000 +4.7%
Motorcycles 50,000 58,000 +16%
Large Trucks 33,000 31,000 -6.1%
Other Vehicles* 29,000 28,000 -3.4%
TOTAL 3,097,000 3,055,000 -1.4%
Unless otherwise noted, changes in Numbers of Injuries and Injury Rates are not statistically significant.
Non-Occupants Killed or Injured, By Role (format: Role, 1999, 2000, % Change)
Persons Killed: 5,842 5,572 -4.6%
Pedestrians: 4,939 4,739 -4.0%
Pedalcyclists: 754 690 -8.5%
Others *: 149 143 -4.0%
Persons Injured: 140,000 134,000 -4.3%
Pedestrians: 85,000 78,000 -8.2%
Pedalcyclists: 51,000 51,000 0.0%
Others *: 3,000 5,000 +67%
Unless otherwise noted, changes in Numbers of Injuries and Injury Rates statistically significant.