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Contents
Executive Summary 7
Data Sources 9
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 9
Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS) 9
Vehicle Miles Traveled and Population 10
Overall Trends 11
Fatality and Injury Rates 13
Police-Reported Crashes 13
People Killed and Injured, by Person Type 14
Three Major Behavioral Factors: Speeding, Alcohol-Impaired Driving, and Seat Belt Non-Use 17
Alcohol-Impaired Driving 20
Restraint Use and Time of Day 21
People Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks 23
Fatalities by Land Use (Rural/Urban) 24
Additional Facts 26
State Data 28
Appendix A 34
Appendix B 39
Table 1. Fatality and Injury Rates per 100 Million VMT, 2019 and 2020 13
Table 2. Police-Reported Crashes, by Crash Severity, 2019 and 2020 13
Table 3. Occupants and Nonoccupants Killed and Injured in Traffic Crashes, 2019 and 2020 16
Table 4. Monthly Traffic Fatalities, by Speeding Involvement, Alcohol-Impaired Driving, and Passenger Vehicle Occupant Restraint Use, 2019 and 2020 19
Table 5. Total and Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Fatalities, and Alcohol-Impaired-Driving (AI-Driving) Fatality Rates per 100 Million VMT, 2019 and 2020 20
Table 6. Alcohol-Impaired Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes, by Vehicle Type, 2019 and 2020 21
Table 7. Passenger Vehicle Occupants Involved in Fatal Crashes, by Restraint Use, Survival Status and Time of Day, 2019 and 2020 22
Table 8. People Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks, by Person Type, 2019 and 2020 23
Table 9. 10-Year (2011 and 2020) and 2-Year (2019 and 2020) Comparison of Land Use Characteristics 25
Table 10. Comparison of 2-Year and 10-Year Percentage Change of All Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes With 10-Year Percentage Change of Population... 27
Table 11. Total and Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Fatalities, by State, 2019 and 2020 30
Table 12. Fatality Rate and Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Fatality Rate per 100 Million VMT, by State, 2019 and 2020 32
Table 13. Total Fatalities, by State and Person Type, 2019 and 2020 34
Table 14. Total Fatalities, by State and Speeding Involvement, 2019 and 2020 37
Table 15. Monthly Traffic Fatalities, by Subcategories, 2019 and 2020 39
Table 16. Monthly Traffic Fatalities, by Age Group, 2019 and 2020 41
Figure 1. VMT and Percentage Change in Fatalities, by Month, 2019 and 2020 11
Figure 2. Fatalities and Fatality Rate per 100 Million VMT, 1975-2020 12
Figure 3. People Injured and Injury Rate per 100 Million VMT, 1988-2020 12
Figure 4. Fatality Composition, by Person Type, 2011 and 2020 14
Figure 5. Proportion of Fatalities Inside/Outside Vehicle, 1975-2020 15
Figure 6. 2020 Monthly Percentage Change From 2019 for Total Fatalities, Speeding-Related Fatalities, Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Fatalities (AI), and... 18
Figure 7. Passenger Vehicle Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes, by Speeding Involvement, Alcohol-Impaired Driving, and Restraint Use 20
Figure 8. Fatalities, by Land Use, 2011-2020 24
Figure 9. 2020 Traffic Fatalities and Percentage Changes from 2019, by State 28
Figure 10. Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Fatalities as Percentages of Total Fatalities, by State, 2020 29
Figure 11. 2020 Number Changes and Percentage Changes in Traffic Fatalities From 2019, by NHTSA Region 29