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Contents
Executive Summary 7
Data Sources 9
Fatality Analysis Reporting System 9
Crash Report Sampling System 9
Vehicle Miles Traveled and Population 9
Product Information Catalog and Vehicle Listing Vehicle Classification 10
Overall Trends 11
Traffic Fatality and Injury Rates 12
Police-Reported Traffic Crashes 13
People Killed and Injured in Traffic Crashes, by Person Type 14
Three Major Behavioral Factors: Speeding, Alcohol-Impaired Driving, and Seat Belt Non-Use 18
Alcohol-Impaired Driving 21
Restraint Use and Time of Day 22
People Killed and Injured in Traffic Crashes Involving Large Trucks 24
Traffic Fatalities, by Land Use (Urban/Rural) 25
Additional Facts 28
State Data 30
Appendix A 37
Appendix B 43
Table 1. Traffic Fatality and Injury Rates per 100 Million VMT, 2019-2021 13
Table 2. Police-Reported Traffic Crashes, by Crash Severity, 2019-2021 13
Table 3. Occupants and Nonoccupants Killed and Injured in Traffic Crashes, 2020-2021 15
Table 4. Monthly Traffic Fatalities, by Speeding Involvement, Alcohol-Impaired Driving, and Passenger Vehicle Occupant Restraint Use, 2020-2021 20
Table 5. Total and Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Traffic Fatalities, and Alcohol-Impaired-Driving (AI-Driving) Fatality Rates per 100 Million VMT, 2020 and 2021 21
Table 6. Alcohol-Impaired Drivers Involved in Fatal Traffic Crashes, by Vehicle Type, 2020 and 2021 22
Table 7. Passenger Vehicle Occupants Involved in Fatal Traffic Crashes, by Restraint Use, Survival Status and Time of Day, 2020 and 2021 23
Table 8. People Killed and Injured in Traffic Crashes Involving Large Trucks, by Person Type, 2020 and 2021 24
Table 9. 10-Year (2012 and 2021) and 2-Year (2020 and 2021) Comparison of Land Use Characteristics 27
Table 10. Comparison of 2-Year (2020 and 2021) and 10-Year (2012 and 2021) Percentage Change of All Drivers Involved in Fatal Traffic Crashes With 10-Year Percentage... 28
Table 11. Total and Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Traffic Fatalities, by State, 2020 and 2021 33
Table 12. Traffic Fatality Rate and Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Fatality Rate per 100 Million VMT, by State, 2020 and 2021 35
Table 13. Total Traffic Fatalities, by State and Person Type, 2020 and 2021 37
Table 14. Total Traffic Fatalities, by State and Speeding Involvement, 2020 and 2021 40
Table 15. Vehicles Involved in Fatal Traffic Crashes and Occupant Fatalities, by Vehicle Type and Classification Type, 2020 and 2021 42
Table 16. Monthly Traffic Fatalities, by Subcategories, 2019-2021 43
Table 17. Monthly Traffic Fatalities, by Age Group, 2019-2021 47
Figure 1. VMT by Month, 2019-2021 11
Figure 2. Traffic Fatalities and Fatality Rate per 100 Million VMT, 1975-2021 12
Figure 3. People Injured in Traffic Crashes and Injury Rate per 100 Million VMT, 1988-2021 12
Figure 4. Composition of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021, by Person Type 15
Figure 5. Proportion of Traffic Fatalities Inside/Outside Vehicles, 1975-2021 16
Figure 6. Motorcyclist, Pedestrian, and Pedalcyclist Traffic Fatalities, 1975-2021 17
Figure 7. 2021 Monthly Percentage Change From 2020 for Total Traffic Fatalities, Speeding-Related Fatalities, Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Fatalities (AI), and Passenger... 19
Figure 8. Passenger Vehicle Drivers Involved in Fatal Traffic Crashes, by Speeding Involvement, Alcohol-Impaired Driving, and Restraint Use, 2021 21
Figure 9. Traffic Fatalities, by Land Use, 2012-2021 25
Figure 10. Composition of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021, by Land Use 25
Figure 11. 2021 Traffic Fatalities and Percentage Changes from 2020, by State 30
Figure 12. Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Fatalities as Percentages of Total Traffic Fatalities, by State, 2021 31
Figure 13. 2021 Number Changes and Percentage Changes in Traffic Fatalities From 2020, by NHTSA Region 32