Skip Navigation SummaryTrendsCrashesVehiclesPeopleStates General 2018 data based on FARS data publication, 1st release Did You Know? View Archive The majority of vehicles in single- and two-vehicle crashes were going straight prior to the fatal crash in 2018. The next most common vehicle maneuver was negotiating a curve for fatal crashes. [Vehicles 2018]

About 2.3 percent of all traffic crash fatalities in 2018 were pedalcyclists. Alaska, Nebraska, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming reported no pedalcyclists killed. [States 2018]

For fatal crashes in 2018, fires occurred in 3.4 percent of the vehicles involved. [Vehicles 2018] National Statistics 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes Fatal Crashes 33,654 34,560 34,748 32,538 30,056 30,202 31,006 29,867 30,296 30,862 34,172 37,435 38,648 39,252 38,444 38,477 38,491 37,862 37,526 37,140 37,107 37,324 37,494 37,241 36,254 Traffic Crash Fatalities Vehicle Occupants Drivers 18,250 18,816 18,717 17,615 16,470 16,520 16,838 16,474 16,864 17,670 19,279 21,717 22,831 23,237 23,158 23,352 23,625 22,914 22,914 22,971 22,654 22,730 22,572 22,370 21,596 Passengers 5,915 6,237 6,485 6,213 5,766 5,896 6,106 5,972 6,451 6,793 7,441 8,716 9,187 9,750 10,042 10,171 10,370 10,227 10,451 10,325 10,327 10,765 10,860 10,576 10,294 Unknown 56 74 74 71 71 67 73 64 56 63 71 94 101 83 76 104 110 102 86 96 107 114 102 118 108 Sub Total1 24,221 25,127 25,276 23,899 22,307 22,483 23,017 22,510 23,371 24,526 26,791 30,527 32,119 33,070 33,276 33,627 34,105 33,243 33,451 33,392 33,088 33,609 33,534 33,064 31,998 Motorcyclists 4,985 5,229 5,337 5,029 4,594 4,692 4,986 4,630 4,518 4,469 5,312 5,174 4,837 4,576 4,028 3,714 3,270 3,197 2,897 2,483 2,294 2,116 2,161 2,227 2,320 Nonmotorists Pedestrians 6,283 6,075 6,080 5,494 4,910 4,779 4,818 4,457 4,302 4,109 4,414 4,699 4,795 4,892 4,675 4,774 4,851 4,901 4,763 4,939 5,228 5,321 5,449 5,584 5,489 Pedalcyclists 857 806 853 829 729 749 734 682 623 628 718 701 772 786 727 629 665 732 693 754 760 814 765 833 802 Other/ Unknown 214 236 260 233 204 190 227 200 185 151 188 158 185 186 130 140 114 123 141 149 131 153 154 109 107 Sub Total2 7,354 7,117 7,193 6,556 5,843 5,718 5,779 5,339 5,110 4,888 5,320 5,558 5,752 5,864 5,532 5,543 5,630 5,756 5,597 5,842 6,119 6,288 6,368 6,526 6,398 Total** 36,560 37,473 37,806 35,484 32,744 32,893 33,782 32,479 32,999 33,883 37,423 41,259 42,708 43,510 42,836 42,884 43,005 42,196 41,945 41,717 41,501 42,013 42,065 41,817 40,716 Other National Statistics Vehicle Miles Traveled (Billions) 3,240 3,212 3,174 3,095 3,026 2,988 2,969 2,950 2,967 2,957 2,977 3,031 3,014 2,989 2,965 2,890 2,856 2,796 2,747 2,690 2,628 2,552 2,484 2,423 2,358 Resident Population (Thousands) 327,167 325,147 323,071 320,743 318,386 316,058 313,874 311,580 309,326 306,772 304,094 301,231 298,380 295,517 292,805 290,108 287,625 284,969 282,162 272,691 270,248 267,784 265,229 262,803 260,327 Registered Vehicles (Thousands) 297,043 290,387 288,034 281,312 274,805 269,294 265,647 265,043 257,312 258,958 259,360 257,472 251,415 245,628 237,949 230,633 225,685 221,230 217,028 212,685 208,076 203,568 201,631 197,065 192,497 Licensed Drivers (Thousands) 227,558 225,346 221,712 218,084 214,092 212,160 211,815 211,875 210,115 209,618 208,321 205,742 202,810 200,549 198,889 196,166 194,602 191,276 190,625 187,170 184,861 182,709 179,539 176,628 175,403 National Rates: Fatalities Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled 1.13 1.17 1.19 1.15 1.08 1.10 1.14 1.10 1.11 1.15 1.26 1.36 1.42 1.46 1.44 1.48 1.51 1.51 1.53 1.55 1.58 1.65 1.69 1.73 1.73 Fatalities per 100,000 Population 11.17 11.52 11.70 11.06 10.28 10.41 10.76 10.42 10.67 11.05 12.31 13.70 14.31 14.72 14.63 14.78 14.95 14.81 14.87 15.30 15.36 15.69 15.86 15.91 15.64 Fatalities per 100,000 Registered Vehicles 12.31 12.90 13.13 12.61 11.92 12.21 12.72 12.25 12.82 13.08 14.43 16.02 16.99 17.71 18.00 18.59 19.06 19.07 19.33 19.61 19.95 20.64 20.86 21.22 21.15 Fatalities per 100,000 Licensed Drivers 16.07 16.63 17.05 16.27 15.29 15.50 15.95 15.33 15.71 16.16 17.96 20.05 21.06 21.70 21.54 21.86 22.10 22.06 22.00 22.29 22.45 22.99 23.43 23.68 23.21