Table 6. Passenger Vehicle Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-1999
|
Year |
Injury Crashes |
Vehicles Involved |
Persons Injured |
Million Vehicle Miles Traveled |
Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled |
Vehicles Involved in Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled |
Persons |
Passenger Vehicles Registered |
|
1988 |
2,166,000 |
3,756,000 |
3,335,000 |
1,868,720 |
115.9 |
201.0 |
178.5 |
166,118,639 |
|
1989 |
2,093,000 |
3,619,000 |
3,211,000 |
1,932,108 |
108.3 |
187.3 |
166.2 |
169,892,626 |
|
1990 |
2,062,000 |
3,567,000 |
3,144,000 |
1,979,276 |
104.2 |
180.2 |
158.8 |
173,193,097 |
|
1991 |
1,953,000 |
3,404,000 |
3,027,000 |
2,006,553 |
97.3 |
169.6 |
150.9 |
175,389,400 |
|
1992 |
1,938,000 |
3,399,000 |
3,006,000 |
2,079,032 |
93.2 |
163.5 |
144.6 |
174,182,793 |
|
1993 |
1,970,000 |
3,474,000 |
3,087,000 |
2,120,764 |
92.9 |
163.8 |
145.6 |
177,629,233 |
|
1994 |
2,080,000 |
3,697,000 |
3,214,000 |
2,170,723 |
95.8 |
170.3 |
148.1 |
181,482,575 |
|
1995 |
2,170,000 |
3,938,000 |
3,410,000 |
2,228,323 |
97.4 |
176.7 |
153.0 |
185,762,753 |
|
1996 |
2,192,000 |
3,954,000 |
3,413,000 |
2,286,394 |
95.9 |
173.0 |
149.3 |
190,051,664 |
|
1997 |
2,104,000 |
3,801,000 |
3,295,000 |
2,353,295 |
89.4 |
161.5 |
140.0 |
191,960,390 |
|
1998 |
1,987,000 |
3,604,000 |
3,141,000 |
2,417,852 |
82.2 |
149.1 |
129.9 |
195,749,209 |
|
1999 |
2,005,000 |
3,603,000 |
3,175,000 |
2,474,043 |
81.1 |
145.6 |
128.3 |
200,012,471 |
Notes: “Persons Injured” includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes. A passenger vehicle is defined as a car or light truck (including pickups, vans, and sport utility vehicles).
Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel: Federal Highway Administration. Registered Vehicles: R.L. Polk & Co. Injury Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Injuries: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).