Table 7. Passenger Vehicle Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-1999

Year

PDO
Crashes

Vehicles Involved

Million
Vehicle Miles Traveled

PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Vehicles
Involved in
PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Passenger Vehicles Registered

1988

4,506,000

7,592,000

1,868,720

241.1

406.3

166,118,639

1989

4,355,000

7,291,000

1,932,108

225.4

377.3

169,892,626

1990

4,207,000

7,140,000

1,979,276

212.5

360.7

173,193,097

1991

3,985,000

6,759,000

2,006,553

198.6

336.9

175,389,400

1992

3,872,000

6,556,000

2,079,032

186.2

315.3

174,182,793

1993

3,937,000

6,673,000

2,120,764

185.6

314.7

177,629,233

1994

4,205,000

7,149,000

2,170,723

193.7

329.3

181,482,575

1995

4,347,000

7,484,000

2,228,323

195.1

335.8

185,762,753

1996

4,403,000

7,555,000

2,286,394

192.6

330.4

190,051,664

1997

4,331,000

7,430,000

2,353,295

184.0

315.7

191,960,390

1998

4,168,000

7,211,000

2,417,852

172.4

298.2

195,749,209

1999

4,058,000

6,961,000

2,474,043

164.0

281.4

200,012,471

Note: 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. PDO Crashes and Vehicles Involved: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).