2000 Statistics

Vehicle Occupants Killed by Type of Vehicle
(format: Type of Vehicle, 1999, 2000, % Change)

Passenger Car : 20,862 20,492 -1.8%

LTVs: 11,265 11,418 +1.4%

Motorcycles: 2,483 2,862 +15%

Large Trucks: 759 741 -2.3%

Other Vehicles*: 414 420 +1.4%

Unknown Body Type: 92 316 +243%

TOTAL: 35,875 36,249 +1.0%

*Includes vehicle occupant fatalities in buses and other, e.g., farm equipment, construction equipment, etc., vehicle types.


Vehicle Occupants Injured by Type of Vehicle (format: Type of Vehicle, 1999, 2000, % Change)

Passenger Car 2,138,000 2,052,000 -4.0%

LTV's 847,000 887,000 +4.7%

Motorcycles 50,000 58,000 +16%

Large Trucks 33,000 31,000 -6.1%

Other Vehicles* 29,000 28,000 -3.4%

TOTAL 3,097,000 3,055,000 -1.4%

 

Unless otherwise noted, changes in Numbers of Injuries and Injury Rates are not statistically significant.


Non-Occupants Killed or Injured, By Role (format: Role, 1999, 2000, % Change)

Persons Killed: 5,842 5,572 -4.6%

Pedestrians: 4,939 4,739 -4.0%

Pedalcyclists: 754 690 -8.5%

Others *: 149 143 -4.0%

Persons Injured: 140,000 134,000 -4.3%

Pedestrians: 85,000 78,000 -8.2%

Pedalcyclists: 51,000 51,000 0.0%

Others *: 3,000 5,000 +67%

 

Unless otherwise noted, changes in Numbers of Injuries and Injury Rates statistically significant.

 



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