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Fatality and Injury Statistics in Non-Traffic Crashes, 2012 to 2014
Based on the Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS) system, an average of 1,898 people were killed each year in non-traffic motor vehicle crashes during the 3-year period 2012 to 2014. About a third (34%) of those people killed were nonoccupants such as pedestrians and bicyclists. Additionally, on an average, 92,000 people were injured in these crashes each year, of which a third (33%) were nonoccupants.
Traffic Safety Facts, NHTSA, August 2016
Table 1: Nonoccupants Killed in Non-Traffic Crashes from 2012 and 2014
Killed by201220132014Total3 Year Average
| Forward Moving Vehicles | 225/35% | 245/39% | 336/51% | 806 | 269/42% |
| Backing Vehicles | 251/40% | 233/37% | 193/29% | 677 | 226/35% |
| Rollaway Vehicles (unattended with no driver in control) | 145/23% | 128/20% | 87/13% | 360 | 120/19% |
| Other (stopped, disabled, or parked vehicles) | 13/2% | 23/4% | 48/7% | 84 | 28/4% |
| Subtotals (34%) | 634 | 629 | 664 | 1927 | 642 |
Table 2: Occupants Killed in Non-Traffic Crashes from 2012 and 2014
Killed by201220132014Total3 Year Average
| Single-Vehicle Crashes | 1265/95% | 1141/89% | 1123/97% | 3529 | 1176/94% |
| Multiple-Vehicle Crashes | 60/5% | 141/11% | 38/3% | 239 | 80/6% |
| Subtotals (66%) | 1325 | 1282 | 1161 | 3768 | 1256 |
Table 3: Total Nonoccupants and Occupants Killed in Non-Traffic Crashes from 2012 and 2014
Percentage201220132014Total3 Year Average
| Nonoccupants | 34% | 634 | 629 | 664 | 1927 | 642 |
| Occupants | 66% | 1325 | 1282 | 1161 | 3768 | 1256 |
| Total | 66% | 1959 | 1911 | 1825 | 5695 | 1898 |