Traffic Safety Facts: 2014 Motor Vehicle Crashes

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March 4th, 2016

The number of motor vehicle crash fatalities on U.S. roadways in 2014 continued the general decline that started in 2006. The Nation lost 32,675 people in crashes on roadways during 2014, down from 32,894 in 2013. The estimated number of people injured on the Nation’s roads increased in 2014, rising from 2.31 to 2.34 million injured people. Fatalities declined from 2013 to 2014 in almost all segments of the population—passenger vehicle occupants, large-truck occupants, pedalcyclists, young drivers, and with alcohol-impaired driving fatalities; only pedestrian fatalities increased by 2.2 percent. Although fatalities decreased from 2013 to 2014, the estimated number of police-reported crashes that occurred on the roads increased primarily a result of an almost 8-percent increase in crashes that resulted in no injuries, only property damage.