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Traffic fatalities in United States

Traffic fatalities in the United States was 39,254 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 4.3% from 2023.

2024, count39,254 Provisional
Change on 2023-4.3%
Series high51,0931979
Series low32,4792011

Traffic fatalities in United States, 1975 to 2024

30K35K40K45K50K55K19751983199119992007201520241975: 44,525 count1976: 45,523 count1977: 47,878 count1978: 50,331 count1979: 51,093 count1980: 51,091 count1981: 49,301 count1982: 43,945 count1983: 42,589 count1984: 44,257 count1985: 43,825 count1986: 46,087 count1987: 46,390 count1988: 47,087 count1989: 45,582 count1990: 44,599 count1991: 41,508 count1992: 39,250 count1993: 40,150 count1994: 40,716 count1995: 41,817 count1996: 42,065 count1997: 42,013 count1998: 41,501 count1999: 41,717 count2000: 41,945 count2001: 42,196 count2002: 43,005 count2003: 42,884 count2004: 42,836 count2005: 43,510 count2006: 42,708 count2007: 41,259 count2008: 37,423 count2009: 33,883 count2010: 32,999 count2011: 32,479 count2012: 33,782 count2013: 32,893 count2014: 32,744 count2015: 35,484 count2016: 37,806 count2017: 37,473 count2018: 36,835 count2019: 36,355 count2020: 39,007 count2021: 43,230 count2022: 42,721 count2023: 41,025 count2024: 39,254 count
count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-24.
All 50 values
Periodcount
202439,254 Provisional
202341,025
202242,721
202143,230
202039,007
201936,355
201836,835
201737,473
201637,806
201535,484
201432,744
201332,893
201233,782
201132,479
201032,999
200933,883
200837,423
200741,259
200642,708
200543,510
200442,836
200342,884
200243,005
200142,196
200041,945
199941,717
199841,501
199742,013
199642,065
199541,817
199440,716
199340,150
199239,250
199141,508
199044,599
198945,582
198847,087
198746,390
198646,087
198543,825
198444,257
198342,589
198243,945
198149,301
198051,091
197951,093
197850,331
197747,878
197645,523
197544,525

Rankings

Definition

People killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the year. FARS counts people who die within 30 days of a crash involving a motor vehicle travelling on a public road, by the place of the crash, not of residence.

A police-based count of deaths. It differs from death certificate counts (CDC) and from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate), which is modelled for international comparison.

How to cite

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Questions

What is the traffic fatalities in United States?

Traffic fatalities in the United States was 39,254 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 4.3% from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest traffic fatalities in United States?

51,093 in 1979, the highest value since 1975 in this series.

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