Traffic Fatality Rates (1966 - 2003)

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Traffic Fatality Rates per Population, Drivers, Vehicles & Miles Traveled (1966 - 2003)
Year	Per 100,000 pop.	per 100,000 Licensed Drivers	per 100,000 Reg. Motor Vehicles	Per Billion Veh. Miles Traveled
1966	25.89	50.39	53.18	5.50
1967	25.53	49.16	51.31	5.26
1968	26.27	50.02	51.20	5.19
1969	26.42	49.44	49.85	5.04
1970	25.67	47.18	47.31	4.74
1971	25.30	45.92	45.17	4.46
1972	26.01	46.10	44.54	4.33
1973	25.51	44.47	41.57	4.12
1974	21.13	36.03	33.50	3.53
1975	20.62	34.31	35.29	3.35
1976	20.88	33.96	34.81	3.25
1977	21.74	34.66	35.59	3.26
1978	22.61	35.74	35.85	3.26
1979	22.70	35.66	35.40	3.34
1980	22.48	35.16	34.79	3.35
1981	21.49	33.52	33.01	3.17
1982	18.97	29.25	29.07	2.76
1983	18.22	27.59	27.69	2.58
1984	18.77	28.48	27.85	2.57
1985	18.42	27.94	26.39	2.47
1986	19.19	28.90	27.34	2.51
1987	19.15	28.67	26.85	2.41
1988	19.26	28.91	26.53	2.32
1989	18.47	27.53	25.16	2.17
1990	17.88	26.70	24.20	2.08
1991	16.46	24.56	22.27	1.91
1992	15.39	22.67	21.22	1.75
1993	15.58	23.19	21.32	1.75
1994	15.64	23.21	21.15	1.73
1995	15.91	23.68	21.22	1.73
1996	15.86	23.43	20.86	1.69
1997	15.69	22.99	20.64	1.64
1998	15.36	22.45	19.95	1.58
1999	15.30	22.29	19.61	1.55
2000	14.86	22.00	19.33	1.53
2001	14.79	22.06	19.07	1.51
2002	14.85	22.04	18.97	1.50
2003	14.66	21.74	18.48	1.48