Motorcycle Accident Charts
Motorcyclist Fatalities and Injuries and Fatality and Injury Rates, 2001-2010 | |||||
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Year | Fatalities | Registered Vehicles | Fatality Rate* | Vehicle Miles Traveled (Millions) | Fatality Rates* |
2001 | 3,197 | 4,903,056 | 65.2 | 9,639 | 33.17 |
2002 | 3,270 | 5,004,156 | 65.2 | 9,639 | 33.17 |
2003 | 3,714 | 5,370,035 | 69.16 | 9,577 | 38.78 |
2004 | 4,028 | 5,780,870 | 69.68 | 10,048 | 40.09 |
2005 | 4,576 | 6,227,146 | 73.48 | 10,454 | 43.77 |
2006 | 4,837 | 6,686,147 | 72.34 | 12,401 | 39.00 |
2007 | 5,174 | 7,138,476 | 72.48 | 21,396 | 24.18 |
2008 | 5,312 | 7,752,926 | 68.52 | 20,811 | 25.52 |
2009 | 4,469 | 7,929,724 | 56.36 | 20,822 | 21.46 |
2010 | 4,502 | 8,212,267 | 54.82 | 18,462 | 24.39 |
Year | Injuries | Registered Vehicles | Injury Rate* | Vehicle Miles Traveled (Millions) | Injury Rates* |
2001 | 60,000 | 4,903,056 | 1,229 | 9,639 | 625 |
2002 | 65,000 | 5,004,156 | 1,293 | 9,552 | 667 |
2003 | 67,000 | 5,370,035 | 1,250 | 9,577 | 701 |
2004 | 76,000 | 5,780,870 | 1,321 | 10,048 | 760 |
2005 | 87,000 | 6,227,146 | 1,402 | 10,454 | 835 |
2006 | 88,000 | 6,686,147 | 1,311 | 12,401 | 707 |
2007 | 103,000 | 7,138,476 | 1,443 | 21,396 | 481 |
2008 | 96,000 | 7,752,926 | 1,238 | 20,811 | 461 |
2009 | 90,000 | 7,929,724 | 1,130 | 20,822 | 430 |
2010 | 82,000 | 8,212,267 | 998 | 18,462 | 444 |
*Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles. **Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.
Sources: Vehicle miles traveled and registered vehicles-Federal Highway Administration.
Traffic deaths-Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), NHTSA. Traffic injuries-General Estimates System (GES), NHTSA.
2010 Motorcycle Rider Fatalities by State, Helmet Use, and BAC | |||||
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State | Total Motorcycle Riders Killed | Helmeted | Not Helmeted | Impaired Motorcycle Riders Killed (BAC=.08+) | BAC=.01+ |
Number | Percent | Percent | Percent | Percent | |
Alabama | 81 | 94% | 6% | 31% | 35% |
Alaska | 9 | 33% | 67% | 33% | 33% |
Arizona | 88 | 42% | 58% | 29% | 36% |
Arkansas | 73 | 41% | 59% | 24% | 29% |
California | 341 | 93% | 7% | 27% | 34% |
Colorado | 72 | 38% | 63% | 23% | 29% |
Connecticut | 50 | 28% | 72% | 40% | 45% |
Delaware | 8 | 38% | 63% | 33% | 33% |
Dist of Columbia | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Florida | 365 | 49% | 51% | 32% | 39% |
Georgia | 121 | 88% | 12% | 17% | 25% |
Hawaii | 26 | 19% | 81% | 47% | 48% |
Idaho | 26 | 52% | 58% | 31% | 40% |
Illinois | 121 | 16% | 84% | 32% | 46% |
Indiana | 102 | 15% | 85% | 32% | 37% |
Iowa | 55 | 17% | 83% | 25% | 33% |
Kansas | 40 | 28% | 72% | 37% | 43% |
Kentucky | 87 | 38% | 62% | 20% | 25% |
Louisiana | 68 | 85% | 15% | 26% | 35% |
Maine | 17 | 47% | 53% | 18% | 18% |
Maryland | 78 | 85% | 15% | 22% | 35% |
Massachusetts | 54 | 89% | 11% | 29% | 46% |
Michigan | 128 | 92% | 8% | 25% | 32% |
Minnesota | 45 | 33% | 67% | 34% | 36% |
Mississippi | 41 | 61% | 39% | 31% | 37% |
Missouri | 86 | 89% | 11% | 20% | 26% |
Montana | 26 | 46% | 54% | 15% | 23% |
Nebraska | 12 | 100% | 0% | 18% | 26% |
Nevada | 45 | 84% | 16% | 24% | 32% |
New Hampshire | 26 | 31% | 69% | 27% | 39% |
New Jersey | 67 | 83% | 17% | 25% | 37% |
New Mexico | 33 | 3% | 97% | 33% | 37% |
New York | 173 | 90% | 10% | 28% | 37% |
North Carolina | 179 | 94% | 6% | 26% | 34% |
North Dakota | 12 | 17% | 83% | 33% | 42% |
Ohio | 157 | 26% | 74% | 34% | 41% |
Oklahoma | 73 | 16% | 84% | 28% | 36% |
Oregon | 36 | 89% | 11% | 15% | 18% |
Pennsylvania | 202 | 43% | 57% | 33% | 42% |
Rhode Island | 15 | 27% | 73% | 36% | 57% |
South Carolina | 97 | 24% | 76% | 42% | 52% |
South Dakota | 20 | 30% | 70% | 11% | 27% |
Tennessee | 121 | 92% | 8% | 27% | 32% |
Texas | 383 | 41% | 59% | 36% | 47% |
Utah | 19 | 47% | 53% | 22% | 25% |
Vermont | 4 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 25% |
Virginia | 84 | 99% | 1% | 22% | 30% |
Washington | 67 | 92% | 8% | 23% | 33% |
West Virginia | 31 | 71% | 29% | 19% | 26% |
Wisconsin | 97 | 21% | 79% | 36% | 48% |
Wyoming | 30 | 21% | 79% | 39% | 45% |
U.S. Total | 4,192 | 58% | 42% | 29% | 37% |
Puerto Rico | 45 | 18% | 82% | 32% | 44% |
Note: Percent helmeted based on fatalities with known helmet use.