In 2019, there were nearly 19,600 passenger cars involved in crashes in the United States. The number of registered passenger cars in the United States decreased between 2014 and 2019, and the number of passenger cars involved in fatal crashes also decreased from 2018 onwards.
Number of passenger cars involved in fatal crashes in the United States from 1995 to 2019
The figures for 1995 through 2017 were taken from the Traffic Safety Facts 2017 report (table 3), published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in September 2019.
The figures for 2017 and 2018 were revised in 2021.
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NHTSA. (July 13, 2021). Number of passenger cars involved in fatal crashes in the United States from 1995 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191530/fatal-passenger-car-crashes-in-the-us/
NHTSA. "Number of passenger cars involved in fatal crashes in the United States from 1995 to 2019." Chart. July 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191530/fatal-passenger-car-crashes-in-the-us/
NHTSA. (2021). Number of passenger cars involved in fatal crashes in the United States from 1995 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191530/fatal-passenger-car-crashes-in-the-us/
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NHTSA, Number of passenger cars involved in fatal crashes in the United States from 1995 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191530/fatal-passenger-car-crashes-in-the-us/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of passenger cars involved in fatal crashes in the United States from 1995 to 2019 [Graph], NHTSA, July 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191530/fatal-passenger-car-crashes-in-the-us/