In 2021, more than 44,000 male drivers were involved in fatal crashes in U.S. road traffic, which accounted for 72.3 percent of the total, while female drivers were involved in about 15,100 fatal crashes. The number of drivers who were involved in fatal crashes has shown an increase of about 16.2 percent from 2016.
Number of drivers involved in fatal crashes in U.S. road traffic from 1996 to 2021 by sex
Characteristic
Male drivers
Female drivers
2021
44,036
15,130
2016
37,941
13,376
2011
31,918
11,265
2006
42,223
14,753
2001
41,901
14,919
1996
41,376
14,850
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US Department of Transportation. (November 17, 2023). Number of drivers involved in fatal crashes in U.S. road traffic from 1996 to 2021 by sex [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192074/drivers-in-fatal-crashes-in-us-road-traffic-by-gender-since-1992/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of drivers involved in fatal crashes in U.S. road traffic from 1996 to 2021 by sex." Chart. November 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192074/drivers-in-fatal-crashes-in-us-road-traffic-by-gender-since-1992/
US Department of Transportation. (2023). Number of drivers involved in fatal crashes in U.S. road traffic from 1996 to 2021 by sex. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192074/drivers-in-fatal-crashes-in-us-road-traffic-by-gender-since-1992/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes in U.S. Road Traffic from 1996 to 2021 by Sex." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192074/drivers-in-fatal-crashes-in-us-road-traffic-by-gender-since-1992/
US Department of Transportation, Number of drivers involved in fatal crashes in U.S. road traffic from 1996 to 2021 by sex Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192074/drivers-in-fatal-crashes-in-us-road-traffic-by-gender-since-1992/ (last visited April 28, 2025)
Number of drivers involved in fatal crashes in U.S. road traffic from 1996 to 2021 by sex [Graph], US Department of Transportation, November 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192074/drivers-in-fatal-crashes-in-us-road-traffic-by-gender-since-1992/
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