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
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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 December 21, 2024, 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 December 21, 2024. 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: December 21, 2024. 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 December 21, 2024)
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/
