The statistic represents the number of drivers involved in injury crashes in U.S. road traffic from 1995 to 2016, by sex. On U.S. roads, some 1.57 million female drivers were involved in crashes that resulted in an injury in 2000. There is approximately an equal number of male and female drivers licensed in the United States.
Number of drivers involved in injury crashes in U.S. road traffic from 1995 to 2016, by sex
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Male drivers
Female drivers
2016
2,170
1,803
2015
1,728
1,407
2014
1,639
1,336
2013
1,578
1,327
2012
1,630
1,311
2011
1,503
1,240
2010
1,511
1,261
2005
1,837
1,425
2000
2,192
1,573
1995
2,378
1,687
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NHTSA, & US Department of Transportation. (July 1, 2018). Number of drivers involved in injury crashes in U.S. road traffic from 1995 to 2016, by sex (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192094/drivers-in-injury-crashes-in-us-road-traffic-by-gender/
NHTSA, und US Department of Transportation. "Number of drivers involved in injury crashes in U.S. road traffic from 1995 to 2016, by sex (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192094/drivers-in-injury-crashes-in-us-road-traffic-by-gender/
NHTSA, US Department of Transportation. (2018). Number of drivers involved in injury crashes in U.S. road traffic from 1995 to 2016, by sex (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192094/drivers-in-injury-crashes-in-us-road-traffic-by-gender/
NHTSA, and US Department of Transportation. "Number of Drivers Involved in Injury Crashes in U.S. Road Traffic from 1995 to 2016, by Sex (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192094/drivers-in-injury-crashes-in-us-road-traffic-by-gender/
NHTSA & US Department of Transportation, Number of drivers involved in injury crashes in U.S. road traffic from 1995 to 2016, by sex (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192094/drivers-in-injury-crashes-in-us-road-traffic-by-gender/ (last visited January 11, 2025)
Number of drivers involved in injury crashes in U.S. road traffic from 1995 to 2016, by sex (in 1,000s) [Graph], NHTSA, & US Department of Transportation, July 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192094/drivers-in-injury-crashes-in-us-road-traffic-by-gender/
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