In 2021, there were 174,000 highway vehicle fires reported in the United States which caused 650 civilian deaths. This was an increase from the previous year, when 580 civilians died from highway vehicle fires.
Number of civilian deaths caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021
Highway vehicles include any vehicle designed to operate normally on highways, such as automobiles, motorcycles, buses, trucks, and trailers, but not manufactured homes on foundations.
Values are estimates.
Figures from prior to 2021 were taken from previous editions of the report.
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National Fire Protection Association. (September 15, 2022). Number of civilian deaths caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377009/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-deaths/
National Fire Protection Association. "Number of civilian deaths caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021." Chart. September 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377009/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-deaths/
National Fire Protection Association. (2022). Number of civilian deaths caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377009/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-deaths/
National Fire Protection Association. "Number of Civilian Deaths Caused by Highway Vehicle Fires in The United States from 1980 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377009/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-deaths/
National Fire Protection Association, Number of civilian deaths caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377009/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-deaths/ (last visited December 12, 2024)
Number of civilian deaths caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021 [Graph], National Fire Protection Association, September 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/377009/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-deaths/
