Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in United States
United States: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes was 6.10 million Crashes in 2021. ▲ Rising
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in United States, 1988–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Crashes.
Analysis
United States recorded 6.10 million Crashes for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in 2021.
The figure is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in United States peaked at 6.82 million Crashes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.19 million Crashes, in 1989.
That places United States 1st out of 44 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in United States, year by year
| Year | Crashes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2.27 million Crashes | — |
| 1989 | 2.19 million Crashes | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 6.47 million Crashes | +194.9% |
| 1991 | 6.12 million Crashes | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 6.00 million Crashes | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 6.11 million Crashes | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 6.50 million Crashes | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 6.70 million Crashes | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 6.77 million Crashes | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 6.62 million Crashes | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 6.33 million Crashes | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 6.28 million Crashes | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 6.39 million Crashes | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 6.32 million Crashes | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 6.32 million Crashes | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.33 million Crashes | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.18 million Crashes | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.16 million Crashes | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.97 million Crashes | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 6.02 million Crashes | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.81 million Crashes | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 5.51 million Crashes | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 5.42 million Crashes | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 5.34 million Crashes | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.62 million Crashes | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 5.69 million Crashes | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.06 million Crashes | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 6.30 million Crashes | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 6.82 million Crashes | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 6.45 million Crashes | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 6.73 million Crashes | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 6.76 million Crashes | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.25 million Crashes | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 6.10 million Crashes | +16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.23 million Crashes | 2.19 million Crashes | 2.27 million Crashes | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.39 million Crashes | 6.00 million Crashes | 6.77 million Crashes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.10 million Crashes | 5.51 million Crashes | 6.39 million Crashes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.12 million Crashes | 5.34 million Crashes | 6.82 million Crashes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.68 million Crashes | 5.25 million Crashes | 6.10 million Crashes | 2 |
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More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in United States?
- Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in United States was 6.10 million Crashes in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 6.82 million Crashes in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 million Crashes in 1989.
- How does United States rank for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
- United States ranks 1st out of 44 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People killed in road crashes within 30 days the crash occurred, people injured in road crashes, and road injury crashes.