In 2022, around 39,200 vehicle crashes were classified as fatal, which was about 0.66 percent of all reported vehicle crashes in the United States. This was a decline of 1.4 percent from the year 2021. Out of 5.9 million police-reported vehicle crashes in 2022, 71.3 percent of them had only caused property damage, while 28.1 percent had caused injuries.
Number of police-reported fatal vehicle crashes in the United States from 1993 to 2022
Characteristic
Fatal vehicle crashes
2022
39,221
2021
39,785
2020
35,935
2019
33,487
2018
33,919
2017
34,560
2016
34,748
2015
32,538
2014
30,056
2013
30,202
2012
31,006
2011
29,867
2010
30,296
28,00030,00032,00034,00036,00038,00040,00042,000
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NHTSA. (August 6, 2024). Number of police-reported fatal vehicle crashes in the United States from 1993 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191519/fatal-vehicle-crashes-in-the-united-states-since-1991/
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