Traffic-related fatalities in the United States were up seven percent between 2019 and 2020. In 2020, the number of traffic-related fatalities in the United States amounted to around 38,700.
Number of traffic-related fatalities in the United States from 2010 to 2020
Characteristic
Number of fatalities
2020
38,680
2019
36,096
2018
36,560
2017
37,473
2016
37,806
2015
35,484
2014
32,744
2013
32,893
2012
33,782
2011
32,479
2010
32,999
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NHTSA. (June 1, 2021). Number of traffic-related fatalities in the United States from 2010 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191521/traffic-related-fatalities-in-the-united-states-since-1975/
NHTSA. "Number of traffic-related fatalities in the United States from 2010 to 2020." Chart. June 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191521/traffic-related-fatalities-in-the-united-states-since-1975/
NHTSA. (2021). Number of traffic-related fatalities in the United States from 2010 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191521/traffic-related-fatalities-in-the-united-states-since-1975/
NHTSA. "Number of Traffic-related Fatalities in The United States from 2010 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191521/traffic-related-fatalities-in-the-united-states-since-1975/
NHTSA, Number of traffic-related fatalities in the United States from 2010 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191521/traffic-related-fatalities-in-the-united-states-since-1975/ (last visited June 03, 2025)
Number of traffic-related fatalities in the United States from 2010 to 2020 [Graph], NHTSA, June 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191521/traffic-related-fatalities-in-the-united-states-since-1975/
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