The statistic shows the number of vehicle occupants injured in road traffic crashes in the United States by vehicle type in 2016. In that year, around 1.7 million occupants of passenger cars were injured in the United States.
Number of vehicle occupants injured in road traffic crashes in the United States in 2016, by vehicle type
(in 1,000s)
Vehicle type
Number of injured vehicle occupants in thousands
Passenger cars
1,739
Light trucks
1,071
Motorcycles
15
Large trucks
38
Buses
24
Other/unknown
5
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Vehicle typeNumber of injured vehicle occupants in thousands1,7391,7391,0711,07115153838242455Passenger carsLight trucksMotorcyclesLarge trucksBusesOther/unknown
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NHTSA, & US Department of Transportation. (July 1, 2018). Number of vehicle occupants injured in road traffic crashes in the United States in 2016, by vehicle type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192480/injured-vehicle-occupants-in-us-traffic-crashes-by-vehicle-typ/
NHTSA, und US Department of Transportation. "Number of vehicle occupants injured in road traffic crashes in the United States in 2016, by vehicle type (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192480/injured-vehicle-occupants-in-us-traffic-crashes-by-vehicle-typ/
NHTSA, US Department of Transportation. (2018). Number of vehicle occupants injured in road traffic crashes in the United States in 2016, by vehicle type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192480/injured-vehicle-occupants-in-us-traffic-crashes-by-vehicle-typ/
NHTSA, and US Department of Transportation. "Number of Vehicle Occupants Injured in Road Traffic Crashes in The United States in 2016, by Vehicle Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192480/injured-vehicle-occupants-in-us-traffic-crashes-by-vehicle-typ/
NHTSA & US Department of Transportation, Number of vehicle occupants injured in road traffic crashes in the United States in 2016, by vehicle type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192480/injured-vehicle-occupants-in-us-traffic-crashes-by-vehicle-typ/ (last visited June 02, 2025)
Number of vehicle occupants injured in road traffic crashes in the United States in 2016, by vehicle type (in 1,000s) [Graph], NHTSA, & US Department of Transportation, July 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192480/injured-vehicle-occupants-in-us-traffic-crashes-by-vehicle-typ/
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