United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis (2024). Traffic Safety Facts 2022 Data: Passenger Vehicles (Report No. DOT HS 813 592). United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77969
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Traffic Safety Facts 2022 Data: Passenger Vehicles. Report no. DOT HS 813 592. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis, 2024. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77969.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis Traffic Safety Facts 2022 Data: Passenger Vehicles. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis, 2024, Report no. DOT HS 813 592, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77969.
In 2022 there were 25,420 passenger vehicle occupants who died in motor vehicle traffic crashes, a 4-percent decrease from 26,465 in 2021. An estimated 1,900,539 passenger vehicle occupants were injured, a 9-percent decrease from 2,092,743 in 2021. Passenger vehicles made up 92 percent of registered vehicles and accounted for 88 percent of total vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 2022. There were 60,501 vehicles involved in fatal traffic crashes in 2022, of which 76 percent (45,856) were passenger vehicles. In 2022 the traffic fatality rate per 100,000 registered vehicles continued to be the highest for passenger car occupants (12.13), followed by pickup occupants (8.19), SUV occupants (6.91), and van occupants (6.85). Among the passenger vehicle occupants killed in 2022 in motor vehicle traffic crashes, 50 percent were passenger car occupants and 50 percent were light-truck occupants. This fact sheet for 2022 contains information on the following: fatal passenger car and light-truck two-vehicle crashes; restraint use; ejection; rollover; alcohol; speeding; behavioral factors; and data by state.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis (2024). Traffic Safety Facts 2022 Data: Passenger Vehicles (Report No. DOT HS 813 592). United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77969
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Traffic Safety Facts 2022 Data: Passenger Vehicles. Report no. DOT HS 813 592. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis, 2024. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77969.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis Traffic Safety Facts 2022 Data: Passenger Vehicles. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis, 2024, Report no. DOT HS 813 592, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77969.
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