Traffic Safety Facts 2022 Data: Occupant Protection in Passenger Vehicles

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Fatalities
  • Restraint systems
  • Seat belt use
  • Traffic crashes
  • Vehicle occupants
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 573
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Traffic Safety Facts
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 2022 National Occupant Protection Use Survey, the estimated seat belt use rate over the decade 2013 to 2022 increased from 87.2 percent in 2013 to 91.6 percent in 2022. There were 42,514 traffic fatalities in the United States in 2022, of which 25,420 (60%) were occupants of passenger vehicles. Of the 25,420 killed in 2022, there were 11,410 (45%) who were restrained and 11,302 (44%) who were unrestrained at the time of the crashes. Restraint use was not known for the remaining 2,708 (11%) occupants killed. Considering only occupant fatalities whose restraint use was known, 50 percent were restrained, and 50 percent were unrestrained. The number of unrestrained passenger vehicle occupants killed in 2022 declined 4.8 percent compared to 2021. This fact sheet covers occupant characteristics; restraint use and benefits; data by state; restraint use laws; and important safety reminders.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78157/dot_78157_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.57 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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