Traffic Safety Facts 2021 Data: Rural/Urban Comparison of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities

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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
  • Rural areas
  • Traffic crashes
  • Urban areas
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 488
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Traffic Safety Facts
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  Of the 42,939 motor vehicle traffic fatalities in 2021, there were 17,103 (40%) that occurred in rural areas, 25,598 (60%) in urban areas, and 238 (1%) in areas that were not reported as rural or urban. This fact sheet for 2021 compares rural and urban motor vehicle traffic fatalities, covering the following topics: crash characteristics; drivers; speeding; alcohol; restraint use; rollover crashes; nonoccupants; and data by state.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78171/dot_78171_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.67 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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