Traffic Safety Facts 2020 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 813 336
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Traffic Safety Facts
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  In 2020, there were 15,033 (42%) fatal traffic crashes in rural areas resulting in 16,665 (43%) traffic fatalities. There were 20,233 (57%) fatal traffic crashes in urban areas resulting in 21,650 (56%) traffic fatalities. Fatalities in rural areas increased by 2 percent from 16,288 in 2019 to 16,665 in 2020, and in urban areas increased by 9 percent from 19,946 in 2019 to 21,650 in 2020. This fact sheet presents the following: crash characteristics; drivers; speeding; alcohol; restraint use; rollover crashes; nonoccupants; and data by state.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78172/dot_78172_DS1.pdf
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