Traffic Safety Facts 2020 Data: Rural/Urban Comparison of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities
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2022-07-01
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Edition:Traffic Safety Facts
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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.
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