Traffic Safety Facts 2013 Data: Rural/Urban Comparison

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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 812 181
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Traffic Safety Facts
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  This fact sheet contains statistics on motor vehicle fatal crashes based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). FARS is a census of fatal crashes within the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (although Puerto Rico is not included in U.S. totals). Rural and urban boundaries are determined by the State highway departments and approved by the Federal Highway Administration. In 2013, there were 30,057 fatal crashes resulting in 32,719 fatalities. Rural areas accounted for 53 percent (15,998) of the fatal crashes and 54 percent (17,696) of the fatalities as compared to urban areas that accounted for 46 percent (14,987) of the fatal crashes and 46 percent (14,987) of the fatalities. According to the 2013 rural and urban population data from the Census Bureau, 19 percent of the U.S. population lived in rural areas, however, rural fatalities accounted for 54 percent of all traffic fatalities in 2013. Additional statistics on fatal crashes in 2013 are provided in this traffic safety fact sheet.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78210/dot_78210_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 450.00 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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