Traffic Safety Facts: Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for the First 9 Months (January–September) of 2024
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2024-12-01
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Edition:Traffic Safety Facts
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Abstract:A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for the first 9 months of 2024 shows an estimated 29,135 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes, a decrease of about 4.4 percent compared to 30,490 fatalities projected for the first 9 months of 2023. he third quarter of 2024 represents the 10th consecutive quarterly decline in fatalities beginning with the second quarter of 2022. Preliminary data reported by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) shows that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the first 9 months of 2024 increased by about 19.7 billion miles, or about a 0.8-percent increase. The fatality rate for the first 9 months of 2024 decreased to 1.18 fatalities per 100 million VMT, down from the projected rate of 1.24 fatalities per 100 million VMT in the first 9 months of 2023. For the NHTSA regional differences, 8 of the 10 regions are estimated to have had decreases in fatalities and fatality rate per 100 million VMT in the first 9 months of 2024 as compared to the first 9 months of 2023. Also, 35 States and Puerto Rico are projected to have decreases in fatalities.
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