United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis (2026). Overview of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes in 2024 [Traffic Safety Facts] (Report No. DOT HS 813 791). United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/grds-1877
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Overview of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes in 2024 [Traffic Safety Facts]. Report no. DOT HS 813 791. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2026. https://doi.org/10.21949/grds-1877.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis Overview of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes in 2024 [Traffic Safety Facts]. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2026, Report no. DOT HS 813 791, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/grds-1877.
There were 1,771 fewer people killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes on U.S. roadways during 2024, a 4.3-percent decrease from 41,025 in 2023 to 39,254 in 2024. The fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) decreased 5.6 percent from 1.26 in 2023 to 1.19 in 2024. It represents the third year-to-year decrease in both fatalities and fatality rate since 2021.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis (2026). Overview of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes in 2024 [Traffic Safety Facts] (Report No. DOT HS 813 791). United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/grds-1877
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Overview of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes in 2024 [Traffic Safety Facts]. Report no. DOT HS 813 791. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2026. https://doi.org/10.21949/grds-1877.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis Overview of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes in 2024 [Traffic Safety Facts]. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2026, Report no. DOT HS 813 791, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/grds-1877.
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