Seat Belt Use in 2025 – Overall Results [Traffic Safety Facts]

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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:
  Highway Safety Safety Campaigns Seat Belt Use Statistical Trends
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 799
• Series:
  Traffic Safety Facts
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/bvcq-zn60
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Traffic Safety Facts- Research Note
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  These results are from the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), the only survey that provides nationwide probability-based observed data on seat belt use in the United States. The national estimate of seat belt use by adult front-seat passengers of passenger vehicles in 2025 was 91.3 percent, not statistically different from 2024. This estimate represents the percentage of occupants who are belted during an average daylight moment. The 2025 survey identifed three significant changes in seat belt use compared to 2024, in the Northeast, Midwest, and West. Seat belt use continued to be higher in the States where vehicles can be pulled over solely for occupants not using seat belts (“primary law States”) compared to the States with weaker enforcement laws (“secondary law States”) or no seat belt laws for adults.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  NCSA Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Data
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
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