Traffic Safety Facts Crash Stats: Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities and Fatality Rate for the First Quarter of 2026

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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:
  Estimates Fatalities Statistical Trends Traffic Data Traffic Safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 833
• Series:
  Traffic Safety Facts
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/5fdq-5428
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Traffic Safety Facts Crash Stats
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for the first quarter of 2026 shows an estimated 7,770 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes, a decrease of about 4.3 percent compared to fatalities projected for the first quarter of 2025. The first quarter of 2026 represents the 16th consecutive quarterly decline in fatalities beginning with the second quarter of 2022. Federal Highway Administration data shows that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the first quarter of 2026 increased by about 11.1 billion miles, but the fatality rate dropped to 0.99 fatalities per 100 million VMT, if realized, this represents the second lowest first quarter fatality rate since 2011. 
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  NCSA Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Data
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92423/dot_92423_DS1.pdf
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