U.S. Transportation Fatalities by Mode


Source: U.S. Dept. of Transportation

(N = No Data)

Mode Category 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Air U.S. air carrier 499 261 146 124 1 526 39 50 33 1 239 168 380 8 1 12 92 531 0 22 14 22
Commuter carrier N N N 28 37 37 7 77 21 24 25 9 14 46 0 12 5 13 0 2 0 0
Air taxi N N N 69 105 76 51 78 68 42 63 52 63 39 45 38 71 60 35 42 64 18
General aviation 787 1,029 1,310 1,252 1,239 956 767 799 867 740 730 735 636 631 624 619 593 562 581 632 558 562
Highway Car occupants N N N 25,929 27,449 23,212 24,092 22,385 21,387 21,566 21,997 22,423 22,525 22,199 21,194 20,862 20,699 20,320 20,569 19,725 19,091 18,440
Motorcyclists 790 1,650 2,280 3,189 5,144 4,564 3,244 2,806 2,395 2,449 2,320 2,227 2,161 2,116 2,294 2,483 2,897 3,197 3,270 3,714 4,008 4,553
Truck occupants N N N 5,817 8,748 7,666 9,306 9,052 8,683 9,116 9,574 10,216 10,553 10,972 11,447 12,024 12,280 12,431 12,963 13,272 13,363 13,778
Bus occupants N N N 53 46 57 32 31 28 18 18 33 21 18 38 59 22 34 45 41 41 68
Pedestrians 7,210 7,990 8,950 7,516 8,070 6,808 6,482 5,801 5,549 5,649 5,489 5,584 5,449 5,321 5,228 4,939 4,763 4,901 4,851 4,774 4,641 4,881
Pedal cyclists 490 690 760 1,003 965 890 859 843 723 816 802 833 765 814 760 754 693 732 665 629 725 784
Other 27,909 36,759 40,637 1,018 669 628