U.S. Department Of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Table 7. Passenger Vehicle Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2008

Year

PDO
Crashes

Vehicles Involved

Million
Vehicle Miles Traveled

PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Vehicles Involved in PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Passenger
Vehicles
Registered

1988

4,506,000

7,592,000

1,872,478

240.6

405.5

166,118,639

1989

4,355,000

7,291,000

1,937,696

224.8

376.2

169,892,626

1990

4,207,000

7,140,000

1,982,837

212.2

360.1

173,193,097

1991

3,985,000

6,759,000

2,007,579

198.5

336.7

175,389,400

1992

3,872,000

6,556,000

2,078,432

186.3

315.4

174,182,793

1993

3,937,000

6,673,000

2,120,459

185.7

314.7

177,629,233

1994

4,205,000

7,149,000

2,170,723

193.7

329.3

181,482,575

1995

4,347,000

7,484,000

2,228,323

195.1

335.8

185,762,753

1996

4,403,000

7,555,000

2,286,394

192.6

330.4

190,051,664

1997

4,331,000

7,430,000

2,353,295

184.0

315.7

191,960,390

1998

4,168,000

7,211,000

2,417,852

172.4

298.2

195,749,209

1999

4,058,000

6,961,000

2,470,122

164.3

281.8

200,012,521

2000

4,151,000

7,088,000

2,523,346

164.5

280.9

203,913,482

2001

4,168,000

7,079,000

2,571,539

162.1

275.3

207,719,870

2002

4,228,000

7,199,000

2,624,508

161.1

274.3

211,992,662

2003

4,230,000

7,160,000

2,656,173

159.3

269.6

216,729,606

2004

4,170,000

7,102,000

2,727,054

152.9

260.4

228,275,978

2005

4,174,000

7,088,000

2,749,472

151.8

257.8

231,904,922

2006

4,084,000

6,979,000

2,773,025

147.3

251.7

234,524,720

2007

4,141,000

7,022,000

2,784,738

148.7

252.2

237,402,545

2008

4,027,000

6,779,000

2,724,453

147.8

248.8

238,314,692

Note: A passenger vehicle is defined as a car or light truck (including pickups, vans, and sport utility vehicles).

Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel: Federal Highway Administration. Registered Vehicles: R.L. Polk & Co. PDO Crashes and Vehicles Involved: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).

 

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