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

Table 12. All Motor Vehicle Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1989-2009

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

Motor
Vehicles Registered

1989

4,459,000

7,678,000

2,096,487

212.7

366.2

181,164,568

1990

4,309,000

7,493,000

2,144,362

201.0

349.4

184,275,422

1991

4,073,000

7,086,000

2,172,050

187.5

326.2

186,370,190

1992

3,974,000

6,906,000

2,247,151

176.9

307.3

184,937,848

1993

4,048,000

7,040,000

2,296,378

176.3

306.6

188,349,676

1994

4,336,000

7,576,000

2,357,588

183.9

321.3

192,497,438

1995

4,446,000

7,844,000

2,422,696

183.5

323.8

197,064,868

1996

4,494,000

7,918,000

2,485,848

180.8

318.5

201,630,659

1997

4,438,000

7,830,000

2,561,695

173.2

305.6

203,567,637

1998

4,269,000

7,587,000

2,631,522

162.2

288.3

208,076,469

1999

4,188,000

7,402,000

2,691,056

155.6

275.1

212,685,157

2000

4,286,000

7,510,000

2,746,925

156.0

273.4

225,821,241

2001

4,282,000

7,480,000

2,795,610

153.2

267.6

235,331,382

2002

4,348,000

7,608,000

2,855,508

152.3

266.4

234,624,135

2003

4,365,000

7,594,000

2,890,221

151.0

262.7

236,760,033

2004

4,281,000

7,489,000

2,964,788

144.4

252.6

243,010,550

2005

4,304,000

7,511,000

2,989,430

144.0

251.3

247,421,120

2006

4,189,000

7,345,000

3,014,371

139.0

243.7

250,844,644

2007

4,275,000

7,431,000

3,031,124

141.0

245.2

254,403,081

2008

4,146,000

7,166,000

2,976,528

139.3

240.8

255,917,664

2009

3,957,000

6,868,000

2,953,501

134.0

232.5

254,212,610

Note: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodology for estimating registered vehicles and vehicle miles traveled by vehicle type for the years 2007-2009. As a result, involvement rates may differ, and in some cases significantly, from previously published rates.

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

 

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