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

Table 54. Drivers of Passenger Vehicles in Crashes by Age, Sex, and Crash Severity

Age Group
(Years)

Male

Female

Unknown

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Fatal Crashes

25 and Under

9,905

30.1%

4,018

27.7%

0

0.0%

13,923

29.2%

26 - 35

6,324

19.2%

2,587

17.8%

3

1.2%

8,914

18.7%

36 - 45

5,447

16.5%

2,612

18.0%

1

0.4%

8,060

16.9%

46 - 55

4,581

13.9%

2,097

14.5%

0

0.0%

6,678

14.0%

56 - 65

2,962

9.0%

1,349

9.3%

0

0.0%

4,311

9.0%

66 - 75

1,842

5.6%

916

6.3%

0

0.0%

2,758

5.8%

76 and Over

1,773

5.4%

908

6.3%

1

0.4%

2,682

5.6%

Unknown

82

0.2%

10

0.1%

247

98.0%

339

0.7%

Total

32,916

100.0%

14,497

100.0%

252

100.0%

47,665

100.0%

Injury Crashes

25 and Under

515,000

30.6%

434,000

30.6%

   

949,000

30.6%

26 - 35

328,000

19.5%

296,000

20.9%

   

623,000

20.1%

36 - 45

309,000

18.4%

258,000

18.2%

   

567,000

18.3%

46 - 55

262,000

15.6%

214,000

15.1%

   

477,000

15.4%

56 - 65

141,000

8.4%

113,000

8.0%

   

254,000

8.2%

66 - 75

72,000

4.3%

60,000

4.2%

   

131,000

4.2%

76 and Over

53,000

3.2%

42,000

3.0%

   

96,000

3.1%

Total

1,681,000

100.0%

1,416,000

100.0%

   

3,097,000

100.0%

Property Damage Only Crashes

25 and Under

1,272,000

31.2%

947,000

31.6%

   

2,219,000

31.4%

26 - 35

831,000

20.4%

595,000

19.9%

   

1,426,000

20.2%

36 - 45

698,000

17.1%

561,000

18.7%

   

1,259,000

17.8%

46 - 55

666,000

16.3%

444,000

14.8%

   

1,110,000

15.7%

56 - 65

334,000

8.2%

236,000

7.9%

   

570,000

8.1%

66 - 75

168,000

4.1%

128,000

4.3%

   

296,000

4.2%

76 and Over

106,000

2.6%

85,000

2.8%

   

191,000

2.7%

Total

4,075,000

100.0%

2,995,000

100.0%

   

7,071,000

100.0%

Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.

Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Property Damage Only Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).

 

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