Overall
- Traffic fatalities decreased 5.1% from 3,798 in 2018 to 3,606 in 2019.
- The 2019 Mileage Death Rate (MDR) – fatalities per 100 million miles traveled – is 1.06.
Alcohol-Impaired Driving
- Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities (fatalities in crashes involving a driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration, or BAC, of 0.08 or higher) decreased 4.5% from 1,116 in 2018 to 1,066 in 2019.
Drug-Impaired Driving
- In 2019, 50% of all drivers killed in motor vehicle crashes, who were tested, tested positive for legal and/ or illegal drugs, an increase of 8% from 2018.
Occupant Protection
- Unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities in all seating positions decreased 2.4% from 635 in 2018 to 620 in 2019.
Motorcycle Safety
- Motorcycle fatalities decreased 9.4% from 523 in 2018 to 474 in 2019.
- Motorcyclist deaths from not wearing a helmet decreased 18% from 34 in 2018 to 28 in 2019.
Teen Safety
- Teen motor vehicle fatalities (age 16-19) decreased 25.2% from 219 in 2018 to 164 in 2019.
- Teen Driver fatalities (age 16-19) decreased 12.7% from 95 in 2018 to 83 in 2019.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
- Pedestrian fatalities decreased 0.6% from 978 in 2018 to 972 in 2019.
- Pedestrian fatalities age 65 and older increased 1.9% from 218 in 2018 to 222 in 2019.
- Bicycle fatalities decreased 19.5% from 165 in 2018 to 133 in 2019.
Previous Years
- Traffic Safety Quick Stats – 2013
- Traffic Safety Quick Stats – 2012
- Traffic Safety Quick Stats – 2011
*Data Source ‘ Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS)
**Data Source ‘ Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)