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Number of Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes, By State 

 

August 10, 2004

 

 

After viewing this table, see the per capita rate for each U.S. state, alongside the results from thirty other countries, here.

 

 

State 2002 2003 % Change State 2002 2003 % Change

Alabama

1,038

1,001

-   3.6%

Montana

269

262

-   2.6%

Alaska

89

95

+   6.7%

Nebraska

307

293

-   4.6%

Arizona

1,132

1,120

-   1.1%

Nevada

381

368

-   3.4%

Arkansas

640

627

-   2.0%

New Hampshire

127

127

0%

California

4,088

4,215

+   3.1%

New Jersey

771

747

-   3.1%

Colorado

743

632

-  15.0%

New Mexico

449

439

-   2.2%

Connecticut

325

294

-  10.0%

New York

1,530

1,491

-   2.5%

Delaware

124

142

+ 15.0%

North Carolina

1,576

1,531

-   2.9%

Dist of Columbia

47

67

+ 43.0%

North Dakota

97

105

+   8.2%

Florida

3,136

3,169

+   1.1%

Ohio

1,418

1,277

- 10.0%

Georgia

1,524

1,603

+   5.2%

Oklahoma

739

668

- 10.0%

Hawaii

119

135

+ 13.0%

Oregon

436

512

+ 17.0%

Idaho

264

293

+ 11.0%

Pennsylvania

1,614

1,577

-   2.3%

Illinois

1,420

1,453

+   2.3%

Rhode Island

84

104

+ 24.0%

Indiana

792

834

+   5.3%

South Carolina

1,053

968

-   8.1%

Iowa

405

441

+   8.9%

South Dakota

180

203

+ 13.0%

Kansas

507

471

-   7.1%

Tennessee

1,177

1,193

+   1.4%

Kentucky

915

928

+   1.4%

Texas

3,823

3,675

-   3.9%

Louisiana

907

894

-   1.4%

Utah

328

309

-   5.8%

Maine

216

207

-   4.2%

Vermont

78

69

- 12.0%

Maryland

661

649

-   1.8%

Virginia

914

943

+   3.2%

Massachusetts

459

462

+   0.7%

Washington

658

600

-   8.8%

Michigan

1,277

1,283

+   0.5%

West Virginia

439

394

- 10.0%

Minnesota

657

657

0%

Wisconsin

803

848

+   5.6%

Mississippi

885

871

-   1.6%

Wyoming

176

165

-   6.3%

Missouri

1,208

1,232

+   2.0%

National Total

43,005

42,643

-   0.8%

 

Source: NHTSA Press Release 35-04; August 10, 2004.