Others titles
- Motor Vehicle Fatal Crashes by Posted Speed Limit on Roads 1975-2020
- Motor Vehicle Crashes With Variation in Vehicle Speed on Roads 1975-2020
Keywords
- Road Fatalities
- Motor vehicle Fatalities
- U.S. roads
- Speed Limits
- Highway Fatalities
- Fatal Crashes
Motor Vehicle Fatal Crashes by Posted Speed Limit
The dataset contains information on the motor vehicle fatalities on U.S. roads with various conditions of speed limits. National Transportation Statistics presents statistics on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, the human and natural environment, and national security.
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Description
The Highway Statistics Series consists of annual reports containing analyzed statistical information on motor fuel, motor vehicle registrations, driver licenses, highway user taxation, highway mileage, travel, and highway finance. Most highway data are submitted by the States directly to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Each State’s data is analyzed for completeness, reasonableness, consistency, and compliance with data reporting instructions contained in “A Guide to Reporting Highway Statistics”. While the Office of Highway Policy Information of FHWA is responsible for preparation of this publication, a number of the statistical summaries are prepared by other units within the FHWA This dataset contains information on motor vehicle fatalities and fatal crashes, based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Crash and injury statistics are based on data from the National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) General Estimates System (GES). The NASS GES is a probability based sample of police-reported crashes from 60 locations across the country, from which estimates of national totals for injury and property-damage-only crashes are derived. Transportation’s safety record, giving data on accidents, crashes, fatalities, and injuries for each transportation mode and hazardous materials. Compiled and published by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), National Transportation Statistics presents information on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, energy use, and environmental impacts.
Motor vehicle travel is a major means of transportation in the United States, providing an unparalleled degree of mobility. Yet for all its advantages, motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of death for children age 10 and young people 16 to 23 in 2015. The mission of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is to reduce deaths, injuries, and economic losses from motor vehicle crashes. A downward trend is most pronounced with respect to highest-severity crashes, which declined 16.8 percent over that decade. However, the number of fatal crashes have increased 7.0 percent from 2014 to 2015. There was also a 4.1 percent increase in non-fatal injury crashes, a 3.7 percent increase in property-damage-only crashes, and a 3.8 overall increase in the total police-reported crashes. This was a statistically significant increase in the number of non-fatal crashes from 2014 to 2015.
About this Dataset
Data Info
Date Created | 2016-10-01 |
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Last Modified | 2023-05-26 |
Version | 2023-05-26 |
Update Frequency |
Irregular |
Temporal Coverage |
1975-2021 |
Spatial Coverage |
United States |
Source | John Snow Labs; U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics; |
Source License URL | |
Source License Requirements |
N/A |
Source Citation |
N/A |
Keywords | Road Fatalities, Motor vehicle Fatalities, U.S. roads, Speed Limits, Highway Fatalities, Fatal Crashes |
Other Titles | Motor Vehicle Fatal Crashes by Posted Speed Limit on Roads 1975-2020, Motor Vehicle Crashes With Variation in Vehicle Speed on Roads 1975-2020 |
Data Fields
Name | Description | Type | Constraints |
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Year | The year corresponding to the data | date | required : 1 |
Total_Fatal_Crashes | The total number of fatal accidents | integer | level : Ratiorequired : 1 |
Fatal_Crashes_Under_Speed_Limit_Under_55_Mph | The number of crashes when speed limit of vehicle is under 55mph | integer | level : Ratio |
Fatal_Crashes_Under_Speed_No_Statutory_Limit | The number of crashes when speed limit of vehicle is 5,10,15,20 or 25mph | integer | level : Ratio |
Fatal_Crashes_Under_Speed_Limit_30_35_Mph | The number of crashes when speed limit of vehicle is 30-35mph | integer | level : Ratio |
Fatal_Crashes_Under_Speed_Limit_40_45_Mph | The number of crashes when speed limit of vehicle is 40-45mph | integer | level : Ratio |
Fatal_Crashes_Under_Speed_Limit_50_Mph | The number of crashes when speed limit of vehicle is 50mph | integer | level : Ratio |
Fatal_Crashes_Under_Speed_Limit_55_Mph_Above | The number of crashes when speed limit of vehicle is above 50mph | integer | level : Ratio |
Fatal_Crashes_Under_Speed_Limit_55_Mph | The number of crashes when speed limit of vehicle is 55mph | integer | level : Ratio |
Fatal_Crashes_Under_Speed_Limit_60_Mph | The number of crashes when speed limit of vehicle is 60mph | integer | level : Ratio |
Fatal_Crashes_Under_Speed_Limit_65_Mph | The number of crashes when speed limit of vehicle is 65mph | integer | level : Ratio |
Fatal_Crashes_Under_Speed_Limit_70_Mph | The number of crashes when speed limit of vehicle is 70mph | integer | level : Ratio |
Fatal_Crashes_Under_Speed_Over_70_Mph | The number of crashes when speed limit of vehicle is over 70mph | integer | level : Ratio |
Fatal_Crashes_Under_Speed_Limit_Unknown | The number of crashes when speed limit of vehicle is unknown | integer | level : Ratio |
Data Preview
Year | Total Fatal Crashes | Fatal Crashes Under Speed Limit Under 55 Mph | Fatal Crashes Under Speed No Statutory Limit | Fatal Crashes Under Speed Limit 30 35 Mph | Fatal Crashes Under Speed Limit 40 45 Mph | Fatal Crashes Under Speed Limit 50 Mph | Fatal Crashes Under Speed Limit 55 Mph Above | Fatal Crashes Under Speed Limit 55 Mph | Fatal Crashes Under Speed Limit 60 Mph | Fatal Crashes Under Speed Limit 65 Mph | Fatal Crashes Under Speed Limit 70 Mph | Fatal Crashes Under Speed Over 70 Mph | Fatal Crashes Under Speed Limit Unknown |
1975 | 39161 | 15233 | 2617 | 6099 | 4276 | 2241 | 16095 | 16094 | 1.0 | 7833 | |||
1980 | 45284 | 20079 | 2865 | 8527 | 6256 | 2431 | 20352 | 20352 | 4853 | ||||
1985 | 39196 | 19278 | 2504 | 7890 | 6812 | 2072 | 18871 | 18863 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1047 |
1990 | 39836 | 19136 | 2234 | 7756 | 7092 | 2054 | 19749 | 17556 | 18.0 | 2175.0 | 951 | ||
1991 | 36937 | 17507 | 2097 | 6908 | 6608 | 1894 | 18630 | 16543 | 9.0 | 2078.0 | 800 | ||
1992 | 34942 | 16827 | 1911 | 6696 | 6345 | 1875 | 17450 | 15444 | 4.0 | 2002.0 | 665 | ||
1993 | 35780 | 16985 | 1895 | 6759 | 6454 | 1877 | 18144 | 15980 | 9.0 | 2155.0 | 651 | ||
1994 | 36254 | 16948 | 1890 | 6565 | 6632 | 1861 | 18698 | 16512 | 13.0 | 2173.0 | 608 | ||
1995 | 37241 | 17439 | 1893 | 6681 | 6938 | 1927 | 19140 | 16753 | 16.0 | 2323.0 | 38.0 | 10.0 | 662 |
1996 | 37494 | 17345 | 1896 | 6445 | 7096 | 1908 | 19460 | 14097 | 523.0 | 3214.0 | 1282.0 | 344.0 | 689 |