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US Speeding Fatality Statistics


United States Speeding-Related Fatalities 2005-2009



State

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Alabama

502

568

497

447

327

Alaska

28

30

35

35

26

Arizona

519

584

452

389

283

Arkansas

106

96

64

63

105

California

1,473

1,404

1,472

1,141

1,087

Colorado

204

182

224

210

171

Connecticut

96

95

99

99

103

Delaware

52

34

44

36

44

District Of Columbia

17

3

8

12

10

Florida

608

712

611

553

535

Georgia

340

407

384

309

238

Hawaii

69

77

66

50

59

Idaho

95

82

77

74

81

Illinois

528

556

523

386

325

Indiana

258

195

199

250

174

Iowa

44

31

38

41

62

Kansas

119

128

112

95

103

Kentucky

187

160

132

154

154

Louisiana

181

259

256

252

288

Maine

86

72

86

53

61

Maryland

215

239

216

192

184

Massachusetts

145

148

143

97

76

Michigan

243

219

242

232

205

Minnesota

152

130

111

134

95

Mississippi

254

365

349

327

106

Missouri

529

470

434

441

379

Montana

97

112

96

72

86

Nebraska

51

64

44

32

30

Nevada

160

159

97

93

91

New Hampshire

56

42

41

39

39

New Jersey

79

77

61

66

95

New Mexico

165

173

159

70

69

New York

456

449

417

410

368

North Carolina

562

538

622

474

517

North Dakota

28

40

45

27

32

Ohio

276

253

280

269

287

Oklahoma

293

269

213

221

234

Oregon

161

145

122

147

125

Pennsylvania

757

675

783

718

634

Rhode Island

40

42

20

20

28

South Carolina

481

419

454

350

337

South Dakota

62

48

49

38

41

Tennessee

270

297

269

244

209

Texas

1,439

1,496

1,380

1,455

1,228

Utah

75

61

112

104

104

Vermont

33

33

23

25

22

Virginia

313

297

341

245

147

Washington

247

253

227

216

208

West Virginia

82

73

76

97

120

Wisconsin

294

283

279

198

203

Wyoming

56

65

56

65

56

Puerto Rico

217

220

228

163

156

 

 

Source: *These Performance Measures Were Developed By The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) (See Publication: DOT HS 811 025)
**2009 State Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Data is Not Yet Available
***Based on the BAC of All Involved Drivers and Motorcycle Riders Only

 

State 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Alabama 470 508 502 568 497
Alaska 41 38 28 30 20
Arizona 432 408 519 584 447
Arkansas 119 104 106 96 64
California 1,511 1,333 1,473 1,404 1,464
Colorado 246 255 204 182 224
Connecticut 113 99 96 95 94
Delaware 37 45 52 34 44
District Of Columbia 22 20 17 3 8
Florida 540 550 608 712 611
Georgia 328 334 340 407 384
Hawaii 69 67 69 77 69
Idaho 82 73 95 82 77
Illinois 567 591 528 556 523
Indiana 217 267 258 195 199
Iowa 68 31 44 31 38
Kansas 144 123 119 128 112
Kentucky 122 196 187 160 132
Louisiana 229 218 181 259 251
Maine 79 90 86 72 86
Maryland 201 248 215 239 216
Massachusetts 156 158 145 148 140
Michigan 293 249 243 219 242
Minnesota 193 144 152 130 108
Mississippi 170 173 254 365 349
Missouri 517 494 529 470 434
Montana 113 101 97 112 96
Nebraska 38 42 51 64 44
Nevada 125 135 160 159 97
New Hampshire 31 41 56 42 41
New Jersey 80 66 79 77 61
New Mexico 172 195 165 173 159
New York 482 465 456 449 417
North Carolina 573 567 562 538 620
North Dakota 32 23 28 40 45
Ohio 263 272 276 253 277
Oklahoma 273 315 293 269 209
Oregon 167 145 161 145 121
Pennsylvania 652 661 757 675 783
Rhode Island 55 45 40 42 14
South Carolina 410 463 481 419 454
South Dakota 87 71 62 48 49
Tennessee 272 308 270 297 268
Texas 1,560 1,466 1,439 1,496 1,343
Utah 93 92 75 61 110
Vermont 33 46 33 33 23
Virginia 286 251 313 297 341
Washington 234 226 247 253 224
West Virginia 112 119 82 73 76
Wisconsin 306 295 294 283 279
Wyoming 84 64 56 65 56
Puerto Rico 234 237 217 220 228