2004 Rural Crash Fatalities, By State
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| PERSONS FATALLY
INJURED IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES - 2004 |
RURAL AND URBAN, RANKED BY NUMBER OF
RURAL FATALITIES |
| |
RURAL |
URBAN |
| STATE |
RANK |
TOTAL |
% |
TOTAL |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alabama |
39 |
730 |
63% |
416 |
36% |
| Alaska |
3 |
65 |
64% |
33 |
33% |
| Arizona |
34 |
578 |
50% |
539 |
47% |
| Arkansas |
29 |
550 |
78% |
154 |
22% |
| California |
49 |
1,670 |
41% |
2,437 |
59% |
| Colorado |
26 |
394 |
59% |
271 |
41% |
| Connecticut |
4 |
70 |
24% |
221 |
76% |
| Delaware |
5 |
74 |
55% |
49 |
37% |
| Dist. of Columbia |
- |
- |
- |
43 |
100% |
| Florida |
48 |
1,624 |
50% |
1,607 |
50% |
| Georgia |
45 |
855 |
52% |
738 |
45% |
| Hawaii |
2 |
63 |
44% |
79 |
56% |
| Idaho |
15 |
195 |
75% |
48 |
18% |
| Illinois |
35 |
579 |
43% |
777 |
57% |
| Indiana |
36 |
617 |
65% |
330 |
35% |
| Iowa |
20 |
334 |
86% |
55 |
14% |
| Kansas |
24 |
363 |
79% |
98 |
21% |
| Kentucky |
40 |
737 |
76% |
227 |
24% |
| Louisiana |
37 |
635 |
70% |
251 |
28% |
| Maine |
14 |
188 |
97% |
6 |
3% |
| Maryland |
19 |
254 |
40% |
387 |
60% |
| Massachusetts |
9 |
108 |
23% |
364 |
76% |
| Michigan |
31 |
562 |
48% |
474 |
41% |
| Minnesota |
27 |
412 |
73% |
155 |
27% |
| Mississippi |
38 |
691 |
77% |
187 |
21% |
| Missouri |
44 |
829 |
73% |
301 |
27% |
| Montana |
18 |
214 |
93% |
14 |
6% |
| Nebraska |
16 |
203 |
80% |
51 |
20% |
| Nevada |
8 |
99 |
25% |
81 |
21% |
| New Hampshire |
10 |
119 |
70% |
48 |
28% |
| New Jersey |
12 |
153 |
21% |
577 |
79% |
| New Mexico |
25 |
364 |
70% |
110 |
21% |
| New York |
32 |
573 |
38% |
906 |
61% |
| North Carolina |
47 |
1,150 |
74% |
381 |
24% |
| North Dakota |
7 |
85 |
85% |
15 |
15% |
| Ohio |
42 |
783 |
61% |
498 |
39% |
| Oklahoma |
30 |
557 |
72% |
217 |
28% |
| Oregon |
21 |
347 |
76% |
107 |
23% |
| Pennsylvania |
43 |
797 |
53% |
686 |
46% |
| Rhode Island |
1 |
18 |
22% |
65 |
78% |
| South Carolina |
46 |
884 |
85% |
102 |
10% |
| South Dakota |
13 |
178 |
90% |
19 |
10% |
| Tennessee |
41 |
776 |
60% |
506 |
39% |
| Texas |
50 |
2,009 |
56% |
1,574 |
44% |
| Utah |
17 |
210 |
71% |
86 |
29% |
| Vermont |
6 |
83 |
85% |
15 |
15% |
| Virginia |
28 |
524 |
57% |
373 |
40% |
| Washington |
23 |
360 |
64% |
195 |
35% |
| West Virginia |
22 |
357 |
87% |
54 |
13% |
| Wisconsin |
33 |
577 |
73% |
214 |
27% |
| Wyoming |
11 |
143 |
87% |
20 |
12% |
| U.S. Total |
|
24,740 |
58% |
17,161 |
40% |
| Puerto Rico |
|
230 |
47% |
264 |
53% |
| Grand Total |
|
24,970 |
58% |
17,425 |
40% |
Source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
For additional data by state, see NCSA's State Motor Vehicle Safety Information.
For a comparison of state highway safety laws, see the 2006 Roadmap to State Highway Safety Laws, from the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. |
