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2005 Rural Crash Fatalities, By State

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2005 Rural Crash Fatalities (by state)
view 2004 Rural Fatalities Statistics
(Ranked by lowest number of rural fatalities)
STATE Rural Crash Fatalities Ranking Rural Crash Fatalities All Crash Fatalities Rural Crash Fatalities % % Change from 2004
Alabama 39 736 1131 65% 2%
Alaska 4 51 72 71% 6%
Arizona 29 412 1177 35% -15%
Arkansas 30 527 648 81% 3%
California 49 1,741 4329 40% 0%
Colorado 23 333 606 55% -4%
Connecticut 3 49 274 18% -6%
Delaware 7 82 134 61% 6%
Dist. of Columbia - - 48 0% 0%
Florida 48 1,310 3543 37% -13%
Georgia 41 763 1729 44% -8%
Hawaii 5 59 140 42% -2%
Idaho 17 205 275 75% 0%
Illinois 34 578 1361 42% 0%
Indiana 31 552 938 59% -6%
Iowa 27 398 450 88% 3%
Kansas 24 334 428 78% -1%
Kentucky 40 737 985 75% -2%
Louisiana 37 627 955 66% -5%
Maine 13 155 169 92% -5%
Maryland 20 244 614 40% 0%
Massachusetts 2 38 442 9% -14%
Michigan 38 645 1129 57% 9%
Minnesota 28 405 559 72% 0%
Mississippi 42 765 931 82% 5%
Missouri 46 911 1257 72% -1%
Montana 19 217 251 86% -7%
Nebraska 18 213 276 77% -3%
Nevada 12 150 427 35% 10%
New Hampshire 10 125 166 75% 6%
New Jersey 9 117 748 16% -5%
New Mexico 22 307 488 63% -7%
New York 33 566 1429 40% 1%
North Carolina 47 1,049 1534 68% -5%
North Dakota 8 111 123 90% 5%
Ohio 43 824 1323 62% 1%
Oklahoma 36 585 802 73% 1%
Oregon 25 351 488 72% -4%
Pennsylvania 44 833 1616 52% -2%
Rhode Island 1 11 87 13% -9%
South Carolina 45 902 1093 83% -2%
South Dakota 14 165 186 89% -2%
Tennessee 15 169 1270 13% -47%
Texas 50 1,974 3504 56% 0%
Utah 16 186 282 66% -5%
Vermont 6 64 73 88% 3%
Virginia 35 582 947 61% 5%
Washington 26 393 647 61% -3%
West Virginia 21 300 374 80% -7%
Wisconsin 32 555 815 68% -5%
Wyoming 11 143 170 84% -3%
TOTAL   23,549 43,443 54% -4%
Source: National Traffic Safety Administration, rural fatalities determined by functional class

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.