Factors in fatal crashes that NHTSA records
Each factor page gives the count of the United States, the count of each year and the count of each state.
| Factor | What the count is | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver recorded as drinking | fatal crashes with a driver recorded as drinking | 94,191 fatal crashes | 26.3% |
| Speeding-related driver | fatal crashes with a speeding-related driver | 97,503 fatal crashes | 27.2% |
| Pedestrians | people killed who were pedestrians | 66,370 deaths | 17.1% |
| Motorcyclists | people killed who were motorcyclists | 56,262 deaths | 14.5% |
| No restraint used | vehicle-occupant deaths where no restraint was used, among those with restraint use known | 111,853 occupant deaths | 49.0% |
Note: one crash can be in two or more rows. The definitions follow the FARS coding manual. How the figures are made