Motorcycle Accident Charts
| Motorcyclist Fatalities and Injuries and Fatality and Injury Rates, 1997-2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Fatalities | Registered Vehicles | Fatality Rate* | Vehicle Miles Traveled (Millions) | Fatality Rates* |
| 1997 | 2,116 | 3,826,373 | 55.3 | 10,081 | 20.99 |
| 1998 | 2,291 | 3,879,450 | 59.13 | 10,283 | 22.31 |
| 1999 | 2,483 | 4,152,433 | 59.8 | 10,584 | 23.46 |
| 2000 | 2,897 | 4,346,068 | 66.66 | 10,469 | 27.67 |
| 2001 | 3,197 | 4,903,056 | 65.2 | 9,639 | 33.17 |
| 2002 | 3,270 | 5,004,156 | 65.2 | 9,639 | 33.17 |
| 2003 | 3,714 | 5,370,035 | 69.16 | 9,577 | 38.78 |
| 2004 | 4,028 | 5,780,870 | 69.68 | 10,048 | 40.09 |
| 2005 | 4,576 | 6,227,146 | 73.48 | 10,454 | 43.77 |
| 2006 | 4,837 | 6,686,147 | 72.34 | 12,401 | 39.00 |
| 2007 | 5,154 | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Injuries | Registered Vehicles | Injury Rate* | Vehicle Miles Traveled (Millions) | Injury Rates* |
| 1997 | 53,000 | 3,826,373 | 1,374 | 10,081 | 522 |
| 1998 | 49,000 | 3,879,450 | 1,262 | 10,283 | 476 |
| 1999 | 50,000 | 4,152,433 | 1,204 | 10,584 | 472 |
| 2000 | 58,000 | 4,346,068 | 1,328 | 10,469 | 551 |
| 2001 | 60,000 | 4,903,056 | 1,229 | 9,639 | 625 |
| 2002 | 65,000 | 5,004,156 | 1,293 | 9,552 | 667 |
| 2003 | 67,000 | 5,370,035 | 1,250 | 9,577 | 701 |
| 2004 | 76,000 | 5,780,870 | 1,321 | 10,048 | 760 |
| 2005 | 87,000 | 6,227,146 | 1,402 | 10,454 | 835 |
| 2006 | 88,000 | 6,686,147 | 1,311 | 12,401 | 707 |
| 2007 | 103,000 | - | - | - | - |
*Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles. **Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.
- = not available.
Sources: Vehicle miles traveled and registered vehicles-Federal Highway Administration.
Traffic deaths-Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), NHTSA. Traffic injuries-General Estimates System (GES), NHTSA.
| 2007 Motorcycle Rider Fatalities by State, Helmet Use, and BAC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Total Motorcycle Riders Killed | Helmeted | Not Helmeted | Impaired Motorcycle Riders Killed (BAC=.08+) | BAC=.01+ |
| Number | Percent | Percent | Percent | Percent | |
| Alabama | 80 | 91% | 9% | 19% | 25% |
| Alaska | 6 | 100% | 0% | 30% | 35% |
| Arizona | 127 | 44% | 56% | 22% | 30% |
| Arkansas | 76 | 38% | 62% | 23% | 36% |
| California | 495 | 86% | 14% | 24% | 30% |
| Colorado | 84 | 38% | 62% | 30% | 37% |
| Connecticut | 36 | 36% | 64% | 23% | 35% |
| Delaware | 15 | 36% | 64% | 21% | 38% |
| Dist of Columbia | 2 | 50% | 50% | 50% | 100% |
| Florida | 530 | 52% | 48% | 25% | 32% |
| Georgia | 156 | 88% | 12% | 18% | 25% |
| Hawaii | 25 | 24% | 76% | 29% | 45% |
| Idaho | 26 | 35% | 65% | 24% | 30% |
| Illinois | 142 | 19% | 81% | 38% | 46% |
| Indiana | 113 | 20% | 80% | 33% | 39% |
| Iowa | 54 | 9% | 91% | 28% | 32% |
| Kansas | 41 | 28% | 73% | 21% | 30% |
| Kentucky | 105 | 37% | 63% | 25% | 28% |
| Louisiana | 78 | 76% | 24% | 31% | 40% |
| Maine | 18 | 33% | 67% | 25% | 26% |
| Maryland | 88 | 90% | 10% | 23% | 30% |
| Massachusetts | 59 | 95% | 5% | 34% | 46% |
| Michigan | 120 | 90% | 10% | 22% | 28% |
| Minnesota | 58 | 21% | 79% | 26% | 34% |
| Mississippi | 47 | 64% | 36% | 29% | 35% |
| Missouri | 84 | 79% | 21% | 31% | 38% |
| Montana | 33 | 47% | 53% | 27% | 30% |
| Nebraska | 13 | 69% | 31% | 46% | 62% |
| Nevada | 48 | 88% | 13% | 26% | 39% |
| New Hampshire | 23 | 43% | 57% | 13% | 27% |
| New Jersey | 79 | 83% | 17% | 28% | 36% |
| New Mexico | 49 | 18% | 82% | 41% | 49% |
| New York | 158 | 85% | 15% | 26% | 36% |
| North Carolina | 195 | 93% | 7% | 26% | 33% |
| North Dakota | 6 | 17% | 83% | 20% | 40% |
| Ohio | 178 | 35% | 65% | 29% | 36% |
| Oklahoma | 67 | 30% | 70% | 29% | 31% |
| Oregon | 47 | 93% | 7% | 28% | 39% |
| Pennsylvania | 210 | 46% | 54% | 34% | 43% |
| Rhode Island | 13 | 25% | 75% | 58% | 72% |
| South Carolina | 119 | 26% | 74% | 40% | 47% |
| South Dakota | 24 | 21% | 79% | 18% | 31% |
| Tennessee | 144 | 87% | 13% | 27% | 34% |
| Texas | 375 | 40% | 60% | 39% | 46% |
| Utah | 29 | 50% | 50% | 10% | 14% |
| Vermont | 7 | 71% | 29% | 14% | 29% |
| Virginia | 126 | 91% | 9% | 29% | 39% |
| Washington | 65 | 85% | 15% | 35% | 45% |
| West Virginia | 38 | 83% | 17% | 24% | 33% |
| Wisconsin | 104 | 23% | 77% | 35% | 47% |
| Wyoming | 18 | 44% | 56% | 28% | 32% |
| U.S. Total | 4,833 | 59% | 41% | 28% | 36% |
| Puerto Rico | 83 | 33% | 67% | 32% | 43% |
Note: Percent helmeted based on fatalities with known helmet use.