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Highway Safety Improved Overall, but Nonmotorist Fatalities Rose<br />

■ The annual number <strong>of</strong> highway fatalities was reduced by 21.4 percent from 2002 to 2012,<br />

dropping from 43,005 to 33,782. The fatality rate per 100 million VMT declined from 1.51 in<br />

2002 to 1.14 in 2012. (Since 2012, the number <strong>of</strong> highway fatalities has risen to 35,092 in<br />

2015; the fatality rate per 100 million VMT was 1.08 in 2015).<br />

■ The number <strong>of</strong> traffic-related injuries decreased by more than 19 percent, from 2.9 million in<br />

2002 to 2.4 million in 2012. The injury rate per 100 million VMT declined from 102 in 2002 to<br />

80 in 2012.<br />

■ Fatalities related to roadway departure decreased by 31.0 percent from 2002 to 2012, but<br />

roadway departure remains a factor in over half <strong>of</strong> all highway fatalities. Intersection-related<br />

fatalities decreased by 21.5 percent from 2002 to 2012, but over one-fifth <strong>of</strong> highway fatalities<br />

in 2012 occurred at intersections.<br />

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