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9/22/22, 8:31 AM 2020 Fatality Data Show Increased Traffic Fatalities During Pandemic i NHTSA United States Department of Transportation 4 Search REPORT A SAFETY PROBLEM F NEWS 2020 Fatality Data Show Increased Traffic Fatalities During Pandemic Risky Driving Behaviors Including Failure to Wear a Seatbelt, Speeding, and Drinking While Driving Identified as Contributing Factors Share: f V in Q June 3, 20211 Washington, DC The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today released preliminary estimates of crash fatalities in 2020 involving motor vehicle occupants, motorcyclists, and people walking and biking. Alongside the release of the 2020 fatality projections, Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2020,. the agency issued two special reports, Early Estimates of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities and Fatality Rate by Sub -Categories in 2020. and Update to Special Reports on Traffic Safety During the CDVID-7 9 Public Health Emergency Fourth Quarter Data. While Americans drove less in 2020 due to the pandemic, NHTSNs early estimates show that an estimated 38,680 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes —the largest projected number of fatalities since 2007. This represents an increase of about 7.2 percent as compared to the 36,096 fatalities reported in 2019. Preliminary data from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) shows vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 2020 decreased by about 430.2 billion miles, or about a 13.2-percent decrease. The fatality rate for 2020 was 1.37 fatalities per 100 million VMT, up from 1.11 fatalities per 100 million VMT in 2019. NHTSA's analysis shows that the main behaviors that drove this inrrrPAgP inrliirip• imnairpri driving Pn Prlinq And failiirp to \Arpar a -,Pat hPlt City Council 27 — 17 11/15/2022 https://www.rthtsa.gov/press-releases/2020-fatality-data-show-increased-traffic-fatalities-during-pandemic 1/4