(Thousands of fatalities)
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| Year | Fatalities |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 4,483 |
| 1976 | 5,008 |
| 1977 | 5,723 |
| 1978 | 6,356 |
| 1979 | 6,702 |
| 1980 | 5,971 |
| 1981 | 5,806 |
| 1982 | 5,229 |
| 1983 | 5,491 |
| 1984 | 5,640 |
| 1985 | 5,734 |
| 1986 | 5,579 |
| 1987 | 5,598 |
| 1988 | 5,679 |
| 1989 | 5,490 |
| 1990 | 5,272 |
| 1991 | 4,821 |
| 1992 | 4,462 |
| 1993 | 4,856 |
| 1994 | 5,144 |
| 1995 | 4,918 |
| 1996 | 5,142 |
| 1997 | 5,398 |
| 1998 | 5,374 |
| 1999 | 5,203 |
| 2000 | 5,282 |
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2000 (Washington, DC: 2001), table 11.
____. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) database, available at http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/,
as of April 2002.