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Motor Vehicle Deaths
measures the annual number of deaths per 100,000,000 miles driven and
is compiled by the National Safety Council. Motor vehicle deaths
reflect reckless driving and the effects of excessive use of alcohol
and drugs on the general population. This component is not adjusted
for the quality of each state’s road system, law enforcement, vehicle
inspections, weather or drivers’ ages.
Table 21 displays the 2006 ranks, based on 2005 data
(National Safety Council, Itasca, Ill.). Motor vehicle death rates
vary from less than 1.0 deaths per 100,000,000 miles driven in
Vermont
(estimated), Massachusetts and
Connecticut to a high of 2.4 deaths per
100,000,000 miles driven in Mississippi. The national average is 1.5
deaths per 100,000,000 miles driven, unchanged from the 2005 Edition.
Alaska,
Arkansas and
New Mexico show the largest decreases in this area
since the 2005 Edition with decreases of 0.3 to 0.6 deaths per
100,000,000 miles driven, while North Dakota shows an increase of 0.3
deaths per 100,000,000 miles driven. Since the 1990 Edition, motor
vehicle death rates overall decreased by 1.0 deaths per 100,000,000
miles driven, with both Vermont and
Oregon showing the greatest
decreases of 1.7 and 1.6 deaths per 100,000,000 miles driven,
respectively. All states have improved since 1990.
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Table 21: Motor Vehicle Deaths
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ALPHABETICAL BY STATE |
RANK ORDER |
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2006 RANK (1-50) |
STATE |
DEATHS PER
100,000,000 MILES DRIVEN |
SCORE |
2006 RANK (1-50) |
STATE |
DEATHS PER
100,000,000 MILES DRIVEN |
SCORE |
|
39 |
Alabama |
1.9 |
27 |
1 |
Vermont |
0.7 |
-53 |
|
21 |
Alaska |
1.4 |
-7 |
2 |
Massachusetts |
0.8 |
-47 |
|
44 |
Arizona |
2.1 |
40 |
3 |
Connecticut |
0.9 |
-40 |
|
41 |
Arkansas |
2.0 |
33 |
4 |
Minnesota |
1.0 |
-33 |
|
17 |
California |
1.3 |
-13 |
4 |
New Jersey |
1.0 |
-33 |
|
17 |
Colorado |
1.3 |
-13 |
4 |
New York |
1.0 |
-33 |
|
3 |
Connecticut |
0.9 |
-40 |
4 |
Rhode Island |
1.0 |
-33 |
|
21 |
Delaware |
1.4 |
-7 |
8 |
Maine |
1.1 |
-27 |
|
34 |
Florida |
1.8 |
20 |
8 |
Maryland |
1.1 |
-27 |
|
27 |
Georgia |
1.5 |
0 |
8 |
Michigan |
1.1 |
-27 |
|
21 |
Hawaii |
1.4 |
-7 |
8 |
Utah |
1.1 |
-27 |
|
39 |
Idaho |
1.9 |
27 |
12 |
Illinois |
1.2 |
-20 |
|
12 |
Illinois |
1.2 |
-20 |
12 |
New Hampshire |
1.2 |
-20 |
|
17 |
Indiana |
1.3 |
-13 |
12 |
Ohio |
1.2 |
-20 |
|
21 |
Iowa |
1.4 |
-7 |
12 |
Virginia |
1.2 |
-20 |
|
27 |
Kansas |
1.5 |
0 |
12 |
Washington |
1.2 |
-20 |
|
44 |
Kentucky |
2.1 |
40 |
17 |
California |
1.3 |
-13 |
|
41 |
Louisiana |
2.0 |
33 |
17 |
Colorado |
1.3 |
-13 |
|
8 |
Maine |
1.1 |
-27 |
17 |
Indiana |
1.3 |
-13 |
|
8 |
Maryland |
1.1 |
-27 |
17 |
Wisconsin |
1.3 |
-13 |
|
2 |
Massachusetts |
0.8 |
-47 |
21 |
Alaska |
1.4 |
-7 |
|
8 |
Michigan |
1.1 |
-27 |
21 |
Delaware |
1.4 |
-7 |
|
4 |
Minnesota |
1.0 |
-33 |
21 |
Hawaii |
1.4 |
-7 |
|
50 |
Mississippi |
2.4 |
56 |
21 |
Iowa |
1.4 |
-7 |
|
34 |
Missouri |
1.8 |
20 |
21 |
Nebraska |
1.4 |
-7 |
|
47 |
Montana |
2.2 |
47 |
21 |
Oregon |
1.4 |
-7 |
|
21 |
Nebraska |
1.4 |
-7 |
27 |
Georgia |
1.5 |
0 |
|
47 |
Nevada |
2.2 |
47 |
27 |
Kansas |
1.5 |
0 |
|
12 |
New Hampshire |
1.2 |
-20 |
27 |
Pennsylvania |
1.5 |
0 |
|
4 |
New Jersey |
1.0 |
-33 |
27 |
Texas |
1.5 |
0 |
|
41 |
New Mexico |
2.0 |
33 |
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