Facts & Figures

Statewide Fatality Totals as of August 29, 2010

2010 Year to date fatalities - 484
2009 Totals up to 8/16/09 - 565
14% decrease for the year

• 2009 Year End Total = 878
• 2008 Year End Total = 960
• 2007 Year End Total = 992
• 2006 Year End Total = 1,096
• 2005 Year End Total = 1,257

Big Picture

• In 2009, 878 Missourians were killed in traffic crashes.
• Overall, since 2005, traffic deaths decreased 31 percent.
• Seven out of 10 Missourians killed in traffic crashes are unbuckled.
• Only 77 percent of Missourians wear their seat belt, well below the national average of 84 percent.
• More than 25 percent of Missouri traffic fatalities involve an impaired driver.
• Leading causes of crash include speeding, drinking and inattention.

Young Drivers

• Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for people 15 to 20 years old.
• Seven out of 10 teens killed in traffic crashes are not wearing a seat belt.
• Forty percent of Missouri teens are not wearing seat belts.
• One in four Missouri traffic crashes involve a young driver (under the age of 21).