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State	Number of Highway Fatalities - 2002
Alabama	1,033
Alaska	87
Arizona	1,117
Arkansas	640
California	4,078
Colorado	742
Connecticut	322
Delaware	124
District of Columbia	47
Florida	3,132
Georgia	1,523
Hawaii	119
Idaho	264
Illinois	1,411
Indiana	792
Iowa	404
Kansas	512
Kentucky	915
Louisiana	875
Maine	216
Maryland	659
Massachusetts	459
Michigan	1,277
Minnesota	657
Mississippi	885
Missouri	1,208
Montana	270
Nebraska	307
Nevada	381
New Hampshire	127
New Jersey	773
New Mexico	449
New York	1,522
North Carolina	1,575
North Dakota	97
Ohio	1,418
Oklahoma	734
Oregon	436
Pennsylvania	1,614
Rhode Island	84
South Carolina	1,053
South Dakota	180
Tennessee	1,175
Texas	3,725
Utah	328
Vermont	78
Virginia	914
Washington	659
West Virginia	439
Wisconsin	803
Wyoming	176
TOTAL	42,815

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State	Fatality Rate - 2002
Alabama	1.80
Alaska	1.78
Arizona	2.18
Arkansas	2.13
California	1.27
Colorado	1.70
Connecticut	1.03
Delaware	1.40
District of Columbia	1.33
Florida	1.76
Georgia	1.41
Hawaii	1.34
Idaho	1.86
Illinois	1.34
Indiana	1.09
Iowa	1.31
Kansas	1.80
Kentucky	1.95
Louisiana	2.02
Maine	1.47
Maryland	1.23
Massachusetts	0.86
Michigan	1.28
Minnesota	1.20
Mississippi	2.43
Missouri	1.77
Montana	2.60
Nebraska	1.64
Nevada	2.12
New Hampshire	1.01
New Jersey	1.11
New Mexico	1.97
New York	1.14
North Carolina	1.70
North Dakota	1.32
Ohio	1.31
Oklahoma	1.61
Oregon	1.26
Pennsylvania	1.54
Rhode Island	1.03
South Carolina	2.23
South Dakota	2.12
Tennessee	1.72
Texas	1.69
Utah	1.34
Vermont	0.81
Virginia	1.18
Washington	1.20
West Virginia	2.19
Wisconsin	1.37
Wyoming	1.95
TOTAL	1.50

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State	Roadway Departure Fatalities -2002
Alabama	723
Alaska	53
Arizona	550
Arkansas	420
California	2,053
Colorado	456
Connecticut	213
Delaware	72
District of Columbia	21
Florida	1,665
Georgia	871
Hawaii	63
Idaho	158
Illinois	754
Indiana	431
Iowa	242
Kansas	280
Kentucky	649
Louisiana	514
Maine	161
Maryland	334
Massachusetts	293
Michigan	650
Minnesota	382
Mississippi	708
Missouri	761
Montana	206
Nebraska	197
Nevada	204
New Hampshire	97
New Jersey	270
New Mexico	251
New York	767
North Carolina	1,006
North Dakota	56
Ohio	845
Oklahoma	492
Oregon	308
Pennsylvania	1,082
Rhode Island	54
South Carolina	852
South Dakota	124
Tennessee	799
Texas	2,032
Utah	180
Vermont	59
Virginia	549
Washington	414
West Virginia	312
Wisconsin	477
Wyoming	131
TOTAL	25,241

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State	% Fatalities: Roadway Departure - 2002
Alabama	70.0%
Alaska	60.9%
Arizona	49.2%
Arkansas	65.6%
California	50.3%
Colorado	61.5%
Connecticut	66.1%
Delaware	58.1%
District of Columbia	44.7%
Florida	53.2%
Georgia	57.2%
Hawaii	52.9%
Idaho	59.8%
Illinois	53.4%
Indiana	54.4%
Iowa	59.9%
Kansas	54.7%
Kentucky	70.9%
Louisiana	58.7%
Maine	74.5%
Maryland	50.7%
Massachusetts	63.8%
Michigan	50.9%
Minnesota	58.1%
Mississippi	80.0%
Missouri	63.0%
Montana	76.3%
Nebraska	64.2%
Nevada	53.5%
New Hampshire	76.4%
New Jersey	34.9%
New Mexico	55.9%
New York	50.4%
North Carolina	63.9%
North Dakota	57.7%
Ohio	59.6%
Oklahoma	67.0%
Oregon	70.6%
Pennsylvania	67.0%
Rhode Island	64.3%
South Carolina	80.9%
South Dakota	68.9%
Tennessee	68.0%
Texas	54.6%
Utah	54.9%
Vermont	75.6%
Virginia	60.1%
Washington	62.8%
West Virginia	71.1%
Wisconsin	59.4%
Wyoming	74.4%
TOTAL	59.0%

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State	Number of Intersection Fatalities - 2002
Alabama	200
Alaska	20
Arizona	239
Arkansas	95
California	851
Colorado	168
Connecticut	68
Delaware	32
District of Columbia	28
Florida	1,006
Georgia	306
Hawaii	36
Idaho	64
Illinois	368
Indiana	223
Iowa	125
Kansas	100
Kentucky	130
Louisiana	190
Maine	33
Maryland	156
Massachusetts	86
Michigan	336
Minnesota	189
Mississippi	10
Missouri	202
Montana	28
Nebraska	84
Nevada	85
New Hampshire	10
New Jersey	205
New Mexico	31
New York	496
North Carolina	286
North Dakota	27
Ohio	312
Oklahoma	157
Oregon	72
Pennsylvania	350
Rhode Island	19
South Carolina	205
South Dakota	21
Tennessee	188
Texas	716
Utah	41
Vermont	8
Virginia	161
Washington	131
West Virginia	36
Wisconsin	225
Wyoming	12
TOTAL	9,167

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State	% Fatalities: Intersections - 2002
Alabama	19.4%
Alaska	23.0%
Arizona	21.4%
Arkansas	14.8%
California	20.9%
Colorado	22.6%
Connecticut	21.1%
Delaware	25.8%
District of Columbia	59.6%
Florida	32.1%
Georgia	20.1%
Hawaii	30.3%
Idaho	24.2%
Illinois	26.1%
Indiana	28.2%
Iowa	30.9%
Kansas	19.5%
Kentucky	14.2%
Louisiana	21.7%
Maine	15.3%
Maryland	23.7%
Massachusetts	18.7%
Michigan	26.3%
Minnesota	28.8%
Mississippi	1.1%
Missouri	16.7%
Montana	10.4%
Nebraska	27.4%
Nevada	22.3%
New Hampshire	7.9%
New Jersey	26.5%
New Mexico	6.9%
New York	32.6%
North Carolina	18.2%
North Dakota	27.8%
Ohio	22.0%
Oklahoma	21.4%
Oregon	16.5%
Pennsylvania	21.7%
Rhode Island	22.6%
South Carolina	19.5%
South Dakota	11.7%
Tennessee	16.0%
Texas	19.2%
Utah	12.5%
Vermont	10.3%
Virginia	17.6%
Washington	19.9%
West Virginia	8.2%
Wisconsin	28.0%
Wyoming	6.8%
TOTAL	21.4%

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State	2002 Pedestrian Fatalities
Alabama	60
Alaska	14
Arizona	154
Arkansas	33
California	707
Colorado	69
Connecticut	50
Delaware	16
District of Columbia	7
Florida	487
Georgia	161
Hawaii	33
Idaho	15
Illinois	186
Indiana	53
Iowa	19
Kansas	23
Kentucky	55
Louisiana	93
Maine	14
Maryland	104
Massachusetts	59
Michigan	175
Minnesota	50
Mississippi	55
Missouri	87
Montana	14
Nebraska	12
Nevada	52
New Hampshire	6
New Jersey	178
New Mexico	60
New York	336
North Carolina	176
North Dakota	2
Ohio	87
Oklahoma	53
Oregon	48
Pennsylvania	153
Rhode Island	9
South Carolina	98
South Dakota	8
Tennessee	72
Texas	397
Utah	25
Vermont	4
Virginia	88
Washington	69
West Virginia	28
Wisconsin	50
Wyoming	4
TOTAL	4,808

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State	% Fatalities: Pedestrian - 2002
Alabama	5.8%
Alaska	16.1%
Arizona	13.8%
Arkansas	5.2%
California	17.3%
Colorado	9.3%
Connecticut	15.5%
Delaware	12.9%
District of Columbia	14.9%
Florida	15.5%
Georgia	10.6%
Hawaii	27.7%
Idaho	5.7%
Illinois	13.2%
Indiana	6.7%
Iowa	4.7%
Kansas	4.5%
Kentucky	6.0%
Louisiana	10.6%
Maine	6.5%
Maryland	15.8%
Massachusetts	12.9%
Michigan	13.7%
Minnesota	7.6%
Mississippi	6.2%
Missouri	7.2%
Montana	5.2%
Nebraska	3.9%
Nevada	13.6%
New Hampshire	4.7%
New Jersey	23.0%
New Mexico	13.4%
New York	22.1%
North Carolina	11.2%
North Dakota	2.1%
Ohio	6.1%
Oklahoma	7.2%
Oregon	11.0%
Pennsylvania	9.5%
Rhode Island	10.7%
South Carolina	9.3%
South Dakota	4.4%
Tennessee	6.1%
Texas	10.7%
Utah	7.6%
Vermont	5.1%
Virginia	9.6%
Washington	10.5%
West Virginia	6.4%
Wisconsin	6.2%
Wyoming	2.3%
TOTAL	11.2%

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State	Number of Work Zone Fatalities - 2002
Alabama	33
Alaska	1
Arizona	17
Arkansas	40
California	119
Colorado	18
Connecticut	1
Delaware	2
District of Columbia	2
Florida	87
Georgia	118
Hawaii	3
Idaho	3
Illinois	31
Indiana	18
Iowa	11
Kansas	24
Kentucky	8
Louisiana	9
Maine	7
Maryland	13
Massachusetts	8
Michigan	13
Minnesota	19
Mississippi	3
Missouri	31
Montana	8
Nebraska	12
Nevada	8
New Hampshire	2
New Jersey	5
New Mexico	12
New York	60
North Carolina	47
North Dakota	1
Ohio	28
Oklahoma	24
Oregon	7
Pennsylvania	33
Rhode Island	1
South Carolina	5
South Dakota	3
Tennessee	38
Texas	192
Utah	1
Vermont	3
Virginia	16
Washington	15
West Virginia	6
Wisconsin	10
Wyoming	5
TOTAL	1,181

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State	% Fatalities in Work Zones - 2002
Alabama	3.2%
Alaska	1.1%
Arizona	1.5%
Arkansas	6.3%
California	2.9%
Colorado	2.4%
Connecticut	0.3%
Delaware	1.6%
District of Columbia	4.3%
Florida	2.8%
Georgia	7.7%
Hawaii	2.5%
Idaho	1.1%
Illinois	2.2%
Indiana	2.3%
Iowa	2.7%
Kansas	4.7%
Kentucky	0.9%
Louisiana	1.0%
Maine	3.2%
Maryland	2.0%
Massachusetts	1.7%
Michigan	1.0%
Minnesota	2.9%
Mississippi	0.3%
Missouri	2.6%
Montana	3.0%
Nebraska	3.9%
Nevada	2.1%
New Hampshire	1.6%
New Jersey	0.6%
New Mexico	2.7%
New York	3.9%
North Carolina	3.0%
North Dakota	1.0%
Ohio	2.0%
Oklahoma	3.3%
Oregon	1.6%
Pennsylvania	2.0%
Rhode Island	1.2%
South Carolina	0.5%
South Dakota	1.7%
Tennessee	3.2%
Texas	5.2%
Utah	0.3%
Vermont	3.8%
Virginia	1.8%
Washington	2.3%
West Virginia	1.4%
Wisconsin	1.2%
Wyoming	2.8%
TOTAL	2.8%

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Summary of All Statistics

State	2002 Pedestrian Fatalities	Number of Highway Fatalities - 2002	% Fatalities: Pedestrian - 2002	Number of Work Zone Fatalities - 2002	% Fatalities in Work Zones - 2002	Fatality Rate - 2002	Roadway Departure Fatalities -2002	% Fatalities: Roadway Departure - 2002	Number of Intersection Fatalities - 2002	% Fatalities: Intersections - 2002
Alabama	60	1,033	5.8%	33	3.2%	1.80	723	70.0%	200	19.4%
Alaska	14	87	16.1%	1	1.1%	1.78	53	60.9%	20	23.0%
Arizona	154	1,117	13.8%	17	1.5%	2.18	550	49.2%	239	21.4%
Arkansas	33	640	5.2%	40	6.3%	2.13	420	65.6%	95	14.8%
California	707	4,078	17.3%	119	2.9%	1.27	2,053	50.3%	851	20.9%
Colorado	69	742	9.3%	18	2.4%	1.70	456	61.5%	168	22.6%
Connecticut	50	322	15.5%	1	0.3%	1.03	213	66.1%	68	21.1%
Delaware	16	124	12.9%	2	1.6%	1.40	72	58.1%	32	25.8%
District of Columbia	7	47	14.9%	2	4.3%	1.33	21	44.7%	28	59.6%
Florida	487	3,132	15.5%	87	2.8%	1.76	1,665	53.2%	1,006	32.1%
Georgia	161	1,523	10.6%	118	7.7%	1.41	871	57.2%	306	20.1%
Hawaii	33	119	27.7%	3	2.5%	1.34	63	52.9%	36	30.3%
Idaho	15	264	5.7%	3	1.1%	1.86	158	59.8%	64	24.2%
Illinois	186	1,411	13.2%	31	2.2%	1.34	754	53.4%	368	26.1%
Indiana	53	792	6.7%	18	2.3%	1.09	431	54.4%	223	28.2%
Iowa	19	404	4.7%	11	2.7%	1.31	242	59.9%	125	30.9%
Kansas	23	512	4.5%	24	4.7%	1.80	280	54.7%	100	19.5%
Kentucky	55	915	6.0%	8	0.9%	1.95	649	70.9%	130	14.2%
Louisiana	93	875	10.6%	9	1.0%	2.02	514	58.7%	190	21.7%
Maine	14	216	6.5%	7	3.2%	1.47	161	74.5%	33	15.3%
Maryland	104	659	15.8%	13	2.0%	1.23	334	50.7%	156	23.7%
Massachusetts	59	459	12.9%	8	1.7%	0.86	293	63.8%	86	18.7%
Michigan	175	1,277	13.7%	13	1.0%	1.28	650	50.9%	336	26.3%
Minnesota	50	657	7.6%	19	2.9%	1.20	382	58.1%	189	28.8%
Mississippi	55	885	6.2%	3	0.3%	2.43	708	80.0%	10	1.1%
Missouri	87	1,208	7.2%	31	2.6%	1.77	761	63.0%	202	16.7%
Montana	14	270	5.2%	8	3.0%	2.60	206	76.3%	28	10.4%
Nebraska	12	307	3.9%	12	3.9%	1.64	197	64.2%	84	27.4%
Nevada	52	381	13.6%	8	2.1%	2.12	204	53.5%	85	22.3%
New Hampshire	6	127	4.7%	2	1.6%	1.01	97	76.4%	10	7.9%
New Jersey	178	773	23.0%	5	0.6%	1.11	270	34.9%	205	26.5%
New Mexico	60	449	13.4%	12	2.7%	1.97	251	55.9%	31	6.9%
New York	336	1,522	22.1%	60	3.9%	1.14	767	50.4%	496	32.6%
North Carolina	176	1,575	11.2%	47	3.0%	1.70	1,006	63.9%	286	18.2%
North Dakota	2	97	2.1%	1	1.0%	1.32	56	57.7%	27	27.8%
Ohio	87	1,418	6.1%	28	2.0%	1.31	845	59.6%	312	22.0%
Oklahoma	53	734	7.2%	24	3.3%	1.61	492	67.0%	157	21.4%
Oregon	48	436	11.0%	7	1.6%	1.26	308	70.6%	72	16.5%
Pennsylvania	153	1,614	9.5%	33	2.0%	1.54	1,082	67.0%	350	21.7%
Rhode Island	9	84	10.7%	1	1.2%	1.03	54	64.3%	19	22.6%
South Carolina	98	1,053	9.3%	5	0.5%	2.23	852	80.9%	205	19.5%
South Dakota	8	180	4.4%	3	1.7%	2.12	124	68.9%	21	11.7%
Tennessee	72	1,175	6.1%	38	3.2%	1.72	799	68.0%	188	16.0%
Texas	397	3,725	10.7%	192	5.2%	1.69	2,032	54.6%	716	19.2%
Utah	25	328	7.6%	1	0.3%	1.34	180	54.9%	41	12.5%
Vermont	4	78	5.1%	3	3.8%	0.81	59	75.6%	8	10.3%
Virginia	88	914	9.6%	16	1.8%	1.18	549	60.1%	161	17.6%
Washington	69	659	10.5%	15	2.3%	1.20	414	62.8%	131	19.9%
West Virginia	28	439	6.4%	6	1.4%	2.19	312	71.1%	36	8.2%
Wisconsin	50	803	6.2%	10	1.2%	1.37	477	59.4%	225	28.0%
Wyoming	4	176	2.3%	5	2.8%	1.95	131	74.4%	12	6.8%
TOTAL	4,808	42,815	11.2%	1,181	2.8%	1.50	25,241	59.0%	9,167	21.4%