1. Report No.

FHWA-SA-11-38

2. Government Accession No.

3. Recipient’s Catalog No.

4. Title and Subtitle

State Safety Fact Sheets

5. Report Date

July 2011

7. Author(s)

8. Performing Organization Report No.

9. Performing Organization Name and Address

Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
100 CambridgePark Drive, Suite 400
Cambridge, MA  02140

10. Work Unit No.

11. Contract or Grant No.

DTFH61-05-D-00026-T-08-004

12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave, SE
Washington, DC  20590

13. Type of Report and Period Covered

14. Sponsoring Agency Code

15. Supplementary Notes

FHWA: Jennifer Warren, Office of Safety (COTM); Susan Grosser, Office of Planning

16. Abstract

Individual fact sheets for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, present the emphasis areas each state has identified in their approved Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) as part of the overall strategy to reduce fatalities and serious injuries.  A snapshot of transportation safety related fatality data is shown to give the reader insight regarding fatalities in their state.  Data drawn from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) show:

• Ten-year trends in total fatalities and fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT);
• Safety focus areas and their corresponding percentages of total crash fatalities;
• Rural and urban roadway fatalities; and
• Fatalities broken down by roadway classification.
• For comparison, state data for the fatality trends, safety focus areas, and rural and urban roadway fatalities is presented alongside national statistics.

17. Key Words

safety, states, motor vehicle crashes, fatalities, fatality rates, fatality trends, safety focus areas, rural roadway fatalities, urban roadway fatalities

18. Distribution Statement

19. Security Classif. (of this report)

Unclassified

20. Security Classif. (of this page)

Unclassified

21. No of Pages

22. Price

N/A