The following information covers crash statistics for the United States. San Diego has increased travel in the summer as a vacation destination. Please be safe as you travel this summer.
Annual United States Road Crash Statistics*
- Over 37,000 people die in road crashes each year
- An additional 2.35 million are injured or disabled
- Over 1,600 children under 15 years of age die each year
- Nearly 8,000 people are killed in crashes involving drivers ages 16-20
- Road crashes cost the U.S. $230.6 billion per year, or an average of $820 per person
- Road crashes are the single greatest annual cause of death of healthy U.S. citizens traveling abroad
*http://asirt.org/initiatives/informing-road-users/road-safety-facts/road-crash-statistics