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Motorcycle Accident Charts

Motorcyclist Fatalities and Injuries and Fatality and Injury Rates, 1997-2007
Year	Fatalities	Registered Vehicles	Fatality Rate*	Vehicle Miles Traveled (Millions)	Fatality Rates*
1997	2,116	3,826,373	55.3	10,081	20.99
1998	2,291	3,879,450	59.13	10,283	22.31
1999	2,483	4,152,433	59.8	10,584	23.46
2000	2,897	4,346,068	66.66	10,469	27.67
2001	3,197	4,903,056	65.2	9,639	33.17
2002	3,270	5,004,156	65.2	9,639	33.17
2003	3,714	5,370,035	69.16	9,577	38.78
2004	4,028	5,780,870	69.68	10,048	40.09
2005	4,576	6,227,146	73.48	10,454	43.77
2006	4,837	6,686,147	72.34	12,401	39.00
2007	5,154	-	-	-	-
Year	Injuries	Registered Vehicles	Injury Rate*	Vehicle Miles Traveled (Millions)	Injury Rates*
1997	53,000	3,826,373	1,374	10,081	522
1998	49,000	3,879,450	1,262	10,283	476
1999	50,000	4,152,433	1,204	10,584	472
2000	58,000	4,346,068	1,328	10,469	551
2001	60,000	4,903,056	1,229	9,639	625
2002	65,000	5,004,156	1,293	9,552	667
2003	67,000	5,370,035	1,250	9,577	701
2004	76,000	5,780,870	1,321	10,048	760
2005	87,000	6,227,146	1,402	10,454	835
2006	88,000	6,686,147	1,311	12,401	707
2007	103,000	-	-	-	-

*Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles. **Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.

- = not available.

Sources: Vehicle miles traveled and registered vehicles-Federal Highway Administration.

Traffic deaths-Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), NHTSA. Traffic injuries-General Estimates System (GES), NHTSA.

2007 Motorcycle Rider Fatalities by State, Helmet Use, and BAC
State	Total Motorcycle Riders Killed	Helmeted	Not Helmeted	Impaired Motorcycle Riders Killed (BAC=.08+)	BAC=.01+
State	Number	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
Alabama	80	91%	9%	19%	25%
Alaska	6	100%	0%	30%	35%
Arizona	127	44%	56%	22%	30%
Arkansas	76	38%	62%	23%	36%
California	495	86%	14%	24%	30%
Colorado	84	38%	62%	30%	37%
Connecticut	36	36%	64%	23%	35%
Delaware	15	36%	64%	21%	38%
Dist of Columbia	2	50%	50%	50%	100%
Florida	530	52%	48%	25%	32%
Georgia	156	88%	12%	18%	25%
Hawaii	25	24%	76%	29%	45%
Idaho	26	35%	65%	24%	30%
Illinois	142	19%	81%	38%	46%
Indiana	113	20%	80%	33%	39%
Iowa	54	9%	91%	28%	32%
Kansas	41	28%	73%	21%	30%
Kentucky	105	37%	63%	25%	28%
Louisiana	78	76%	24%	31%	40%
Maine	18	33%	67%	25%	26%
Maryland	88	90%	10%	23%	30%
Massachusetts	59	95%	5%	34%	46%
Michigan	120	90%	10%	22%	28%
Minnesota	58	21%	79%	26%	34%
Mississippi	47	64%	36%	29%	35%
Missouri	84	79%	21%	31%	38%
Montana	33	47%	53%	27%	30%
Nebraska	13	69%	31%	46%	62%
Nevada	48	88%	13%	26%	39%
New Hampshire	23	43%	57%	13%	27%
New Jersey	79	83%	17%	28%	36%
New Mexico	49	18%	82%	41%	49%
New York	158	85%	15%	26%	36%
North Carolina	195	93%	7%	26%	33%
North Dakota	6	17%	83%	20%	40%
Ohio	178	35%	65%	29%	36%
Oklahoma	67	30%	70%	29%	31%
Oregon	47	93%	7%	28%	39%
Pennsylvania	210	46%	54%	34%	43%
Rhode Island	13	25%	75%	58%	72%
South Carolina	119	26%	74%	40%	47%
South Dakota	24	21%	79%	18%	31%
Tennessee	144	87%	13%	27%	34%
Texas	375	40%	60%	39%	46%
Utah	29	50%	50%	10%	14%
Vermont	7	71%	29%	14%	29%
Virginia	126	91%	9%	29%	39%
Washington	65	85%	15%	35%	45%
West Virginia	38	83%	17%	24%	33%
Wisconsin	104	23%	77%	35%	47%
Wyoming	18	44%	56%	28%	32%
U.S. Total	4,833	59%	41%	28%	36%
Puerto Rico	83	33%	67%	32%	43%

Note: Percent helmeted based on fatalities with known helmet use.

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