US motor deaths on the rise

September 2021

Preliminary estimates for motor vehicle fatalities for the first six months of 2021 are up 16% over the same period in 2020 according to the National Safety Council (NSC)

The NSC estimate for the first six months of 2021 is also 17% higher than the 2019 figures, which tracks that and other data on injuries. NSC is a non-profit safety advocate focused on workplace, roadway and impairment issues.

The group noted that mileage for the first half of 2021 was up 13% over the low point in 2020 due to COVID-19. However, this year’s mileage was still almost 6% below travel mileage in 2019.

The raw data for NSC estimates of motor vehicle fatalities the first six months of the year showed: 21,450 deaths in 2021, 18,480 in 2020 and 18,384 in 2019.

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