State-Based Motor Vehicle Data & Information | Motor Vehicle Safety | CDC Injury Center

State-Based Motor Vehicle Data & Information | Motor Vehicle Safety | CDC Injury Center

State-Based Motor Vehicle Data & Information

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of injury and death in the U.S., and because many proven prevention strategies occur on the state-level, it can be helpful to see things broken down by state. On this page, find links to state-based data, MMWR and Vital Signs reports, and recommendations on a variety of topics, such as: child passenger safety, seat belts, impaired driving, teen drivers, and motorcycle safety.

Child Passenger Safety

• CDC Vital Signs: Child Passenger Safety - Buckle Up Every Age, Every Trip (February 2014)
• CDC MMWR - Vital Signs: Restraint Use and Motor Vehicle Occupant Death Rates Among Children Aged 0–12 Years — United States, 2002–2011 (February 2014)

Seat Belts

• CDC Vital Signs: Adult Seat Belt Use (January 2011)
• Policy Impact: Seat Belts (January 2011)
• CDC MMWR: Impact of primary laws on adult use of safety belts --- United States, 2002 (April 2004)

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Impaired Driving

• CDC Vital Signs: Teen Drinking and Driving - A Dangerous Mix (October 2012)
• CDC MMWR: Vital Signs: drinking and driving among high school students aged ≥16 years — United States, 1991–2011 (October 2012)
• CDC Vital Signs: Drinking and Driving - A Threat to Everyone (October 2011)
• CDC MMWR: Alcohol-impaired driving among adults---United States, 2010 (October 2011)
• Policy Impact: Impaired Driving (February 2011)

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Teen Drivers

• CDC Vital Signs: Teen Drinking and Driving - A Dangerous Mix (October 2012)
• CDC MMWR: Vital Signs: drinking and driving among high school students aged ≥16 years — United States, 1991–2011 (October 2012)
• Policy Impact: Teen Driver Safety (October 2010)

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Motorcycle Safety

• Motorcycle Helmet Laws: Save Lives, Save Money - How Does Your State Measure Up? (June 2012)
• CDC MMWR: Helmet use among motorcyclists who died in crashes and economic cost savings associated with state motorcycle helmet laws — United States, 2008–2010 (June 2012)

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Cost of Crashes

• State-Based Costs of Deaths from Crashes (May 2011)

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Crash Deaths

• CDC MMWR: Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths in Metropolitan Areas — United States, 2009 (July 2012)