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PRELIMINARY REPORT 1984 TRAFFIC FATALITIES (JANUARY-JUNE)

This report presents estimates of traffic fatality statistics for the first half of 1984 and compares them to similar estimates for 1983 and 1980. The purpose of this report is to make these statistics available as quickly as possible. As a result, it does not analyze or interpret the observed changes. All statistics were obtained from the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) data files, which contain information on each fatal traffic accident reported in the United States. All 1984 fatal accidents reported to FARS as of August 20, 1984 were used to compile this report. At that time, the number of cases on file for the first six months of 1984 accounted for 87 percent of the expected total number of cases, based on preliminary state reports. To account for the cases not yet on file, all 1984 counts were extrapolated to the expected totals on a month by month basis. The trend in annual fatalities, from January, 1975 to August, 1984, is displayed in Figure 1. Figure 2 combines fatality counts and travel estimates to present the trend in the fatality rate over the same period of time. The first six tables in the report present some selected estimates for the first half of 1984, while the remaining tables provide a comparison of the 1984 estimates to the corresponding counts during the same period in 1983 and 1980.

Media Info

  • Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
  • Pagination: 40 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00396155
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Report/Paper Numbers: HS-806 618
  • Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
  • Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM