Traffic Safety Facts 2021 Data: Young Drivers

In 2021 there were 2,116 young drivers who died in traffic crashes, an 11-percent increase from 1,899 in 2020. The number of licensed young drivers increased by 1.3 percent from 2020 to 2021. In 2021 there were an estimated 203,256 young drivers injured in traffic crashes, an increase of 7 percent from 189,959 in 2020. Young drivers accounted for 8.4 percent of all drivers involved in fatal traffic crashes in 2021. However, young drivers were only 5.0 percent of all licensed drivers in 2021. This fact sheet covers young drivers in 2021, including the following: drivers, restraint use, speeding, alcohol, motorcycles, additional resources, data by state, and important safety reminders.

• Record URL:
  • https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813492
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78218
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 2023-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 14p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Crash injuries; Fatalities; Traffic crashes; Young adults
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01890152
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT HS 813 492
• Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 16 2023 9:04AM