| CRASHES BY FIRST HARMFUL EVENT, TYPE OF COLLISION AND CRASH SEVERITY, 2012 |
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Crash severity |
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Fatal |
Injury |
Property damage only |
Total crashes |
| Type of collision |
Number |
Percent of
total fatal
crashes |
Number |
Percent of
total injury
crashes |
Number |
Percent of
total property
damage only
crashes |
Number |
Percent of
total
crashes |
| Collision with moving motor vehicle |
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| Angle |
5,359 |
17.4% |
415,917 |
25.5% |
773,523 |
19.6% |
1,194,799 |
21.3% |
| Rear end |
1,827 |
5.9 |
518,008 |
31.7 |
1,327,152 |
33.6 |
1,846,988 |
32.9 |
| Sideswipe |
797 |
2.6 |
90,361 |
5.5 |
481,508 |
12.2 |
572,665 |
10.2 |
| Head on |
2,895 |
9.4 |
60,563 |
3.7 |
59,522 |
1.5 |
122,980 |
2.2 |
| Other/unknown |
128 |
0.4 |
8,473 |
0.5 |
71,393 |
1.8 |
79,994 |
1.4 |
| Total |
11,006 |
35.8% |
1,093,322 |
66.9% |
2,713,098 |
68.7% |
3,817,426 |
68.0% |
| Collision with fixed object |
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| Pole/post |
1,471 |
4.8 |
49,498 |
3.0 |
127,351 |
3.2 |
178,320 |
3.2 |
| Culvert/curb/ditch |
2,392 |
7.8 |
62,454 |
3.8 |
113,278 |
2.9 |
178,124 |
3.2 |
| Shrubbery/tree |
2,561 |
8.3 |
46,037 |
2.8 |
61,273 |
1.6 |
109,870 |
2.0 |
| Guard rail |
872 |
2.8 |
28,124 |
1.7 |
71,547 |
1.8 |
100,543 |
1.8 |
| Embankment |
1,105 |
3.6 |
20,353 |
1.2 |
25,494 |
0.6 |
46,953 |
0.8 |
| Bridge |
204 |
0.7 |
4,493 |
0.3 |
10,935 |
0.3 |
15,632 |
0.3 |
| Other/unknown |
1,742 |
5.7 |
68,198 |
4.2 |
167,768 |
4.2 |
237,707 |
4.2 |
| Total |
10,347 |
33.6% |
279,157 |
17.1% |
577,646 |
14.6% |
867,149 |
15.4% |
| Collision with object, not fixed |
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| Parked motor vehicle |
313 |
1.0 |
39,773 |
2.4 |
277,790 |
7.0 |
317,876 |
5.7 |
| Animal |
171 |
0.6 |
12,834 |
0.8 |
257,853 |
6.5 |
270,858 |
4.8 |
| Pedestrian |
4,383 |
14.2 |
69,377 |
4.2 |
1,884 |
(1) |
75,644 |
1.3 |
| Pedalcyclist |
719 |
2.3 |
49,047 |
3.0 |
6,056 |
0.2 |
55,822 |
1.0 |
| Train |
111 |
0.4 |
336 |
(1) |
998 |
(1) |
1,446 |
(1) |
| Other/unknown |
354 |
1.2 |
11,982 |
0.7 |
59,557 |
1.5 |
71,893 |
1.3 |
| Total |
6,051 |
19.7% |
183,348 |
11.2% |
604,138 |
15.3% |
793,538 |
14.1% |
| Noncollision |
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| Rollover |
3,009 |
9.8 |
72,586 |
4.4 |
36,897 |
0.9 |
112,492 |
2.0 |
| Other/unknown |
363 |
1.2 |
5,768 |
0.4 |
18,079 |
0.5 |
24,209 |
0.4 |
| Total |
3,372 |
11.0% |
78,353 |
4.8% |
54,976 |
1.4% |
136,702 |
2.4% |
| Total |
30,776 (2) |
100.0% |
1,634,180 |
100.0% |
3,949,858 |
100.0% |
5,614,815 |
100.0% |
(1) Less than 0.05 percent.
(2) Less than 500 crashes.
(3) Includes 36 crashes with unknown first harmful events.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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