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Involvement Of The Older Population In Traffic Fatalities, 2007 and 2016 (1)
  2007 2016 Percent change, 2007-2016
  Total Age 65+  Age 65+ percent of total Total Age 65 + Age 65+ percent of total Total Age 65+
Population (000) 301,231 37,826 13% 323,128 49,244 15% 7% 30%
Drivers involved in fatal crashes 56,019 5,917 11 51,914 7,093 14 -7 20
Driver fatalities 26,570 3,673 14 23,560 4,204 18 -11 14
Total traffic fatalities 41,259 5,967 14 37,461 6,764 18 -9 13
Occupant fatalities 35,701 4,946 14 30,382 5,392 18 -15 9
Pedestrian fatalities 4,699 910 19 5,987 1,158 19 27 27
(1) Age 65 and older. Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.