| Drivers In Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes By Age, 2016 |
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| Age group |
Number of
licensed drivers |
Percent of
total |
Drivers in fatal
crashes |
Involvement
rate (1) |
| 16 to 20 |
12,002,717 |
5.4% |
4,412 |
36.76 |
| 21 to 24 |
14,460,176 |
6.5 |
5,233 |
36.19 |
| 25 to 34 |
39,194,065 |
17.7 |
10,815 |
27.59 |
| 35 to 44 |
36,500,347 |
16.5 |
8,116 |
22.24 |
| 45 to 54 |
39,407,317 |
17.8 |
7,946 |
20.16 |
| 55 to 64 |
38,379,823 |
17.3 |
6,966 |
18.15 |
| 65 to 74 |
26,070,715 |
11.8 |
4,122 |
15.81 |
| Over 74 |
15,633,421 |
7.1 |
2,971 |
19.00 |
| Total |
221,711,918 |
100.0% |
51,914 (2) |
23.42 |
(1) Per 100,000 licensed drivers.
(2) Includes drivers under the age of 16 and 1,071 drivers of unknown age.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Federal Highway Administration. |
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