The figures for 1995 through 2017 were taken from the report (table 3), published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in September 2019.
The figures for 2017 and 2018 were revised in 2021.
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U.S. passenger cars - number of fatal crashes 1995-2019
In 2019, there were nearly 19,600 passenger cars involved in crashes in the United States. The number of registered passenger cars in the United States decreased between 2014 and 2019, and the number of passenger cars involved in fatal crashes also decreased from 2018 onwards.
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NHTSA. (July 13, 2021). Number of passenger cars involved in fatal crashes in the United States from 1995 to 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/191530/fatal-passenger-car-crashes-in-the-us/
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