Restraint Use and Motor Vehicle Occupant State Data

Find state-specific data on restraint use and motor vehicle occupant deaths below, download your state's fact sheet , and then identify strategies to help keep people safe on the road – every day.

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death during the first three decades of Americans’ lives. Increasing the proper use of age- and size-appropriate car seats, booster seats, and seat belts is an important way to prevent crash-related injuries and deaths. Learn more about effective interventions for motor vehicle injury prevention.

Use

Percentage of drivers and front seat passengers wearing seat belts.

Source for national data: National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), 2012.
Source for state data: State Observational Survey of Seat Belt Use, 2012.

State	Seat Belt Use
United States	86%
Alabama	90%
Alaska	88%
Arizona	82%
Arkansas	72%
California	96%
Colorado	81%
Connecticut	87%
Delaware	88%
Dist. Of Columbia	92%
Florida	87%
Georgia	92%
Hawaii	93%
Idaho	79%
Illinois	94%
Indiana	94%
Iowa	92%
Kansas	80%
Kentucky	84%
Louisiana	79%
Maine	84%
Maryland	91%
Massachusetts	73%
Michigan	94%
Minnesota	94%
Mississippi	83%
Missouri	79%
Montana	76%
Nebraska	79%
Nevada	91%
New Hampshire	69%
New Jersey	88%
New Mexico	91%
New York	90%
North Carolina	88%
North Dakota	81%
Ohio	82%
Oklahoma	84%
Oregon	97%
Pennsylvania	84%
Rhode Island	78%
South Carolina	91%
South Dakota	67%
Tennessee	84%
Texas	94%
Utah	82%
Vermont	84%
Virginia	78%
Washington	97%
West Virginia	84%
Wisconsin	80%
Wyoming	77%

Deaths

Number of motor vehicle occupants killed in each state, 2003-2012.

Source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 2003-2011 and 2012 ARF

State	Number of Deaths*
United States**	277,245
Alabama	8,264
Alaska	506
Arizona	6,481
Arkansas	4,933
California	23,125
Colorado	3,879
Connecticut	1,893
Delaware	852
District of Columbia	175
Florida	17,862
Georgia	11,355
Hawaii	671
Idaho	1,883
Illinois	8,138
Indiana	6,292
Iowa	3,162
Kansas	3,473
Kentucky	6,749
Louisiana	6,533
Maine	1,339
Maryland	3,829
Massachusetts	2,661
Michigan	7,348
Minnesota	3,685
Mississippi	6,687
Missouri	8,073
Montana	1,890
Nebraska	2,034
Nevada	2,213
New Hampshire	919
New Jersey	4,185
New Mexico	3,066
New York	7,717
North Carolina	10,804
North Dakota	1,003
Ohio	8,759
Oklahoma	5,871
Oregon	3,035
Pennsylvania	10,355
Rhode Island	507
South Carolina	7,195
South Dakota	1,228
Tennessee	9,004
Texas	25,017
Utah	2,059
Vermont	587
Virginia	6,796
Washington	3,819
West Virginia	2,953
Wisconsin	5,099
Wyoming	1,282

*All occupants killed where body type = 1-79

**50 states + DC

Deaths by Age

Rate of deaths by age (per 100,000 population) for motor vehicle occupants killed in crashes, 2012

Note: Blank cells indicate data are suppressed. Fatality rates based on fewer than 20 deaths are suppressed.

Source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

	0-20	21-34	35-54	55+	All Ages
United States	4.0	10.8	6.8	8.1	7.0
Alabama	8.6	20.8	12.6	15.5	13.7
Alaska					5.4
Arizona	5.0	12.0	7.3	6.9	7.4
Arkansas	8.0	20.3	13.8	16.2	13.8
California	2.4	6.9	4.0	4.5	4.2
Colorado	3.3	8.8	4.8	7.3	5.8
Connecticut		7.5	4.0	5.2	4.1
Delaware		13.0			6.9
District of Columbia
Florida	3.5	10.0	6.7	7.2	6.4
Georgia	3.9	12.1	8.2	12.1	8.5
Hawaii					4.0
Idaho	4.5	12.0	8.8	10.9	8.6
Illinois	2.5	8.8	3.6	5.6	4.7
Indiana	5.0	12.0	7.2	9.9	8.1
Iowa	4.4	11.7	9.6	10.3	8.7
Kansas	7.5	13.9	10.7	13.1	11.0
Kentucky	6.7	19.7	13.4	13.7	12.9
Louisiana	6.9	15.6	10.3	10.5	10.4
Maine	6.6	18.0	7.3	9.1	9.4
Maryland	3.3	9.3	4.2	6.1	5.3
Massachusetts	1.8	4.7	2.2	3.9	2.9
Michigan	3.8	10.9	4.9	7.5	6.2
Minnesota	2.9	7.8	4.3	6.5	5.1
Mississippi	8.6	24.6	16.7	17.6	16.0
Missouri	5.5	15.3	11.6	10.4	10.2
Montana	10.6	29.6	17.0	12.5	16.4
Nebraska	7.7	13.6	8.1	9.1	9.2
Nevada	3.5	6.2	4.6	8.4	5.4
New Hampshire				6.8	5.0
New Jersey	2.1	6.2	2.8	4.7	3.6
New Mexico	6.0	14.3	13.7	11.0	11.1
New York	1.7	4.1	2.9	4.4	3.1
North Carolina	5.1	12.5	8.7	9.9	8.6
North Dakota	11.0	25.2	27.0	18.6	20.2
Ohio	3.6	9.6	7.6	8.0	6.9
Oklahoma	6.0	22.7	15.7	15.9	14.3
Oregon	2.6	7.9	4.3	7.3	5.1
Pennsylvania	4.5	11.1	6.4	7.3	6.8
Rhode Island					4.5
South Carolina	6.8	19.8	12.7	11.8	12.0
South Dakota	9.5	17.9	12.1	10.1	12.0
Tennessee	6.1	16.4	12.3	15.0	11.7
Texas	5.2	14.5	8.9	9.5	9.1
Utah	2.5	6.7	6.8	6.4	5.5
Vermont		19.2			8.4
Virginia	3.9	8.9	6.7	9.3	6.8
Washington	2.1	5.3	4.2	4.3	3.9
West Virginia	5.9	22.6	13.7	13.7	13.1
Wisconsin	4.8	10.9	7.4	8.0	7.4
Wyoming		29.5	14.9	20.7	17.5

Deaths by Gender

Rate of deaths by gender (per 100,000 population) for motor vehicle occupants killed in crashes, 2012.

Note: Blank cells indicate data are suppressed. Fatality rates based on fewer than 20 deaths are suppressed.

Source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2003-2012.

State	Male	Female
United States	9.4	4.7
Alabama	17.6	10.0
Alaska	5.5
Arizona	10.2	4.7
Arkansas	17.3	10.4
California	5.6	2.7
Colorado	7.4	4.1
Connecticut	5.4	2.9
Delaware	10.0	4.1
District of Columbia
Florida	8.4	4.4
Georgia	11.7	5.5
Hawaii	5.7
Idaho	10.4	6.9
Illinois	6.3	3.2
Indiana	10.9	5.3
Iowa	11.3	6.0
Kansas	15.1	6.7
Kentucky	15.7	10.1
Louisiana	13.9	7.1
Maine	13.2	5.8
Maryland	7.1	3.7
Massachusetts	4.1	1.7
Michigan	8.3	4.2
Minnesota	6.2	4.0
Mississippi	22.3	10.0
Missouri	14.2	6.3
Montana	21.9	10.9
Nebraska	12.8	5.7
Nevada	6.5	4.3
New Hampshire	7.3	2.8
New Jersey	5.0	2.4
New Mexico	15.1	6.9
New York	4.2	2.0
North Carolina	11.5	5.9
North Dakota	29.3	10.5
Ohio	9.1	4.7
Oklahoma	19.2	9.6
Oregon	5.9	4.2
Pennsylvania	9.2	4.4
Rhode Island	6.3
South Carolina	17.0	7.2
South Dakota	15.4	8.5
Tennessee	16.8	6.9
Texas	12.2	6.0
Utah	5.9	5.0
Vermont	10.2	6.5
Virginia	9.3	4.3
Washington	5.2	2.5
West Virginia	19.1	7.2
Wisconsin	9.6	5.1
Wyoming	21.9	12.9

All Restraints Data

Source: Please see separate data tabs for source information.

State	Restraint Use (%)	Fatalities: Total	Fatalities by Age: 0-20	Fatalities by Age: 21-34	Fatalities by Age: 33-54	Fatalities by Age 55+	Fatalities by Age: All Ages	Fatalities: Male	Fatalities: Female
United States	86%	277,245	4.0	10.8	6.8	8.1	7.0	9.4	4.7
Alabama	90%	8,264	8.6	20.8	12.6	15.5	13.7	17.6	10.0
Alaska	88%	506					5.4	5.5
Arizona	82%	6,481	5.0	12.0	7.3	6.9	7.4	10.2	4.7
Arkansas	72%	4,933	8.0	20.3	13.8	16.2	13.8	17.3	10.4
California	96%	23,125	2.4	6.9	4.0	4.5	4.2	5.6	2.7
Colorado	81%	3,879	3.3	8.8	4.8	7.3	5.8	7.4	4.1
Connecticut	87%	1,893		7.5	4.0	5.2	4.1	5.4	2.9
Delaware	88%	852		13.0			6.9	10.0	4.1
District of Columbia	92%	175
Florida	87%	17,862	3.5	10.0	6.7	7.2	6.4	8.4	4.4
Georgia	92%	11,355	3.9	12.1	8.2	12.1	8.5	11.7	5.5
Hawaii	93%	671					4.0	5.7
Idaho	79%	1,883	4.5	12.0	8.8	10.9	8.6	10.4	6.9
Illinois	94%	8,138	2.5	8.8	3.6	5.6	4.7	6.3	3.2
Indiana	94%	6,292	5.0	12.0	7.2	9.9	8.1	10.9	5.3
Iowa	92%	3,162	4.4	11.7	9.6	10.3	8.7	11.3	6.0
Kansas	80%	3,473	7.5	13.9	10.7	13.1	11.0	15.1	6.7
Kentucky	84%	6,749	6.7	19.7	13.4	13.7	12.9	15.7	10.1
Louisiana	79%	6,533	6.9	15.6	10.3	10.5	10.4	13.9	7.1
Maine	84%	1,339	6.6	18.0	7.3	9.1	9.4	13.2	5.8
Maryland	91%	3,829	3.3	9.3	4.2	6.1	5.3	7.1	3.7
Massachusetts	73%	2,661	1.8	4.7	2.2	3.9	2.9	4.1	1.7
Michigan	94%	7,348	3.8	10.9	4.9	7.5	6.2	8.3	4.2
Minnesota	94%	3,685	2.9	7.8	4.3	6.5	5.1	6.2	4.0
Mississippi	83%	6,687	8.6	24.6	16.7	17.6	16.0	22.3	10.0
Missouri	79%	8,073	5.5	15.3	11.6	10.4	10.2	14.2	6.3
Montana	76%	1,890	10.6	29.6	17.0	12.5	16.4	21.9	10.9
Nebraska	79%	2,034	7.7	13.6	8.1	9.1	9.2	12.8	5.7
Nevada	91%	2,213	3.5	6.2	4.6	8.4	5.4	6.5	4.3
New Hampshire	69%	919				6.8	5.0	7.3	2.8
New Jersey	88%	4,185	2.1	6.2	2.8	4.7	3.6	5.0	2.4
New Mexico	91%	3,066	6.0	14.3	13.7	11.0	11.1	15.1	6.9
New York	90%	7,717	1.7	4.1	2.9	4.4	3.1	4.2	2.0
North Carolina	88%	10,804	5.1	12.5	8.7	9.9	8.6	11.5	5.9
North Dakota	81%	1,003	11.0	25.2	27.0	18.6	20.2	29.3	10.5
Ohio	82%	8,759	3.6	9.6	7.6	8.0	6.9	9.1	4.7
Oklahoma	84%	5,871	6.0	22.7	15.7	15.9	14.3	19.2	9.6
Oregon	97%	3,035	2.6	7.9	4.3	7.3	5.1	5.9	4.2
Pennsylvania	84%	10,355	4.5	11.1	6.4	7.3	6.8	9.2	4.4
Rhode Island	78%	507					4.5	6.3
South Carolina	91%	7,195	6.8	19.8	12.7	11.8	12.0	17.0	7.2
South Dakota	67%	1,228	9.5	17.9	12.1	10.1	12.0	15.4	8.5
Tennessee	84%	9,004	6.1	16.4	12.3	15.0	11.7	16.8	6.9
Texas	94%	25,017	5.2	14.5	8.9	9.5	9.1	12.2	6.0
Utah	82%	2,059	2.5	6.7	6.8	6.4	5.5	5.9	5.0
Vermont	84%	587		19.2			8.4	10.2	6.5
Virginia	78%	6,796	3.9	8.9	6.7	9.3	6.8	9.3	4.3
Washington	97%	3,819	2.1	5.3	4.2	4.3	3.9	5.2	2.5
West Virginia	84%	2,953	5.9	22.6	13.7	13.7	13.1	19.1	7.2
Wisconsin	80%	5,099	4.8	10.9	7.4	8.0	7.4	9.6	5.1
Wyoming	77%	1,282		29.5	14.9	20.7	17.5	21.9	12.9

Download Data, Maps, & Charts

The state seat belt data, Percentage of Drivers and Front Seat Passengers Wearing Seat Belts in 2012, and the state motor vehicle occupant death data are available in data.cdc.gov to download and create customized visualizations to use on your web site. The data is available for all states and divided up by HHS regions.

The datasets and pre-built visualizations are available from the links below.

**Percentage of Drivers and Front Seat Passengers Wearing Seat Belts in 2012, Grouped by HHS Region* & All States**

HHS Region 1*

HHS Region 2*

HHS Region 3*

HHS Region 4*

HHS Region 5*

HHS Region 6*

HHS Region 7*

HHS Region 8*

HHS Region 9*

HHS Region 10*

All US States

**Motor Vehicle Death Rate and Total Deaths, Grouped by HHS Region* & All States**

Motor Vehicle Occupant Death Rates by State

Motor Vehicle Occupant Deaths in States, 2003-2012

*HHS Regions

Region 1 - Boston: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Region 2 - New York: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands
Region 3 - Philadelphia: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
Region 4 - Atlanta: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
Region 5 - Chicago: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
Region 6 - Dallas: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
Region 7 - Kansas City: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
Region 8 - Denver: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
Region 9 - San Francisco: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau
Region 10 - Seattle: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

Source: www.hhs.gov/iea/regional

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Page last reviewed: January 21, 2015
Page last updated: January 21, 2015
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**Percentage of Drivers and Front Seat Passengers Wearing Seat Belts in 2012, Grouped by HHS Region* & All States**

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**Motor Vehicle Death Rate and Total Deaths, Grouped by HHS Region* & All States**

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