Restraint Use and Motor Vehicle Occupant State Data
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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*
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
Related Pages
- Buckle Up: Restraint Use State Fact Sheets
- What Works: Strategies to Increase Restraint Use
- Seat Belts: Get the Facts
- Seat Belt Use US Map
- Child Passenger Safety
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