U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.2% in the first three months of 2024 -- the lowest number since the same period in 2020 -- but crash fatalities still remain sharply above pre-COVID levels.

There also was a small second-quarter drop in the traffic death rate per 100 million miles driven, from 1.34 in the second quarter of 2021, to 1.27 this year, Carlson said.

US Traffic Deaths Fell 3.8% in 2024, ... "It's encouraging to see that traffic fatalities are continuing to fall from their COVID pandemic highs," NHTSA Chief Counsel Peter Simshauser said.

An estimated 40,990 people died in traffic crashes last year, according to data released Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.. Though the number of miles driven in 2023 ...

U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday said traffic deaths fell by 3.3% in the first half of 2023 but remain sharply higher than pre-pandemic levels.

Traffic deaths fall for first time since 2019. Posted: May 29, 2025 | Last updated: May 29, 2025. New data shows that in 2024, traffic deaths fell after an upward trend in years prior.

U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.2% in the first three months of 2024 -- the lowest number since the same period in 2020 -- but crash fatalities still remain sharply above pre-COVID levels. The National ...

But the government says the number of deaths remains at a crisis level.Estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that 20,175 ... US traffic deaths fall slightly in Q2 ...