Year Deaths/100M miles B Miles M Population Miles/Person 1940 11 300 132 2,200 1950 7 460 152 3,000 1960 5 720 181 4,000 1970 5 1,100 205 5,400 1980 3 1,530 227 6,700 1990 2 2,140 249 8,600 2000 1.5 2,750 282 9,700 2010 1.1 2,970 309 9,600 2019 1.1 3,220 327 9,900 Motor vehicle … Continue reading Good News: Traffic Fatalities Decline