"There were 1,820 fewer people killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes on U.S. roads during 2023, a 4.3% decrease from 42,721 in 2022 to 40,901 in 2023. It represents the second year-to-year decrease since 2021. The fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled decreased by 6% from 1.34 in 2022 to 1.26 in 2023."
https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/nhtsa-2023-traffic-fatalities-2024-estimates
I didn't expect that stat. On occasion, I still drive into the city and the way the nuts drive there, I would expect the rate to be way higher.
"Preliminary data reported by the Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) shows that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 2024 increased by about 32.3 billion miles, or about a 1.0-
percent increase. Also shown in Table 1 are the fatality rates per 100 million VMT, by quarter. The fatality rate
for 2024 decreased to 1.20 fatalities per 100 million VMT, down from the reported rate of 1.26 fatalities per 100
million VMT in 2023."
https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813710