Crashes vs. Lives Lost: The National Gap, 2020–2024
Fatal crash totals reflect the number of individual crash events in which at least one fatality occurred within 30 days of the crash, as recorded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Persons killed reflects the total number of individuals who died as a result of those crashes within the same 30-day window and will always meet or exceed the total crash count, as a single crash event can result in multiple fatalities. The difference column represents the gap between total persons killed and total fatal crashes in each year, illustrating the extent to which multi-fatality crashes contribute to the overall death toll beyond what crash counts alone capture.
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