U.S. Teen Driver Fatal Crash Statistics, 2004-2008

United States data on drivers aged 16 or 17 involved in fatal motor vehicle crashes from 2004 to 2008. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyzed Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data, covering 9,644 young drivers. The report includes state-level rates, driver demographics, speeding involvement, and blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in fatal crash involvement rates for teen drivers based on the reported 38% decline from 2004 to 2008.
• Comparing state-level risk factors based on the provided annualized rates, which ranged from 9.7 to 59.6 per 100,000 population.
• Modeling demographic risk profiles based on the reported 65% male involvement and 36% speeding involvement among young drivers.
• Investigating the role of alcohol in teen driver fatalities based on the reported BAC levels and the proportion of drivers with BAC ≥0.08 g/dL.

Strengths

• Covers a 5-year period (2004-2008) with a specific count of 9,644 involved drivers.
• Provides key aggregated statistics, including a 38% decline in population-based rates and state-level rate ranges.
• Includes breakdowns by sex (65% male), speeding (36%), and detailed BAC analysis for 4,459 drivers.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• The underlying data file formats and structure are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) via the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).

Collection Method

Analysis of national fatal crash reporting system data.

Time Range

2004 to 2008

Freshness

Data covers 2004-2008; last update date is unknown.

Geography

United States, with state-level breakdowns.