Facts & Figures

In 2011, 784 Missourians were killed in traffic crashes.
Overall, since 2005, traffic deaths decreased 37.6 percent.
Seven out of 10 Missourians killed in traffic crashes in 2011 were unbuckled.
Only 79 percent of Missourians wear their seat belt, well below the national average of 85 percent.
Thirty percent of Missouri traffic fatalities involve an impaired driver.
Leading causes of crash include speeding, drinking and inattention.

Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for people 15 to 20 years old.
Three out of four teens (13-19) killed in 2011 traffic crashes were not wearing a seat belt.
Only 67 percent of Missouri teens wear their seat belt.
One in four 2011 Missouri traffic crashes involve a young driver (under the age of 21).

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