Native American Traffic Safety Facts

FARS 2017-2022

Identifying Fatal Crashes involving Native Americans/Alaskan Natives: Methodology Overview

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Tribal Affairs

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA): Branch of Geospatial Support Open Data Portal

IMPORTANT: Hispanic Origin and Race data for the 2022 FARS Annual Report File (ARF) is currently incomplete due to delays in processing the death certificates.
Many of the missing values will be resolved when the file is finalized and the data will be made available at that time.

Categories		Year
Categories		2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Total 2017-2021
1. Total Traffic Fatalities	a. All Native American Fatalities	717	604	541	557	688	3,107
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	230	174	133	122	168	827
	c. All fatalities on reservation	394	377	313	295	370	1,749
2. Traffic Fatalities (Driver Only)	a. All Native American Fatalities	349	302	268	294	388	1,601
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	101	83	63	62	103	412
	c. All fatalities on reservation	200	204	175	173	230	982
3. Traffic Fatalities (Driver Only) Aged 20 and Under	a. All Native American Fatalities	27	31	31	30	42	161
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	11	8	8	10	13	50
	c. All fatalities on reservation	18	16	17	21	24	96
4. Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities (all seat Positions)	a. All Native American Fatalities	450	362	362	342	442	1,958
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	138	114	99	77	114	542
	c. All fatalities on reservation	254	251	218	175	240	1,138
5. Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities BAC .01 to .07	a. All Native American Fatalities	40	32	24	37	35	168
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	14	9	12	8	10	53
	c. All fatalities on reservation	21	21	19	15	23	99
6. Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities BAC .08+	a. All Native American Fatalities	283	234	199	232	298	1,246
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	100	90	71	69	101	431
	c. All fatalities on reservation	154	164	130	128	165	741
7. Speed Related Fatalities	a. All Native American Fatalities	202	169	163	145	226	905
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	56	68	45	38	51	258
	c. All fatalities on reservation	119	120	96	83	109	527
8. Fatalities by Age (Driver Only) < 15	a. All Native American Fatalities	0	0	1	0	0	1
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	0	0	1	0	0	1
	c. All fatalities on reservation	0	0	1	1	1	3
9. Fatalities by Age (Driver Only) 15-20	a. All Native American Fatalities	27	31	30	30	42	160
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	11	8	7	10	13	49
	c. All fatalities on reservation	18	16	16	20	23	93
10. Fatalities by Age (Driver Only) 21+	a. All Native American Fatalities	321	271	237	263	345	1,437
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	89	75	55	51	89	359
	c. All fatalities on reservation	181	188	158	149	204	880
11. All Passenger Vehicles Occupant Restraint Use - Restrained	a. All Native American Fatalities	140	111	152	108	139	650
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	24	15	31	12	26	108
	c. All fatalities on reservation	87	64	99	53	74	377
12. All Passenger Vehicles Occupant Restraint Use - Unrestrained	a. All Native American Fatalities	274	205	175	205	256	1,115
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	99	70	48	56	70	343
	c. All fatalities on reservation	144	142	90	100	124	600
13. All Passenger Vehicles Occupant Restraint Use - Unknown	a. All Native American Fatalities	36	46	35	29	47	193
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	15	29	20	9	18	91
	c. All fatalities on reservation	23	45	29	22	42	161
14. Passenger Car Occupant Restraint Use - Restrained	a. All Native American Fatalities	80	64	87	48	75	354
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	12	6	17	7	15	57
	c. All fatalities on reservation	39	35	45	31	36	186
15. Passenger Car Occupant Restraint Use - Unrestrained	a. All Native American Fatalities	122	108	81	86	110	507
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	41	31	18	24	32	146
	c. All fatalities on reservation	59	51	37	42	49	238
16. Passenger Car Occupant Restraint Use - Unknown	a. All Native American Fatalities	12	19	13	15	22	81
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	6	11	5	4	7	33
	c. All fatalities on reservation	10	20	10	11	21	72
17. Light Truck Occupant Restraint Use - Restrained	a. All Native American Fatalities	60	47	65	60	64	296
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	12	9	14	5	11	51
	c. All fatalities on reservation	48	29	54	22	38	191
18. Light Truck Occupant Restraint Use - Unrestrained	a. All Native American Fatalities	152	97	94	119	146	608
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	58	39	30	32	38	197
	c. All fatalities on reservation	85	91	53	58	75	362
19. Light Truck Occupant Restraint Use - Unknown	a. All Native American Fatalities	24	27	22	14	25	112
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	9	18	15	5	11	58
	c. All fatalities on reservation	13	25	19	11	21	89
20. Passenger Vehicle Occupant Age 4 and Under - Total	a. All Native American Fatalities	8	8	6	7	5	34
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	2	5	2	1	3	13
	c. All fatalities on reservation	8	6	4	1	3	22
21. Passenger Vehicle Occupant Age 4 and Under - Restrained	a. All Native American Fatalities	4	4	4	5	4	21
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	1	2	0	0	2	5
	c. All fatalities on reservation	5	3	2	0	2	12
22. Total Fatalities by Vehicle Type: Passenger Car	a. All Native American Fatalities	214	191	181	149	207	942
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	59	48	40	35	54	236
	c. All fatalities on reservation	108	106	92	84	106	496
23. Total Fatalities by Vehicle Type: Light Truck - Pickup	a. All Native American Fatalities	104	71	69	79	82	405
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	39	28	19	18	25	129
	c. All fatalities on reservation	75	59	45	41	53	273
24. Total Fatalities by Vehicle Type: Light Truck Van	a. All Native American Fatalities	20	24	16	10	16	86
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	9	7	6	5	5	32
	c. All fatalities on reservation	17	17	15	13	11	73
25. Total Fatalities by Vehicle Type: Large Truck	a. All Native American Fatalities	10	13	7	7	6	43
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	1	1	1	1	0	4
	c. All fatalities on reservation	7	7	5	6	13	38
26. Total Fatalities by Vehicle Type: Bus	a. All Native American Fatalities	0	2	0	0	0	2
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	0	0	0	0	0	0
	c. All fatalities on reservation	0	0	0	0	0	0
27. Total Fatalities by Vehicle Type: Other/Unknown	a. All Native American Fatalities	55	32	12	37	24	160
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	45	22	10	21	19	117
	c. All fatalities on reservation	49	39	31	43	41	203
28. Motorcycle Fatalities: Total	a. All Native American Fatalities	41	37	28	43	53	202
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	1	3	1	1	3	9
	c. All fatalities on reservation	19	21	15	19	22	96
29. Motorcycle Fatalities: Helmeted	a. All Native American Fatalities	21	19	12	19	25	96
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	0	1	0	0	2	3
	c. All fatalities on reservation	7	12	10	11	10	50
30. Motorcycle Fatalities: Unhelmeted	a. All Native American Fatalities	17	15	15	21	25	93
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	0	1	1	1	1	4
	c. All fatalities on reservation	11	4	4	7	10	36
31. Motorcycle Fatalities: Unknown	a. All Native American Fatalities	3	3	1	3	3	13
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	1	1	0	0	0	2
	c. All fatalities on reservation	1	5	1	1	2	10
32. Non-Occupants: Total	a. All Native American Fatalities	161	158	132	128	163	742
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	45	34	22	22	32	155
	c. All fatalities on reservation	65	59	44	52	54	274
33. Non-Occupants: Pedestrians	a. All Native American Fatalities	152	142	121	114	146	675
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	44	33	22	21	31	151
	c. All fatalities on reservation	62	56	41	49	51	259
34. Non-Occupants: Pedalcyclists	a. All Native American Fatalities	7	11	9	13	14	54
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	1	1	0	1	1	4
	c. All fatalities on reservation	2	3	3	3	2	13
35. Non-Occupants: Other/Unknown	a. All Native American Fatalities	2	5	2	1	3	13
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	0	0	0	0	0	0
	c. All fatalities on reservation	1	0	0	0	1	2
36. Fatalities by Crash Type: Single Vehicle Crash	a. All Native American Fatalities	464	411	324	371	438	2,008
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	166	129	77	88	123	583
	c. All fatalities on reservation	244	247	173	186	238	1,088
37. Fatalities Involving a Large Truck	a. All Native American Fatalities	95	58	63	61	65	342
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	28	11	14	12	7	72
	c. All fatalities on reservation	60	43	45	38	43	229
38. All Occupant Fatalities Involving a Rollover	a. All Native American Fatalities	241	191	183	186	243	1,044
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	97	74	71	50	81	373
	c. All fatalities on reservation	147	151	132	105	172	707
39. Fatalities Involving a Roadway Departure	a. All Native American Fatalities	378	317	285	316	376	1,672
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	123	101	76	78	111	489
	c. All fatalities on reservation	210	207	176	165	223	981
40. Fatalities Involving an Intersection	a. All Native American Fatalities	120	107	97	87	124	535
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	19	18	17	14	16	84
	c. All fatalities on reservation	52	48	40	37	35	212