Native American Traffic Safety Facts

FARS 2018-2022

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

National Tribal Geographic Information Support Center (NTGISC)

IMPORTANT: Hispanic Origin and Race data for the 2023 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 updated at that time.

Categories		Year
Categories		2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Total 2018-2022
1. Total Traffic Fatalities	a. All Native American Fatalities	604	541	557	688	737	3,127
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	174	133	122	168	153	750
	c. All fatalities on reservation	377	313	295	370	345	1,700
2. Traffic Fatalities (Driver Only)	a. All Native American Fatalities	302	268	294	388	392	1,644
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	83	63	62	103	83	394
	c. All fatalities on reservation	204	175	173	230	216	998
3. Traffic Fatalities (Driver Only) Aged 20 and Under	a. All Native American Fatalities	31	31	30	42	52	186
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	8	8	10	13	10	49
	c. All fatalities on reservation	16	17	21	24	19	97
4. Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities (all seat Positions)	a. All Native American Fatalities	362	362	342	442	457	1,965
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	114	99	77	114	104	508
	c. All fatalities on reservation	251	218	175	240	226	1,110
5. Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities BAC .01 to .07	a. All Native American Fatalities	32	24	37	35	48	176
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	9	12	8	9	15	53
	c. All fatalities on reservation	21	19	15	22	25	102
6. Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities BAC .08+	a. All Native American Fatalities	234	199	232	297	279	1,241
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	90	71	69	100	77	407
	c. All fatalities on reservation	164	130	128	163	151	736
7. Speed Related Fatalities	a. All Native American Fatalities	169	163	145	226	217	920
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	68	45	38	51	50	252
	c. All fatalities on reservation	120	96	83	109	104	512
8. Fatalities by Age (Driver Only) < 15	a. All Native American Fatalities	0	1	0	0	1	2
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	0	1	0	0	0	1
	c. All fatalities on reservation	0	1	1	1	1	4
9. Fatalities by Age (Driver Only) 15-20	a. All Native American Fatalities	31	30	30	42	51	184
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	8	7	10	13	10	48
	c. All fatalities on reservation	16	16	20	23	18	93
10. Fatalities by Age (Driver Only) 21+	a. All Native American Fatalities	271	237	263	345	340	1,456
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	75	55	51	89	73	343
	c. All fatalities on reservation	188	158	149	204	196	895
11. All Passenger Vehicles Occupant Restraint Use - Restrained	a. All Native American Fatalities	111	152	108	139	152	662
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	15	31	12	26	20	104
	c. All fatalities on reservation	64	99	53	74	67	357
12. All Passenger Vehicles Occupant Restraint Use - Unrestrained	a. All Native American Fatalities	205	175	205	256	246	1,087
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	70	48	56	70	65	309
	c. All fatalities on reservation	142	90	100	124	123	579
13. All Passenger Vehicles Occupant Restraint Use - Unknown	a. All Native American Fatalities	46	35	29	47	59	216
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	29	20	9	18	19	95
	c. All fatalities on reservation	45	29	22	42	36	174
14. Passenger Car Occupant Restraint Use - Restrained	a. All Native American Fatalities	64	87	48	75	77	351
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	6	17	7	15	8	53
	c. All fatalities on reservation	35	45	31	36	28	175
15. Passenger Car Occupant Restraint Use - Unrestrained	a. All Native American Fatalities	108	81	86	110	106	491
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	31	18	24	32	28	133
	c. All fatalities on reservation	51	37	42	49	46	225
16. Passenger Car Occupant Restraint Use - Unknown	a. All Native American Fatalities	19	13	15	22	31	100
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	11	5	4	7	13	40
	c. All fatalities on reservation	20	10	11	21	18	80
17. Light Truck Occupant Restraint Use - Restrained	a. All Native American Fatalities	47	65	60	64	75	311
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	9	14	5	11	12	51
	c. All fatalities on reservation	29	54	22	38	39	182
18. Light Truck Occupant Restraint Use - Unrestrained	a. All Native American Fatalities	97	94	119	146	140	596
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	39	30	32	38	37	176
	c. All fatalities on reservation	91	53	58	75	77	354
19. Light Truck Occupant Restraint Use - Unknown	a. All Native American Fatalities	27	22	14	25	28	116
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	18	15	5	11	6	55
	c. All fatalities on reservation	25	19	11	21	18	94
20. Passenger Vehicle Occupant Age 4 and Under - Total	a. All Native American Fatalities	8	6	7	5	5	31
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	5	2	1	3	1	12
	c. All fatalities on reservation	6	4	1	3	4	18
21. Passenger Vehicle Occupant Age 4 and Under - Restrained	a. All Native American Fatalities	4	4	5	4	3	20
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	2	0	0	2	0	4
	c. All fatalities on reservation	3	2	0	2	1	8
22. Total Fatalities by Vehicle Type: Passenger Car	a. All Native American Fatalities	191	181	149	207	214	942
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	48	40	35	54	49	226
	c. All fatalities on reservation	106	92	84	106	92	480
23. Total Fatalities by Vehicle Type: Light Truck - Pickup	a. All Native American Fatalities	71	69	79	82	98	399
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	28	19	18	25	25	115
	c. All fatalities on reservation	59	45	41	53	59	257
24. Total Fatalities by Vehicle Type: Light Truck Van	a. All Native American Fatalities	24	16	10	16	15	81
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	7	6	5	5	1	24
	c. All fatalities on reservation	17	15	13	11	4	60
25. Total Fatalities by Vehicle Type: Large Truck	a. All Native American Fatalities	13	7	7	6	13	46
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	1	1	1	0	1	4
	c. All fatalities on reservation	7	5	6	13	9	40
26. Total Fatalities by Vehicle Type: Bus	a. All Native American Fatalities	2	0	0	0	1	3
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	0	0	0	0	1	1
	c. All fatalities on reservation	0	0	0	0	1	1
27. Total Fatalities by Vehicle Type: Other/Unknown	a. All Native American Fatalities	32	12	37	24	32	137
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	22	10	21	19	12	84
	c. All fatalities on reservation	39	31	43	41	33	187
28. Motorcycle Fatalities: Total	a. All Native American Fatalities	37	28	43	53	65	226
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	3	1	1	3	9	17
	c. All fatalities on reservation	21	15	19	22	32	109
29. Motorcycle Fatalities: Helmeted	a. All Native American Fatalities	19	12	19	25	35	110
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	1	0	0	2	2	5
	c. All fatalities on reservation	12	10	11	10	17	60
30. Motorcycle Fatalities: Unhelmeted	a. All Native American Fatalities	15	15	21	25	21	97
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	1	1	1	1	3	7
	c. All fatalities on reservation	4	4	7	10	10	35
31. Motorcycle Fatalities: Unknown	a. All Native American Fatalities	3	1	3	3	9	19
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	1	0	0	0	4	5
	c. All fatalities on reservation	5	1	1	2	5	14
32. Non-Occupants: Total	a. All Native American Fatalities	158	132	128	163	169	750
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	34	22	22	32	26	136
	c. All fatalities on reservation	59	44	52	54	44	253
33. Non-Occupants: Pedestrians	a. All Native American Fatalities	142	121	114	146	153	676
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	33	22	21	31	26	133
	c. All fatalities on reservation	56	41	49	51	43	240
34. Non-Occupants: Pedalcyclists	a. All Native American Fatalities	11	9	13	14	13	60
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	1	0	1	1	0	3
	c. All fatalities on reservation	3	3	3	2	1	12
35. Non-Occupants: Other/Unknown	a. All Native American Fatalities	5	2	1	3	3	14
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	0	0	0	0	0	0
	c. All fatalities on reservation	0	0	0	1	0	1
36. Fatalities by Crash Type: Single Vehicle Crash	a. All Native American Fatalities	411	324	371	438	473	2,017
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	129	77	88	123	100	517
	c. All fatalities on reservation	247	173	186	238	197	1,041
37. Fatalities Involving a Large Truck	a. All Native American Fatalities	58	63	61	65	104	351
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	11	14	12	7	22	66
	c. All fatalities on reservation	43	45	38	43	57	226
38. All Occupant Fatalities Involving a Rollover	a. All Native American Fatalities	191	183	186	243	229	1,032
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	74	71	50	81	74	350
	c. All fatalities on reservation	151	132	105	172	152	712
39. Fatalities Involving a Roadway Departure	a. All Native American Fatalities	317	285	316	376	393	1,687
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	101	76	78	111	97	463
	c. All fatalities on reservation	207	176	165	223	200	971
40. Fatalities Involving an Intersection	a. All Native American Fatalities	107	97	87	124	142	557
	b. Native American Fatalities on Reservations	18	17	14	16	17	82
	c. All fatalities on reservation	48	40	37	35	44	204