DATA

State ATV Fatality Rate Statistics

Between 300 and 400 ATV-related deaths occur on U.S. roadways each year.

States with the highest ATV fatality rates record around 20 deaths annually. West Virginia, which is home to an extensive ATV trail system, has recorded the most fatalities on a per capita basis in recent years.

The following table lists per capita ATV fatality rates covering 2012 through 2014. Figures reflect accidents occurring only on public roads reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

State	3-Year Deaths / 1M Population	2012-2014 ATV Fatalities	2014 Fatalities	2013 Fatalities	2012 Fatalities
Alabama	6.0	29	13	6	10
Alaska	13.6	10	4	5	1
Arizona	2.9	19	7	6	6
Arkansas	10.5	31	6	11	14
California	0.7	26	11	10	5
Colorado	0.6	3	1	2	0
Connecticut	0.6	2	2	0	0
Delaware	0.0	0	0	0	0
Florida	2.5	49	16	17	16
Georgia	3.7	37	11	12	14
Hawaii	0.7	1	0	0	1
Idaho	12.4	20	8	5	7
Illinois	1.8	23	6	8	9
Indiana	3.0	20	7	8	5
Iowa	3.6	11	6	2	3
Kansas	2.4	7	2	4	1
Kentucky	9.1	40	15	10	15
Louisiana	7.1	33	8	12	13
Maine	6.8	9	2	3	4
Maryland	1.2	7	1	2	4
Massachusetts	0.1	1	1	0	0
Michigan	1.9	19	5	7	7
Minnesota	3.5	19	4	7	8
Mississippi	7.4	22	11	4	7
Missouri	7.3	44	16	20	8
Montana	13.8	14	7	5	2
Nebraska	2.7	5	1	3	1
Nevada	1.1	3	1	1	1
New Hampshire	2.3	3	1	2	0
New Jersey	0.8	7	3	1	3
New Mexico	6.2	13	6	5	2
New York	2.1	41	13	13	15
North Carolina	2.5	25	6	9	10
North Dakota	9.7	7	1	3	3
Ohio	3.0	35	8	12	15
Oklahoma	5.5	21	9	7	5
Oregon	1.3	5	2	1	2
Pennsylvania	4.5	57	22	17	18
Rhode Island	0.9	1	1	0	0
South Carolina	0.2	1	0	1	0
South Dakota	8.3	7	2	1	4
Tennessee	6.8	44	19	15	10
Texas	2.0	52	20	16	16
Utah	3.4	10	4	3	3
Vermont	9.6	6	1	4	1
Virginia	1.3	11	7	1	3
Washington	1.4	10	2	8	0
West Virginia	33.4	62	14	21	27
Wisconsin	3.8	22	9	9	4
Wyoming	5.1	3	1	1	1

Figures include a small number of deaths involving all-terrain cycles. They do not include ROV-related fatalities.
SOURCE: Author's calculations of NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System data, Census population estimates

Annual ATV-related deaths on public roads have increased nearly threefold over the past 25 years as ATV sales accelerated. Fatalities dipped slightly after peaking in 2008, mirroring the decline that occurred in automobile traffic deaths nationally.