Safety Professionals

The Motor Vehicle Safety Fast Facts provides the latest statistics and injury and death rates associated with kids aged 0 to 12 years in and around cars. Updated September 2023.

This Fast Facts focuses on children ages 0–19 in the U.S. in 2021 who were injured as pedestrians in motor vehicle crashes. Data are sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Last updated August 2023.

Trauma season, often referred to as the “100 deadliest days of summer,” is the period starting with Memorial Day and ending around Labor Day when u