Colorado Historical Fatal Crash Trends - Updated 12/26/2017
Colorado Fatal Crash Reduction Since 2002
Fatal Crashes

VMT (100 Million)

800

500
677

596

Number of Fatal Crashes

600

569

558

554
509
485

500

568

400

507
473
438

434
411

451
431

300

407

400

300

200

200
100
100

0

0
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

* Note: Data is preliminary as of release of this Report!
Source of Data: Colorado DOT & "As Reported" to NHTSA by FARS

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016*

2017*

MVMT

700

 Colorado Historical Fatal Crash Trends - Updated 12/26/2017
Colorado Fatal Crash Reduction Since 2002
Change Since 2002
VMT (100 Million)

-45%

600

-39.3%

-40%

-39.9%

-35.9%

-35.3%

-36.3%
-33.4%

-30.1%
-30%

400

-28.4%
-25.1%

-24.8%

-25%

300
-20%

-18.2%
-16.0%
200

-15%
-12.0%
-10%

100
-5%

0

0%
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

* Note: Data is preliminary as of release of this Report!
Source of Data: Colorado DOT & "As Reported" to NHTSA by FARS

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

MVMT

Percent Reduction

-35%

500

 Colorado Historical Fatal Crash Trends - Updated 12/26/2017
Colorado Fatal Crash by Month Since 2002
Year with lowest Fatals

Average (2002 - 2015)

120

Year with Highest Fatals

2016 *

70

65
61

59

60

50

50

90

40

Number of Fatal Crashes

39

44

85

50

48

40

34
30

69

69

69

65

30
60

60

59

55

53

52

50

50

48

51

51
46

45
36

36
33

33

35

38

37

35

30

30

25

38
32

20

45

31

10

30
27

24

0

18
15

-10

-20

0
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

* Note: Data is preliminary as of release of this Report!
Source of Data: Colorado DOT & "As Reported" to NHTSA by FARS

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Number of Fatal Crashes in 2016

48