Motorcycles and ATVs

Overview

Motorcycles are less stable and harder for other drivers to see than cars, and they often have high performance capabilities. When motorcycles crash, their riders lack the protection of an enclosed vehicle, so they're more likely to be injured or killed. The federal government estimates that per mile traveled in 2022, the number of deaths on motorcycles was nearly 22 times the number in cars (NHTSA, 2024).

Because serious head injury is common among fatally injured motorcyclists, helmet use is important. Helmets are about 37% effective in preventing motorcycle deaths (Deutermann, 2004) and about 67% effective in preventing brain injuries (NHTSA, 2008). Yet only 17 states and the District of Columbia mandate helmet use by all riders.

All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are not designed for on-road use, but recently hundreds of riders have been dying each year in crashes on public roads.

The following facts are based on analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).

Posted July 2025.

Trends

A total of 6,335 motorcyclists died in crashes in 2023. That is the highest number ever recorded and a 26% increase since 2019. Motorcycle deaths accounted for 15% of all motor vehicle crash deaths in 2023 and were about triple the number of motorcyclist deaths in 1997.

Passenger vehicle occupant deaths and motorcyclist deaths, 1975-2023

Passenger vehicle occupant and motorcyclist deaths as a percentage of all motor vehicle crash deaths, 1975-2023
Year	Passenger vehicle occupant deaths		Motorcyclist deaths		All motor vehicle deaths
Year	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
1975	30,601	69	3,180	7	44,525	100
1976	31,724	70	3,306	7	45,523	100
1977	32,823	69	4,099	9	47,878	100
1978	34,923	69	4,574	9	50,331	100
1979	35,026	69	4,892	10	51,093	100
1980	34,996	68	5,138	10	51,091	100
1981	33,711	68	4,896	10	49,301	100
1982	29,656	67	4,449	10	43,945	100
1983	29,154	68	4,260	10	42,589	100
1984	30,094	68	4,602	10	44,257	100
1985	29,848	68	4,562	10	43,825	100
1986	32,224	70	4,566	10	46,087	100
1987	33,145	71	4,034	9	46,390	100
1988	34,105	72	3,661	8	47,087	100
1989	33,599	74	3,135	7	45,582	100
1990	32,711	73	3,243	7	44,599	100
1991	30,810	74	2,805	7	41,508	100
1992	29,457	75	2,395	6	39,250	100
1993	29,994	75	2,445	6	40,150	100
1994	30,820	76	2,317	6	40,716	100
1995	31,914	76	2,226	5	41,817	100
1996	32,354	77	2,161	5	42,065	100
1997	32,343	77	2,116	5	42,013	100
1998	31,781	77	2,294	6	41,501	100
1999	32,008	77	2,483	6	41,717	100
2000	32,109	77	2,895	7	41,945	100
2001	31,938	76	3,195	8	42,196	100
2002	32,724	76	3,267	8	43,005	100
2003	32,166	75	3,710	9	42,884	100
2004	31,750	74	4,026	9	42,836	100
2005	31,455	72	4,575	11	43,510	100
2006	30,628	72	4,810	11	42,708	100
2007	29,155	71	5,174	13	41,259	100
2008	25,547	68	5,307	14	37,423	100
2009	23,507	69	4,467	13	33,883	100
2010	22,351	68	4,517	14	32,999	100
2011	21,413	66	4,630	14	32,479	100
2012	21,906	65	4,986	15	33,782	100
2013	21,361	65	4,691	14	32,894	100
2014	21,131	65	4,594	14	32,744	100
2015	22,741	64	5,026	14	35,485	100
2016	23,957	63	5,337	14	37,806	100
2017	23,866	64	5,229	14	37,473	100
2018	23,046	63	5,038	14	36,835	100
2019	22,557	62	5,044	14	36,355	100
2020	24,135	62	5,619	14	39,007	100
2021	26,728	62	6,137	14	43,230	100
2022	25,803	60	6,255	15	42,721	100
2023	24,238	59	6,335	15	40,901	100

The rate of unlicensed fatally injured motorcycle drivers during 2023 was higher than the rate of unlicensed fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers (35% vs. 18%). Both rates increased substantially from 2019 to 2020.

Passenger vehicle and motorcycle driver deaths by driver's license status, 2014-2023
Year	Passenger vehicle drivers						Motorcycle drivers
	No valid license		Valid license		Total*		No valid license		Valid license		Total*
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
2014	2,512	16	12,879	83	15,495	100	1,297	30	2,995	69	4,318	100
2015	2,583	16	13,942	84	16,629	100	1,375	29	3,326	70	4,732	100
2016	2,866	16	14,660	83	17,641	100	1,445	29	3,516	70	4,998	100
2017	2,928	16	14,703	83	17,751	100	1,514	31	3,390	69	4,941	100
2018	2,781	16	14,359	83	17,263	100	1,404	30	3,270	69	4,724	100
2019	2,742	16	14,027	83	16,878	100	1,494	31	3,224	68	4,763	100
2020	3,717	20	14,402	79	18,316	100	2,032	38	3,231	61	5,307	100
2021	4,152	20	15,958	78	20,349	100	2,209	38	3,565	61	5,832	100
2022	3,670	19	15,709	80	19,615	100	2,180	37	3,730	63	5,966	100
2023	3,303	18	14,812	81	18,315	100	2,094	35	3,868	64	6,025	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Thirty-five percent of motorcyclist deaths in 2023 occurred in single-vehicle crashes, and 65% occurred in multiple-vehicle crashes.

Motorcyclist deaths by crash type, 1975-2023
Year	Single-vehicle		Multiple-vehicle		All crashes*
Year	Deaths	%	Deaths	%	Deaths	%
1975	1,149	36	2,025	64	3,180	100
1976	1,247	38	2,042	62	3,306	100
1977	1,579	39	2,503	61	4,099	100
1978	1,720	38	2,831	62	4,574	100
1979	1,919	39	2,957	60	4,892	100
1980	2,067	40	3,046	59	5,138	100
1981	1,952	40	2,920	60	4,896	100
1982	1,844	41	2,605	59	4,449	100
1983	1,835	43	2,425	57	4,260	100
1984	1,925	42	2,677	58	4,602	100
1985	1,928	42	2,634	58	4,562	100
1986	1,929	42	2,637	58	4,566	100
1987	1,661	41	2,373	59	4,034	100
1988	1,518	41	2,143	59	3,661	100
1989	1,382	44	1,753	56	3,135	100
1990	1,406	43	1,837	57	3,243	100
1991	1,238	44	1,567	56	2,805	100
1992	1,074	45	1,321	55	2,395	100
1993	1,021	42	1,424	58	2,445	100
1994	981	42	1,336	58	2,317	100
1995	927	42	1,299	58	2,226	100
1996	906	42	1,255	58	2,161	100
1997	898	42	1,218	58	2,116	100
1998	1,013	44	1,281	56	2,294	100
1999	1,098	44	1,385	56	2,483	100
2000	1,270	44	1,625	56	2,895	100
2001	1,422	45	1,773	55	3,195	100
2002	1,495	46	1,772	54	3,267	100
2003	1,569	42	2,141	58	3,710	100
2004	1,754	44	2,272	56	4,026	100
2005	1,971	43	2,599	57	4,575	100
2006	2,082	43	2,722	57	4,810	100
2007	2,262	44	2,910	56	5,174	100
2008	2,394	45	2,909	55	5,307	100
2009	1,987	44	2,478	55	4,467	100
2010	2,023	45	2,494	55	4,517	100
2011	2,088	45	2,542	55	4,630	100
2012	2,133	43	2,853	57	4,986	100
2013	1,938	41	2,753	59	4,691	100
2014	1,887	41	2,707	59	4,594	100
2015	1,994	40	3,032	60	5,026	100
2016	2,081	39	3,256	61	5,337	100
2017	1,971	38	3,258	62	5,229	100
2018	1,879	37	3,159	63	5,038	100
2019	1,959	39	3,085	61	5,044	100
2020	2,250	40	3,369	60	5,619	100
2021	2,315	38	3,822	62	6,137	100
2022	2,328	37	3,927	63	6,255	100
2023	2,230	35	4,105	65	6,335	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Age and sex

In the late 1970s the proportion of fatally injured motorcyclists who were 50 and older started to increase. It rose from 3% of all rider deaths in 1975 to 14% in 1997 and 33% in 2023. In contrast, 30% of the fatally injured motorcyclists in 2023 were younger than 30, compared with 80% in 1975.

Percentage of motorcyclist deaths by age, 1975-2023

Motorcyclist deaths by age, 1975-2023
Year	≤29 years		30-39 years		40-49 years		≥50 years		Total*
Year	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
1975	2,538	80	428	13	129	4	81	3	3,180	100
1976	2,631	80	429	13	143	4	101	3	3,306	100
1977	3,279	80	537	13	149	4	129	3	4,099	100
1978	3,639	80	613	13	185	4	130	3	4,574	100
1979	3,732	76	747	15	233	5	173	4	4,892	100
1980	3,756	73	918	18	278	5	182	4	5,138	100
1981	3,594	73	850	17	262	5	181	4	4,896	100
1982	3,210	72	808	18	253	6	167	4	4,449	100
1983	3,074	72	776	18	239	6	165	4	4,260	100
1984	3,285	71	833	18	275	6	195	4	4,602	100
1985	3,265	72	861	19	247	5	184	4	4,562	100
1986	3,218	70	913	20	268	6	156	3	4,566	100
1987	2,727	68	853	21	286	7	168	4	4,034	100
1988	2,426	66	774	21	290	8	170	5	3,661	100
1989	1,927	61	760	24	288	9	157	5	3,135	100
1990	1,961	60	816	25	277	9	188	6	3,243	100
1991	1,629	58	728	26	296	11	151	5	2,805	100
1992	1,299	54	652	27	280	12	164	7	2,395	100
1993	1,267	52	665	27	335	14	176	7	2,445	100
1994	1,168	50	607	26	346	15	195	8	2,317	100
1995	1,103	50	576	26	359	16	188	8	2,226	100
1996	965	45	555	26	420	19	221	10	2,161	100
1997	860	41	556	26	405	19	294	14	2,116	100
1998	921	40	612	27	475	21	285	12	2,294	100
1999	898	36	612	25	570	23	403	16	2,483	100
2000	1,006	35	706	24	677	23	501	17	2,895	100
2001	1,134	35	798	25	729	23	532	17	3,195	100
2002	1,042	32	780	24	769	24	674	21	3,267	100
2003	1,179	32	837	23	903	24	789	21	3,710	100
2004	1,297	32	875	22	971	24	883	22	4,026	100
2005	1,441	31	975	21	1,027	22	1,131	25	4,575	100
2006	1,524	32	1,000	21	1,107	23	1,178	24	4,810	100
2007	1,581	31	1,043	20	1,173	23	1,372	27	5,174	100
2008	1,620	31	989	19	1,178	22	1,518	29	5,307	100
2009	1,186	27	851	19	1,016	23	1,411	32	4,467	100
2010	1,171	26	814	18	996	22	1,535	34	4,517	100
2011	1,228	27	827	18	944	20	1,630	35	4,630	100
2012	1,290	26	913	18	990	20	1,792	36	4,986	100
2013	1,281	27	817	17	953	20	1,640	35	4,691	100
2014	1,344	29	769	17	798	17	1,682	37	4,594	100
2015	1,477	29	855	17	884	18	1,808	36	5,026	100
2016	1,508	28	963	18	905	17	1,955	37	5,337	100
2017	1,481	28	964	18	892	17	1,889	36	5,229	100
2018	1,396	28	934	19	864	17	1,844	37	5,038	100
2019	1,388	28	962	19	816	16	1,876	37	5,044	100
2020	1,486	26	1,192	21	930	17	2,006	36	5,619	100
2021	1,572	26	1,328	22	1,084	18	2,145	35	6,137	100
2022	1,672	27	1,358	22	1,060	17	2,158	35	6,255	100
2023	1,895	30	1,262	20	1,059	17	2,115	33	6,335	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Fifty-five percent of the female motorcyclists who died in crashes in 2023 were passengers, and their deaths represented 91% of the passenger deaths. The vast majority of male motorcyclists who died were drivers.

Motorcyclist deaths by person type and sex, 2023
Person type	Male		Female		Total*
Person type	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Driver	5,795	96	228	4	6,025	100
Passenger	29	9	281	91	310	100
Total	5,824	92	509	8	6,335	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Helmet use

In 2023, 64% of fatally injured motorcycle drivers were helmeted. Helmet use was lower, at 49%, for people killed as passengers on motorcycles.

Helmet use of fatally injured motorcycle drivers and passengers, 2023
	Helmet		No helmet		Total*
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Driver	3,836	64	1,972	33	6,025	100
Passenger	153	49	144	46	310	100
Total	3,989	63	2,116	33	6,335	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

In 2023, 89% of fatally injured motorcyclists were helmeted in states with helmet laws that cover all riders, in contrast to only 35% in states with no helmet law. In states with helmet laws that cover only some riders, 48% of fatally injured motorcyclists were helmeted.

Helmet use of fatally injured motorcyclists by helmet law status, 2023
	Helmet		No helmet		Total*
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
No law	96	35	167	61	275	100
Partial law	1,767	48	1,758	48	3,670	100
Universal law	2,126	89	191	8	2,390	100
Total	3,989	63	2,116	33	6,335	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Motorcycle type and engine size

Engine sizes of motorcycles whose drivers were killed in crashes have gone up dramatically. Among motorcycle drivers killed in 2023, 33% drove motorcycles with engine sizes larger than 1,400 cc, compared with 9% in 2000 and less than 1% in 1990.

Percentage of motorcycle driver deaths by motorcycle engine size, 1985-2023

Motorcycle driver deaths by motorcycle engine size, 1985-2023
Year	0-1,000 cc		1,001-1,400 cc		>1,400 cc		Total*
Year	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number
1985	2,682	67	614	15	0	0	4,021
1986	2,822	70	625	16	0	0	4,019
1987	2,515	70	602	17	0	0	3,590
1988	2,219	68	617	19	6	<1	3,281
1989	1,879	68	539	19	3	<1	2,780
1990	1,937	67	620	21	5	<1	2,895
1991	1,672	67	556	22	13	1	2,496
1992	1,389	64	522	24	8	<1	2,172
1993	1,371	62	586	26	11	<1	2,212
1994	1,244	59	540	26	15	1	2,092
1995	1,215	60	568	28	22	1	2,020
1996	1,135	58	552	28	38	2	1,962
1997	1,079	56	618	32	33	2	1,937
1998	1,169	56	650	31	46	2	2,089
1999	1,099	48	644	28	99	4	2,286
2000	1,371	52	779	29	234	9	2,651
2001	1,553	53	781	26	309	10	2,953
2002	1,506	50	737	24	482	16	3,031
2003	1,641	48	830	24	614	18	3,423
2004	1,797	48	813	22	724	20	3,711
2005	2,092	49	932	22	865	20	4,253
2006	2,200	49	862	19	1,018	23	4,492
2007	2,425	50	917	19	1,120	23	4,853
2008	2,360	47	877	18	1,245	25	4,970
2009	1,847	44	736	18	1,144	27	4,163
2010	1,772	42	731	17	1,182	28	4,207
2011	1,980	46	755	17	1,183	27	4,341
2012	2,027	44	791	17	1,316	28	4,652
2013	2,063	47	703	16	1,281	29	4,422
2014	1,999	46	679	16	1,299	30	4,318
2015	2,236	47	741	16	1,400	30	4,732
2016	2,310	46	759	15	1,581	32	4,998
2017	2,291	46	726	15	1,606	33	4,941
2018	2,196	46	664	14	1,586	34	4,724
2019	2,192	46	679	14	1,624	34	4,763
2020	2,486	47	705	13	1,782	34	5,307
2021	2,726	47	761	13	1,998	34	5,832
2022	2,896	49	753	13	2,042	34	5,966
2023	2,971	49	756	13	2,005	33	6,025
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Among the motorcycles whose drivers were killed in 2023, 95% of touring bikes had engines larger than 1,400 cc, while virtually all supersport bikes had engine sizes of 1,000 cc or smaller.

Fatally injured motorcycle drivers by motorcycle type and engine size, 2023
	0-1,000 cc		1,001-1,400 cc		>1,400 cc		Total *
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Cruiser/standard	480	27	436	25	833	48	1,749	100
Touring	2	<1	61	5	1,136	95	1,199	100
Sport-touring	23	29	56	71	0	0	79	100
Sport/unclad sport	694	82	142	17	14	2	850	100
Supersport	1,307	99	18	1	0	0	1,325	100
Off-road	107	100	0	0	0	0	107	100
Other/unknown	358	50	43	6	22	3	716	100
Total	2,971	49	756	13	2,005	33	6,025	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Among fatally injured motorcycle drivers in 2023, 21% of cruiser or standard motorcycle drivers were younger than 30 and only 7% of touring bike drivers were under 30. In contrast, 52% of fatally injured supersport drivers in 2023 were younger than 30.

Fatally injured motorcycle drivers by age and motorcycle type, 2023
	<30 years		30-39 years		40-49 years		50+ years		Total *
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Cruiser/standard	367	21	317	18	315	18	750	43	1,749	100
Touring	85	7	168	14	214	18	732	61	1,199	100
Sport-touring	6	8	9	11	12	15	52	66	79	100
Sport/unclad sport	430	51	203	24	124	15	91	11	850	100
Supersport	688	52	369	28	188	14	80	6	1,325	100
Off-road	70	65	18	17	12	11	7	7	107	100
Other/unknown	168	23	131	18	122	17	293	41	716	100
Total	1,814	30	1,215	20	987	16	2,005	33	6,025	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

At 85%, helmet use was highest among fatally injured drivers of supersport motorcycles in 2023, followed closely by sport/unclad sport at 80%. About half of fatally injured drivers of touring motorcycles and of cruisers or standard motorcycles were helmeted.

Helmet use of fatally injured motorcycle drivers by motorcycle type, 2023
	Helmet		No helmet		Total*
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Cruiser/standard	987	56	713	41	1,749	100
Touring	614	51	541	45	1,199	100
Sport-touring	52	66	23	29	79	100
Sport/unclad sport	682	80	145	17	850	100
Supersport	1,122	85	158	12	1,325	100
Off-road	34	32	73	68	107	100
Other	224	57	151	39	391	100
Unknown	121	37	168	52	325	100
Total	3,836	64	1,972	33	6,025	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

When and where they died

Fifty-nine percent of motorcyclist deaths in 2023 occurred during May-September. Fatalities peaked in July and August and were lowest in January.

Motorcyclist deaths by month, 2023
Month	Deaths	%
January	207	3
February	299	5
March	351	6
April	545	9
May	707	11
June	719	11
July	778	12
August	777	12
September	738	12
October	573	9
November	368	6
December	273	4
Total	6,335	100

Forty-seven percent of motorcyclist deaths in 2023 occurred on weekends, and those deaths were more likely to occur after 6 p.m. compared with weekdays.

Motorcyclist deaths by time of day, 2023
	Weekend (6 p.m. Friday - 6 a.m. Monday)		Other times		Total
	Number	%	Number	%	Total
Midnight - 3 a.m.	305	10	184	5	489
3 a.m. - 6 a.m.	132	4	124	4	256
6 a.m. - 9 a.m.	80	3	267	8	347
9 a.m. - noon	213	7	285	8	498
Noon - 3 p.m.	434	15	510	14	944
3 p.m. - 6 p.m.	500	18	827	24	1,327
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.	749	25	696	21	1,445
9 p.m. - midnight	529	18	466	13	995
Total*	2,957	100	3,378	100	6,335
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Fifty-six percent of motorcyclist deaths in 2023 occurred on major roads other than interstates and freeways. Deaths were more likely to occur in urban than rural areas (64% vs. 35%).

Motorcyclist deaths by location of crash, 2023
Road Type	Urban		Rural		Total*
Road Type	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Interstates and freeways	608	10	123	2	731	12
Noninterstate major roads	2,604	41	917	14	3,521	56
Minor roads	855	13	1,175	19	2,030	32
Total*	4,075	64	2,224	35	6,335	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Alcohol involvement

Twenty-six percent of fatally injured motorcycle drivers in 2023 had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at or above 0.08%; in single-vehicle crashes this was 40%.

Estimated number and percent of fatally injured motorcycle drivers with high BACs by crash type, 2023
Crash type	Deaths	Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.08		Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.15
Crash type	Number	Number	%	Number	%
Single-vehicle	2,127	857	40	556	26
Multiple-vehicle	3,898	727	19	406	10
All crashes	6,025	1,584	26	962	16

Forty-four percent of motorcycle drivers killed at night (9 p.m. - 6 a.m.) in 2023 had BACs at or above 0.08%.

Estimated number and percent of fatally injured motorcycle drivers with high BACs by time of day, 2023
Time of day	Deaths	Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.08		Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.15
Time of day	Number	Number	%	Number	%
Nighttime (9 p.m. - 6 a.m.)	1,664	730	44	470	28
Other times	4,361	854	20	493	11
Total	6,025	1,584	26	962	16

ATVs

Deaths of ATV riders on public roads have increased dramatically since 1982, the first year they were explicitly identified in FARS. The proportion of fatally injured ATV riders who were 40 and older increased from 9% in 1982 to 48% in 2023. The proportion younger than age 20 decreased from 54% in 1982 to 21% in 2023. These data include both straddle-type ATVs and side-by-side models that have increased in popularity recently.

Deaths of ATV riders on public roads by age, 1982-2023
Year	<13 years		13-19 years		20-29 years		30-39 years		40-49 years		50+ years		Total*
Year	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
1982	6	17	13	37	7	20	6	17	0	0	3	9	35	100
1983	2	5	18	43	12	29	5	12	2	5	3	7	42	100
1984	4	9	17	36	14	30	6	13	5	11	1	2	47	100
1985	9	19	20	43	12	26	1	2	1	2	3	6	47	100
1986	11	18	20	33	21	34	6	10	1	2	2	3	61	100
1987	12	16	18	24	23	31	10	14	6	8	5	7	74	100
1988	14	18	26	34	21	27	7	9	5	6	4	5	77	100
1989	13	14	39	41	21	22	10	11	6	6	6	6	95	100
1990	12	10	44	36	37	31	13	11	8	7	7	6	121	100
1991	10	8	34	29	42	36	18	15	6	5	8	7	118	100
1992	8	7	44	37	39	33	12	10	4	3	12	10	119	100
1993	11	11	42	41	23	23	20	20	2	2	4	4	102	100
1994	10	9	42	37	31	27	12	11	8	7	10	9	113	100
1995	9	9	34	33	32	31	12	12	4	4	11	11	102	100
1996	16	11	44	30	43	29	23	16	6	4	16	11	148	100
1997	10	8	47	36	33	25	18	14	5	4	17	13	131	100
1998	17	12	55	37	29	20	23	16	12	8	11	7	147	100
1999	13	8	60	35	46	27	26	15	11	6	17	10	173	100
2000	12	6	73	34	63	30	30	14	18	8	17	8	213	100
2001	19	8	69	31	51	23	46	21	19	8	20	9	224	100
2002	21	8	69	27	69	27	39	16	21	8	31	12	251	100
2003	22	7	83	28	73	24	49	16	43	14	31	10	301	100
2004	22	7	99	29	101	30	39	12	33	10	43	13	337	100
2005	29	9	87	26	89	26	46	14	40	12	46	14	337	100
2006	16	4	95	26	102	28	61	17	41	11	47	13	362	100
2007	17	5	79	21	116	32	60	16	60	16	36	10	368	100
2008	24	6	83	22	98	26	65	17	46	12	61	16	377	100
2009	16	5	70	21	81	24	54	16	61	18	53	16	335	100
2010	16	5	51	16	66	21	47	15	56	18	80	25	316	100
2011	10	3	47	15	74	24	54	18	54	18	66	22	305	100
2012	15	5	40	13	79	26	56	18	53	17	61	20	304	100
2013	14	4	48	15	73	23	61	19	48	15	76	24	320	100
2014	18	6	37	11	81	25	64	20	46	14	79	24	325	100
2015	19	6	42	13	73	22	53	16	50	15	97	29	334	100
2016	15	4	51	14	81	23	60	17	49	14	98	28	354	100
2017	18	5	55	16	82	23	52	15	44	12	103	29	354	100
2018	19	5	43	12	72	20	61	17	59	16	108	30	362	100
2019	16	4	46	12	77	21	60	16	49	13	127	34	375	100
2020	18	3	82	15	126	23	99	18	78	14	153	27	557	100
2021	16	3	71	14	94	19	81	16	80	16	159	32	501	100
2022	34	7	68	14	95	20	64	13	76	16	146	30	484	100
2023	22	5	75	16	74	16	74	16	85	18	137	29	467	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Five percent of fatally injured ATV riders wore helmets in 2023.

Helmet use among fatally injured ATV riders on public roads, 2023
	Helmet		No helmet		Total*
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Driver	21	6	313	83	375	100
Passenger	1	1	72	78	92	100
Total*	22	5	385	82	467	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Seventy-five percent of fatally injured ATV riders were killed in crashes involving no other vehicles in 2023, compared with 43% of passenger vehicle occupants and 35% of motorcyclists.

Crash deaths by number of involved vehicles and vehicle type, 2023
Crash type	ATV riders		Motorcyclists		Passenger vehicle occupants
Crash type	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Single-vehicle	351	75	2,230	35	10,482	43
Multiple-vehicle	116	25	4,105	65	13,756	57
All crashes	467	100	6,335	100	24,238	100

Among ATV riders killed in single-vehicle crashes in 2023, 74% involved the ATV rolling over during the crash. This was comparable to the percentage for large trucks (65%), but higher than the percentage for passenger vehicles.

Occupant deaths in single-vehicle crashes by rollover, 2023
	Rollover		No rollover		Total
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
ATV	259	74	92	26	351	100
Car	2,036	41	2,932	59	4,968	100
SUV	1,605	54	1,392	46	2,997	100
Pickup	1,261	53	1,123	47	2,384	100
Large trucks	269	65	142	35	411	100

ATV rider deaths on public roads in 2023 were highest in July.

ATV rider deaths on public roads by month, 2023
	Deaths	%
January	21	4
February	15	3
March	25	5
April	34	7
May	55	11
June	56	12
July	85	18
August	56	12
September	39	8
October	55	11
November	23	5
December	20	4
Total	484	100

Seventy-seven percent of ATV riders killed on public roads in 2023 were on rural roads. Of those, 86% were on minor roads.

ATV rider deaths by road type and land use, 2023
Road type	Urban		Rural		Total*
Road type	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Interstates and freeways	1	0	1	0	2	0
Noninterstate major roads	14	3	33	7	47	10
Minor roads	77	16	309	66	386	83
Total*	92	20	359	77	467	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

In 2023, 49% of fatally injured ATV drivers on public roads had BACs at or above 0.08%. Impairment was highest at 67% among fatally injured ATV drivers ages 40-49.

Estimated number and percent of fatally injured ATV drivers with high BACs on public roads by age, 2023
Age	Deaths	Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.08		Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.15
Age	Number	Number	%	Number	%
<20	63	6	10	4	7
20-29	54	34	62	21	39
30-39	65	42	65	33	51
40-49	76	51	67	37	49
50+	117	51	44	36	31
Total*	375	184	49	132	35
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

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