Fatality Facts 2024Motorcycles 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 2023, the number of deaths on motorcycles was nearly 28 times the number in cars (NHTSA, 2025).

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 June 2026.

Trends

A total of 6,228 motorcyclists died in crashes in 2024. That is nearly the highest number ever recorded (6,366 in 2023) and a 23% increase since 2019. Motorcycle deaths accounted for 16% of all motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 and were about triple the number of motorcyclist deaths in 1997.

Passenger vehicle occupant deaths and motorcyclist deaths, 1975-2024

Passenger vehicle occupant and motorcyclist deaths as a percentage of all motor vehicle crash deaths, 1975-2024
Year	Passenger vehicle occupant deaths		Motorcyclist deaths		All motor vehicle deaths
Year	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
1975	30,785	69	3,189	7	44,525	100
1976	31,604	69	3,312	7	45,523	100
1977	32,758	68	4,104	9	47,878	100
1978	34,898	69	4,577	9	50,331	100
1979	34,986	68	4,894	10	51,093	100
1980	34,935	68	5,144	10	51,091	100
1981	33,726	68	4,906	10	49,301	100
1982	29,689	68	4,453	10	43,945	100
1983	29,181	69	4,265	10	42,589	100
1984	30,116	68	4,608	10	44,257	100
1985	29,901	68	4,564	10	43,825	100
1986	32,261	70	4,566	10	46,087	100
1987	33,190	72	4,036	9	46,390	100
1988	34,114	72	3,662	8	47,087	100
1989	33,614	74	3,141	7	45,582	100
1990	32,693	73	3,244	7	44,599	100
1991	30,776	74	2,806	7	41,508	100
1992	29,485	75	2,395	6	39,250	100
1993	30,077	75	2,449	6	40,150	100
1994	30,901	76	2,320	6	40,716	100
1995	31,991	77	2,227	5	41,817	100
1996	32,438	77	2,161	5	42,065	100
1997	32,448	77	2,116	5	42,013	100
1998	31,899	77	2,294	6	41,501	100
1999	32,127	77	2,483	6	41,717	100
2000	32,225	77	2,897	7	41,945	100
2001	32,043	76	3,197	8	42,196	100
2002	32,843	76	3,270	8	43,005	100
2003	32,271	75	3,714	9	42,884	100
2004	31,866	74	4,028	9	42,836	100
2005	31,549	73	4,576	11	43,510	100
2006	30,686	72	4,837	11	42,708	100
2007	29,072	70	5,174	13	41,259	100
2008	25,462	68	5,312	14	37,423	100
2009	23,447	69	4,469	13	33,883	100
2010	22,273	67	4,518	14	32,999	100
2011	21,316	66	4,630	14	32,479	100
2012	21,779	64	4,986	15	33,782	100
2013	21,224	65	4,692	14	32,894	100
2014	21,050	64	4,594	14	32,744	100
2015	22,639	64	5,029	14	35,485	100
2016	23,787	63	5,337	14	37,806	100
2017	23,663	63	5,226	14	37,473	100
2018	22,845	62	5,038	14	36,835	100
2019	22,372	62	5,044	14	36,355	100
2020	23,914	61	5,620	14	39,007	100
2021	26,465	61	6,143	14	43,230	100
2022	25,500	60	6,251	15	42,721	100
2023	24,017	59	6,366	16	41,025	100
2024	22,713	58	6,228	16	39,254	100

The rate of unlicensed fatally injured motorcycle drivers during 2024 was higher than the rate of unlicensed fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers (36% vs. 17%). Both rates increased substantially from 2019 to 2020.

Passenger vehicle and motorcycle driver deaths by driver's license status, 2015-2024
Year	Passenger vehicle drivers						Motorcycle drivers
	No valid license		Valid license		Total*		No valid license		Valid license		Total*
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
2015	2,577	16	13,880	84	16,560	100	1,377	29	3,327	70	4,735	100
2016	2,855	16	14,546	83	17,513	100	1,445	29	3,516	70	4,998	100
2017	2,924	17	14,591	83	17,632	100	1,512	31	3,389	69	4,938	100
2018	2,772	16	14,237	83	17,129	100	1,404	30	3,270	69	4,724	100
2019	2,729	16	13,903	83	16,739	100	1,494	31	3,224	68	4,763	100
2020	3,702	20	14,249	79	18,146	100	2,032	38	3,232	61	5,308	100
2021	4,140	21	15,776	78	20,155	100	2,215	38	3,565	61	5,839	100
2022	3,644	19	15,537	80	19,415	100	2,180	37	3,729	63	5,965	100
2023	3,293	18	14,645	81	18,123	100	2,117	35	3,877	64	6,056	100
2024	2,995	17	14,085	82	17,268	100	2,158	36	3,739	63	5,950	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Thirty-five percent of motorcyclist deaths in 2024 occurred in single-vehicle crashes, and 65% occurred in multiple-vehicle crashes.

Motorcyclist deaths by crash type, 1975-2024
Year	Single-vehicle		Multiple-vehicle		All crashes*
Year	Deaths	%	Deaths	%	Deaths	%
1975	1,152	36	2,031	64	3,189	100
1976	1,249	38	2,046	62	3,312	100
1977	1,580	38	2,507	61	4,104	100
1978	1,723	38	2,831	62	4,577	100
1979	1,919	39	2,959	60	4,894	100
1980	2,071	40	3,048	59	5,144	100
1981	1,955	40	2,927	60	4,906	100
1982	1,845	41	2,608	59	4,453	100
1983	1,835	43	2,430	57	4,265	100
1984	1,928	42	2,680	58	4,608	100
1985	1,928	42	2,636	58	4,564	100
1986	1,929	42	2,637	58	4,566	100
1987	1,662	41	2,374	59	4,036	100
1988	1,519	41	2,143	59	3,662	100
1989	1,384	44	1,757	56	3,141	100
1990	1,406	43	1,838	57	3,244	100
1991	1,239	44	1,567	56	2,806	100
1992	1,074	45	1,321	55	2,395	100
1993	1,024	42	1,425	58	2,449	100
1994	984	42	1,336	58	2,320	100
1995	928	42	1,299	58	2,227	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	1,271	44	1,626	56	2,897	100
2001	1,423	45	1,774	55	3,197	100
2002	1,497	46	1,773	54	3,270	100
2003	1,572	42	2,142	58	3,714	100
2004	1,755	44	2,273	56	4,028	100
2005	1,956	43	2,620	57	4,576	100
2006	2,077	43	2,760	57	4,837	100
2007	2,245	43	2,929	57	5,174	100
2008	2,380	45	2,932	55	5,312	100
2009	1,968	44	2,501	56	4,469	100
2010	2,009	44	2,509	56	4,518	100
2011	2,073	45	2,557	55	4,630	100
2012	2,111	42	2,875	58	4,986	100
2013	1,920	41	2,772	59	4,692	100
2014	1,872	41	2,722	59	4,594	100
2015	1,977	39	3,052	61	5,029	100
2016	2,065	39	3,272	61	5,337	100
2017	1,950	37	3,276	63	5,226	100
2018	1,860	37	3,178	63	5,038	100
2019	1,948	39	3,096	61	5,044	100
2020	2,229	40	3,391	60	5,620	100
2021	2,288	37	3,855	63	6,143	100
2022	2,305	37	3,946	63	6,251	100
2023	2,219	35	4,147	65	6,366	100
2024	2,164	35	4,064	65	6,228	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 31% in 2024. In contrast, 33% of the fatally injured motorcyclists in 2024 were younger than 30, compared with 80% in 1975.

Percentage of motorcyclist deaths by age, 1975-2024

Motorcyclist deaths by age, 1975-2024
Year	≤29 years		30-39 years		40-49 years		≥50 years		Total*
Year	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
1975	2,547	80	428	13	129	4	81	3	3,189	100
1976	2,636	80	430	13	143	4	101	3	3,312	100
1977	3,282	80	539	13	149	4	129	3	4,104	100
1978	3,642	80	613	13	185	4	130	3	4,577	100
1979	3,734	76	747	15	233	5	173	4	4,894	100
1980	3,760	73	920	18	278	5	182	4	5,144	100
1981	3,601	73	851	17	262	5	183	4	4,906	100
1982	3,213	72	809	18	253	6	167	4	4,453	100
1983	3,076	72	777	18	239	6	167	4	4,265	100
1984	3,289	71	833	18	275	6	197	4	4,608	100
1985	3,267	72	861	19	247	5	184	4	4,564	100
1986	3,218	70	913	20	268	6	156	3	4,566	100
1987	2,728	68	854	21	286	7	168	4	4,036	100
1988	2,426	66	775	21	290	8	170	5	3,662	100
1989	1,931	61	761	24	289	9	157	5	3,141	100
1990	1,961	60	816	25	278	9	188	6	3,244	100
1991	1,630	58	728	26	296	11	151	5	2,806	100
1992	1,299	54	652	27	280	12	164	7	2,395	100
1993	1,267	52	666	27	338	14	176	7	2,449	100
1994	1,170	50	608	26	346	15	195	8	2,320	100
1995	1,104	50	576	26	359	16	188	8	2,227	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	1,007	35	707	24	677	23	501	17	2,897	100
2001	1,136	36	798	25	729	23	532	17	3,197	100
2002	1,043	32	781	24	770	24	674	21	3,270	100
2003	1,179	32	839	23	904	24	790	21	3,714	100
2004	1,298	32	876	22	971	24	883	22	4,028	100
2005	1,442	32	975	21	1,027	22	1,131	25	4,576	100
2006	1,538	32	1,008	21	1,109	23	1,181	24	4,837	100
2007	1,581	31	1,043	20	1,173	23	1,372	27	5,174	100
2008	1,621	31	991	19	1,179	22	1,519	29	5,312	100
2009	1,186	27	852	19	1,016	23	1,412	32	4,469	100
2010	1,171	26	814	18	996	22	1,536	34	4,518	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	1,641	35	4,692	100
2014	1,344	29	769	17	798	17	1,682	37	4,594	100
2015	1,478	29	856	17	884	18	1,809	36	5,029	100
2016	1,508	28	963	18	905	17	1,955	37	5,337	100
2017	1,481	28	964	18	890	17	1,888	36	5,226	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	1,191	21	930	17	2,008	36	5,620	100
2021	1,574	26	1,329	22	1,086	18	2,145	35	6,143	100
2022	1,669	27	1,358	22	1,060	17	2,157	35	6,251	100
2023	1,902	30	1,274	20	1,065	17	2,122	33	6,366	100
2024	2,050	33	1,280	21	955	15	1,941	31	6,228	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Fifty-two percent of the female motorcyclists who died in crashes in 2024 were passengers, and their deaths represented 88% of the passenger deaths. The vast majority of male motorcyclists who died were drivers.

Motorcyclist deaths by person type and sex, 2024
Person type	Male		Female		Total*
Person type	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Driver	5,715	96	228	4	5,950	100
Passenger	32	12	244	88	276	100
Total	5,748	92	473	8	6,228	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Helmet use

In 2024, 66% of fatally injured motorcycle drivers were helmeted. Helmet use was lower, at 47%, for people killed as passengers on motorcycles.

Helmet use of fatally injured motorcycle drivers and passengers, 2024
	Helmet		No helmet		Total*
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Driver	3,905	66	1,836	31	5,950	100
Passenger	129	47	129	47	276	100
Total	4,035	65	1,966	32	6,228	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

In 2024, 89% of fatally injured motorcyclists were helmeted in states with helmet laws that cover all riders, in contrast to only 40% in states with no helmet law. In states with helmet laws that cover only some riders, 52% of fatally injured motorcyclists were helmeted.

Helmet use of fatally injured motorcyclists by helmet law status, 2024
	Helmet		No helmet		Total*
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
No law	98	40	142	57	247	100
Partial law	1,896	52	1,628	44	3,676	100
Universal law	2,041	89	196	9	2,305	100
Total	4,035	65	1,966	32	6,228	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 2024, 32% 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, 1985-2024

Motorcycle driver deaths by motorcycle engine size, 1985-2024
Year	0-1,000 cc		1,001-1,400 cc		>1,400 cc		Total*
Year	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number
1985	2,683	67	614	15	0	0	4,023
1986	2,822	70	625	16	0	0	4,019
1987	2,515	70	603	17	0	0	3,592
1988	2,219	68	617	19	6	<1	3,282
1989	1,879	67	539	19	3	<1	2,785
1990	1,937	67	620	21	5	<1	2,896
1991	1,672	67	556	22	13	1	2,497
1992	1,389	64	522	24	8	<1	2,172
1993	1,372	62	586	26	11	<1	2,216
1994	1,245	59	540	26	15	1	2,095
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	1,372	52	779	29	234	9	2,653
2001	1,553	53	781	26	309	10	2,955
2002	1,506	50	737	24	482	16	3,034
2003	1,641	48	830	24	614	18	3,427
2004	1,797	48	813	22	724	19	3,713
2005	2,092	49	932	22	865	20	4,254
2006	2,218	49	864	19	1,020	23	4,517
2007	2,425	50	917	19	1,120	23	4,853
2008	2,360	47	877	18	1,245	25	4,975
2009	1,847	44	736	18	1,144	27	4,165
2010	1,772	42	731	17	1,182	28	4,208
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	4,423
2014	1,999	46	679	16	1,299	30	4,318
2015	2,236	47	741	16	1,400	30	4,735
2016	2,310	46	759	15	1,581	32	4,998
2017	2,290	46	727	15	1,606	33	4,938
2018	2,196	46	664	14	1,586	34	4,724
2019	2,190	46	679	14	1,624	34	4,763
2020	2,484	47	705	13	1,782	34	5,308
2021	2,725	47	761	13	1,998	34	5,839
2022	2,890	48	753	13	2,043	34	5,965
2023	2,988	49	759	13	2,014	33	6,056
2024	3,004	50	731	12	1,876	32	5,950
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Among the motorcycles whose drivers were killed in 2024, 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, 2024
	0-1,000 cc		1,001-1,400 cc		>1,400 cc		Total *
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Cruiser/standard	491	30	404	25	751	46	1,646	100
Touring	1	<1	54	5	1,100	95	1,155	100
Sport-touring	14	22	51	78	0	0	65	100
Sport/unclad sport	752	82	155	17	9	1	916	100
Supersport	1,287	99	15	1	0	0	1,302	100
Off-road	104	100	0	0	0	0	104	100
Other/unknown	355	47	52	7	16	2	762	100
Total	3,004	50	731	12	1,876	32	5,950	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Among fatally injured motorcycle drivers in 2024, 19% of cruiser or standard motorcycle drivers were younger than 30 and only 7% of touring bike drivers were under 30. In contrast, 59% of fatally injured supersport drivers in 2024 were younger than 30.

Fatally injured motorcycle drivers by age and motorcycle type, 2024
	<30 years		30-39 years		40-49 years		50+ years		Total *
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Cruiser/standard	319	19	332	20	291	18	704	43	1,646	100
Touring	83	7	191	17	224	19	657	57	1,155	100
Sport-touring	7	11	8	12	10	15	40	62	65	100
Sport/unclad sport	505	55	203	22	116	13	92	10	916	100
Supersport	766	59	318	24	153	12	64	5	1,302	100
Off-road	76	73	17	16	7	7	4	4	104	100
Other/unknown	212	28	154	20	112	15	283	37	762	100
Total	1,968	33	1,223	21	913	15	1,844	31	5,950	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

At 86%, helmet use was highest among fatally injured drivers of supersport and sport/unclad sport motorcycles in 2024. 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, 2024
	No helmet		Helmet		Total*
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Cruiser/standard	647	39	953	58	1,646	100
Touring	541	47	573	50	1,155	100
Sport-touring	13	20	48	74	65	100
Sport/unclad sport	115	13	784	86	916	100
Supersport	137	11	1,119	86	1,302	100
Off-road	57	55	45	43	104	100
Other	150	39	225	58	387	100
Unknown	176	47	158	42	375	100
Total	1,836	31	3,905	66	5,950	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

When and where they died

Fifty-seven percent of motorcyclist deaths in 2024 occurred during May-September. Fatalities peaked in August and were lowest in January.

Motorcyclist deaths by month, 2024
Month	Deaths	%
January	181	3
February	276	4
March	452	7
April	534	9
May	672	11
June	740	12
July	693	11
August	748	12
September	706	11
October	631	10
November	357	6
December	238	4
Total	6,228	100

Forty-six percent of motorcyclist deaths in 2024 occurred on weekends, and those deaths were more likely to occur after 6 p.m. compared with weekdays.

Motorcyclist deaths by time of day, 2024
	Weekend (6 p.m. Friday - 6 a.m. Monday)		Other times		Total
	Number	%	Number	%	Total
Midnight - 3 a.m.	299	10	179	5	478
3 a.m. - 6 a.m.	138	5	123	4	261
6 a.m. - 9 a.m.	103	4	247	7	350
9 a.m. - noon	203	8	301	9	504
Noon - 3 p.m.	374	13	527	16	901
3 p.m. - 6 p.m.	479	17	843	25	1,322
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.	700	24	692	21	1,392
9 p.m. - midnight	550	19	417	12	967
Total*	2,868	100	3,360	100	6,228
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Fifty-six percent of motorcyclist deaths in 2024 occurred on major roads other than interstates and freeways. Deaths were more likely to occur in urban than rural areas (65% vs. 34%).

Motorcyclist deaths by location of crash, 2024
Road Type	Urban		Rural		Total*
Road Type	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Interstates and freeways	608	10	179	3	787	13
Other major roads	2,583	41	894	14	3,477	56
Minor roads	869	14	1,045	17	1,914	31
Total*	4,072	65	2,128	34	6,228	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Alcohol involvement

Twenty-six percent of fatally injured motorcycle drivers in 2024 had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at or above 0.08%; in single-vehicle crashes this was 39%.

Estimated number and percent of fatally injured motorcycle drivers with high BACs by crash type, 2024
Crash type	Deaths	Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.08		Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.15
Crash type	Number	Number	%	Number	%
Single-vehicle	2,053	811	39	532	26
Multiple-vehicle	3,897	718	18	402	10
All crashes	5,950	1,529	26	934	16

Forty-four percent of motorcycle drivers killed at night (9 p.m. - 6 a.m.) in 2024 had BACs at or above 0.08%.

Estimated number and percent of fatally injured motorcycle drivers with high BACs by time of day, 2024
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.)	1,630	714	44	459	28
Other times	4,320	814	19	475	11
Total	5,950	1,529	26	934	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 2024. The proportion younger than age 20 decreased from 54% in 1982 to 19% in 2024. 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, 1982-2024
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	15	82	23	52	15	46	13	103	29	356	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	23	5	77	16	75	16	77	16	85	18	140	29	477	100
2024	27	5	77	14	96	18	78	14	91	17	170	31	540	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Seven percent of fatally injured ATV riders wore helmets in 2024.

Helmet use among fatally injured ATV riders on public roads, 2024
	Helmet		No helmet		Total*
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Driver	31	7	323	77	422	100
Passenger	6	5	89	81	110	100
Total*	37	7	418	77	540	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Seventy percent of fatally injured ATV riders were killed in crashes involving no other vehicles in 2024, compared with 43% of passenger vehicle occupants and 35% of motorcyclists.

Crash deaths by number of involved vehicles and vehicle type, 2024
Crash type	ATV riders		Motorcyclists		Passenger vehicle occupants
Crash type	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Single-vehicle	379	70	2,164	35	9,685	43
Multiple-vehicle	161	30	4,064	65	13,028	57
All crashes	540	100	6,228	100	22,713	100

Among ATV riders killed in single-vehicle crashes in 2024, 68% involved the ATV rolling over during the crash. This was comparable to the percentage for large trucks (61%), but higher than the percentage for passenger vehicles.

Occupant deaths in single-vehicle crashes by rollover, 2024
	Rollover		No rollover		Total
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
ATV	257	68	122	32	379	100
Car	1,831	41	2,638	59	4,469	100
SUV	1,483	51	1,439	49	2,922	100
Pickup	1,183	54	1,008	46	2,191	100
Large trucks	323	61	208	39	531	100

ATV rider deaths on public roads in 2024 were highest in August.

ATV rider deaths on public roads by month, 2024
	Deaths	%
January	19	4
February	20	4
March	42	8
April	48	9
May	59	11
June	64	12
July	51	9
August	71	13
September	59	11
October	47	9
November	37	7
December	23	4
Total	540	100

Eighty percent of ATV riders killed on public roads in 2024 were on rural roads. Of those, 85% were on minor roads.

ATV rider deaths by road type and land use, 2024
Road type	Urban		Rural		Total*
Road type	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Other major roads	22	4	53	10	75	14
Minor roads	58	11	367	68	425	79
Interstates and freeways	1	0	0	<1	1	0
Total*	81	15	434	80	540	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

In 2024, 47% of fatally injured ATV drivers on public roads had BACs at or above 0.08%. Impairment was highest at 63% among fatally injured ATV drivers ages 30-39.

Estimated number and percent of fatally injured ATV drivers with high BACs on public roads by age, 2024
Age	Deaths	Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.08		Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.15
Age	Number	Number	%	Number	%
<20	60	3	5	1	2
20-29	70	39	56	25	35
30-39	60	38	63	33	55
40-49	80	50	62	40	49
50+	151	66	44	43	29
Total*	422	197	47	143	34
*Total includes other and/or unknowns