Let’s look at some important speeding statistics, facts, and numbers.
Speeding Statistics: Key Findings
- Speeding was responsible for 28.1% of all traffic fatalities over the last ten years, according to data we calculated from NHSTA.
- Every year, 9,970 people are killed in car accidents due to speeding.
- Every day, 27 people are killed as a result of excessive speeding.
- In 2021, speeding fatalities killed 12,330 people, up 8% from 11,258 in 2020.
- 40% of speeding drivers involved in fatal crashes were 16 to 24 years of age.
- In 2021, an estimated 320,250 people were injured in speeding-related crashes, up from 308,013 in 2020.
- 51% speeding drivers in fatal crashes in 2021 who were not wearing seat belts.
- The economic cost of speeding-related crashes is estimated to be $40.4 billion each year.
- At 40 mph, a driver has a 15% risk of serious (or worse) overall injury, At 50 mph, the risk is 59%, At 55 mph, the risk is 78%.
Sources: (CarJunkya Analysis (Data from NHSTA), NHSTA, Radarsign, CrashStats, NHSTA, Radarsign)
Speeding: A Major Factor in Traffic Fatalities
Source: CarJunkya Analysis (Data from NHSTA)
Speeding’s Annual Toll: A Grim Reality
Source: CarJunkya Analysis (Data from NHSTA)
Deadly Consequences: Speeding’s Daily Impact
Source: CarJunkya Analysis (Data from NHSTA)
Speeding Fatalities See Tragic Increase
Source: NHSTA
Young Drivers and the Dangers of Speeding
Source: Radarsign
Speeding-Related Injuries on the Rise
Source: CrashStats
Seatbelts and Speeding: A Life-Saving Combination
Source: NHSTA
Speeding-Related Crashes: A Costly Burden
Source: CrashStats
The Physics of Speed: Understanding Risk
Source: Radarsign