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Alabama Traffic Wreck Statistics (1971-2007)

Year Locale Total Wrecks Injury-Type Wrecks Property Type Wrecks Fatal-Type Wrecks Persons Killed Persons Injured
1971 Rural 23556 6018 16815 723 881 9904
Urban 64463 10536 53640 287 370 14987
Total 88019 16554 70455 1010 1251 24891
1972 Rural 24602 6309 17515 778 918 10415
Urban 75091 11873 62942 276 330 16786
Total 99693 18182 80457 1054 1248 27201
1973 Rural 24778 6352 17681 745 887 10394
Urban 80211 12662 67251 298 348 17777
Total 104989 19014 84932 1043 1235 28171
1974 Rural 20364 5329 14459 576 714 8348
Urban 80451 12618 67594 239 263 17307
Total 100815 17947 82053 815 977 25655
1975 Rural 22483 5713 16241 529 646 8946
Urban 86770 13645 72839 286 329 18953
Total 109253 19358 89080 815 975 27899
1976 Rural 24768 6156 18025 587 713 9609
Urban 86492 13981 72245 266 319 19482
Total 111260 20137 90270 853 1032 29091
1977 Rural 27007 6831 19505 671 787 10806
Urban 92359 15131 76931 297 341 20888
Total 119366 21962 96436 960 1128 31694
1978 Rural 27952 7534 19712 706 822 11790
Urban 100320 16676 84342 302 347 23328
Total 128272 24210 103054 1008 1169 35118
1979 Rural 28919 7663 20663 593 683 11866
Urban 98060 16500 81258 302 337 22907
Total 126979 24163 101921 895 1020 34773
1980 Rural 24605 7120 16941 544 618 10873
Urban 89322 15704 73317 301 335 21792
Total 113927 22824 90258 845 953 32665
1981 Rural 23497 6901 16054 542 622 10496
Urban 81002 14901 65809 292 322 20772
Total 104499 21802 81863 834 944 31268
1982 Rural 23591 7213 15871 507 584 10976
Urban 77922 15372 62311 239 261 21428
Total 101513 22585 78182 746 845 32404
1983 Rural 24909 7567 16795 547 630 11524
Urban 73544 15150 58125 169 314 21143
Total 98453 22717 74920 716 944 32667
1984 Rural 27025 8206 18257 562 647 12544
Urban 80129 16711 63155 263 293 23442
Total 107154 24917 81412 825 940 35986
1985 Rural 29219 9040 19647 532 619 13849
Urban 84619 17310 67055 254 273 24161
Total 113838 26350 86702 786 892 38010
1986 Rural 30529 9635 20285 609 688 14883
Urban 92129 19551 72215 363 398 27647
Total 122658 29186 92500 972 1086 42530
1987 Rural 31745 9906 21171 668 770 15257
Urban 93259 19268 73679 312 346 27413
Total 125004 29174 94850 980 1116 42670
1988 Rural 32741 10538 21638 565 634 16190
Urban 93799 19455 73988 356 389 27891
Total 126540 29993 95626 921 1023 44081
1989 Rural 33180 10608 21988 584 665 16353
Urban 85659 17739 67587 333 363 25513
Total 118839 28347 89575 917 1028 41866
1990 Rural 32636 10843 21143 650 754 16843
Urban 91016 19402 71283 331 364 27797
Total 123652 30245 92426 981 1118 44640
1991 Rural 31321 10469 20199 653 742 16192
Urban 81040 17524 63190 326 368 25389
Total 112361 27993 83389 979 1110 41581
1992 Rural 31038 10222 20232 584 661 15925
Urban 87901 18676 68888 337 370 26759
Total 118939 28898 89120 921 1031 42684
1993 Rural 32265 10628 21012 625 722 16614
Urban 90010 19337 70387 286 318 27569
Total 122275 29965 91399 911 1040 44183
1994 Rural 34979 11513 22830 636 727 17847
Urban 95302 21090 73896 316 355 30169
Total 130281 32603 96726 952 1082 48016
1995 Rural 36001 11776 23569 646 749 18227
Urban 97326 20905 76087 344 364 29886
Total 133327 32681 99656 990 1113 48113
1996 Rural 37250 11905 24675 670 757 18343
Urban 99099 20603 78145 351 385 29803
Total 136349 32508 102820 1021 1142 48146
1997 Rural 39847 12672 26501 674 770 19598
Urban 99497 20488 78635 374 420 29689
Total 139344 33160 105136 1048 1190 49287
1998 Rural 39479 12179 26662 638 716 18666
Urban 97964 19994 77652 318 353 28637
Total 137443 32173 104314 956 1069 47303
1999 Rural 39412 12086 26635 691 801 18584
Urban 98250 19990 77955 305 341 28475
Total 137662 32076 104590 996 1142 47059
2000 Rural 39022 11857 26532 633 690 17893
Urban 93567 18091 75204 727 296 25603
Total 132589 29948 101736 905 986 43496
2001 Rural 39099 11527 26957 615 682 17269
Urban 94590 18235 76068 287 314 25640
Total 133689 29762 103025 902 996 42909
2002 Rural 40877 12178 28049 650 740 18268
Urban 99504 18738 80485 281 298 26140
Total 140381 30916 108534 931 1038 44408
2003 Rural 40442 11883 27935 624 704 17629
Urban 100587 18861 81451 275 297 26210
Total 141029 30744 109386 899 1001 43839
2004 Rural 41165 12379 28097 689 779 18474
Urban 105152 19472 85336 344 375 26910
Total 146317 31851 113433 1033 1154 45384
2005 Rural 40553 12283 27575 695 787 18055
Urban 103395 19050 84027 318 347 26100
Total 143948 31333 111602 1013 1134 44155
2006 Rural 39785 12250 26802 733 833 17994
Urban 99957 18276 81340 341 375 25032
Total 139742 30526 108142 1074 1208 43026
2007 Rural 37870 11133 26053 684 751 16028
Urban 97357 17158 79873 326 359 23623
Total 135227 28291 105926 1010 1110 39651