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Deaths Associated With ATVs by State

ATVs with Three, Four, or Unknown Number of Wheels
Reported for the Period January 1, 1982 Through December 31, 2009

StateReported Deaths
1982-2006
Cumulative Percent
of U.S. 1982-2006
Reported Deaths
2007-2009*
Total Reported
Deaths*
California4675%93560
Pennsylvania42410%69493
Texas42415%58482
West Virginia39820%116514
Kentucky37725%85462
Florida36129%86447
Tennessee33133%73404
New York31436%43357
North Carolina30240%64366
Michigan29443%49343
Georgia27847%24302
Mississippi26050%52312
Ohio25553%65320
Missouri24155%62303
Arkansas23658%43279
Minnesota22261%34256
Wisconsin21863%49267
Alabama19166%53244
Louisiana19168%37228
Arizona18470%54238
Illinois18172%46227
Indiana15674%34190
Virginia15676%45201
Utah14678%29175
Oregon14079%36176
Alaska13181%16147
Oklahoma12982%35164
Colorado11184%18129
Iowa10885%17125
Maine10786%17124
Idaho10587%29134
Kansas10589%19124
South Carolina9990%29128
Washington9891%25123
New Mexico8692%894
Nebraska7893%23101
Nevada7194%1081
Massachusetts6594%267
New Jersey6395%1073
Montana6096%1878
Maryland5896%1674
New Hampshire5497%559
North Dakota5098%1666
South Dakota4998%1362
Vermont4899%1159
Connecticut35099%439
Wyoming34100%1246
Hawaii13100%316
Delaware7100%18
Rhode Island6100%17
Washington, D.C.4100%15
Puerto Rico2100%02

Source: U.S. Consumer Producl Safety Commission, Directorate for Epidemiology, Division of Hazard Analysis.
Note: State rankings are based on ATV-related fatality counts for the period 1982 - 2006.
*Italicized data (columns 4 and 5) denote the years for which reporting is ongoing (2007 - 2009).


"The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is providing the abovementioned information on state laws for your convenience. CPSC is expressing no opinion on any of these various requirements. To ensure full compliance with the laws in your state, CPSC recommends that ATV owners and riders check with their state government or legislative officials for a detailed list of off-road vehicle laws and regulations."



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