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It defines “older” as age 65+, reports key findings on deaths, injury estimates, and fatality rates per 100,000 population, and compares trends with 2022 and 2014–2023. 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These percentages are higher compared to all fatalities (46% were during the daytime, 58% were on weekdays, and 46% were in multi-vehicle crashes) .  \n• Among passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes in 2023, when restraint use was known, those occupants 65 and older were restrained 70 percent of the time, compared to 45 percent for those occupants under 65.  \n• Seventy percent of older pedestrian fatalities in 2023 occurred at nonintersection locations, compared to 85 percent for those under 65.  \nThis fact sheet contains information on fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and non-fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes from the Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS) . Results from FARS, such as fatal crashes and fatalities, are actual counts, while results from CRSS, such as non-fatal crashes and people injured, are estimates. Refer to the end of this publication for more information on FARS and CRSS.  \nDue to a vehicle classification change, the 2020 and later-year vehicle type classifications are not comparable to 2019 and earlier-year vehicle type classifications. This change affects any analysis with a vehicle component to it.  \nRefer to the end of this publication for more information on Product Information Catalog and Vehicle Listing (vPIC) .  \nA motor vehicle traffic crash is defined as an incident that involved one or more motor vehicles in-transport that originated on or had a harmful event (injury or damage) on a public trafficway, such as a road or highway. Crashes that occurred on private property not regularly used by the public for transport, including some parts of parking lots and driveways, are excluded. The terms “motor vehicle traffic crash” and “traffic crash” are used interchangeably in this document.  \nOverview  \nIn 2023 there were 7,891 people 65 and older killed and an estimated 279,225 injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes. Older people made up 19 percent of all traffic fatalities and 11 percent of all people injured in 2023 . Compared to 2022 there was a 2-percent decrease in the number of traffic fatalities and a 4-percent increase in the estimated number of those injured in the older age group.  \nIn 2023 there were 59.2 million people—18 percent of the total U.S. population—who were 65 and older. The older population traffic fatality rate per 100,000 population in 2023 was 13.32, a decrease of 5 percent from 13.96 in 2022 . From 2014 to 2023 the traffic fatality rate per 100,000 population ","cbCaisrcY2yehb8b","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisrcY2yehb8b","pdf",1261216,15,"English","# Overview\n## Key Findings\n## Definitions and Data Sources\n## Important Safety Reminders\n## Age and Trends (2014–2023)\n## Drivers and Crash Characteristics\n## Restraint Use and Pedestrians\n## State and Summary Tables","[{\"question\":\"How does the fact sheet define “older” for the 2023 analysis?\",\"answer\":\"For this fact sheet, “older” refers to people 65 and older, covering older population groups across drivers, occupants, and nonoccupants.\"},{\"question\":\"What were the main 2023 results for traffic deaths among people 65 and older?\",\"answer\":\"In 2023, 7,891 people aged 65 and older were killed in traffic crashes in the United States, representing 19% of all traffic fatalities. 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