Motorcyclist Traffic Fatalities by State, 2009 Preliminary Data

For the full year of 2009, 38 states and the District of Columbia reported a drop\nin motorcyclist fatalities from 2008 and 12 states reported an increase. About half\nthe state counts for 2009 are reported to be final or very close to final. The rest\nare preliminary to varying degrees, with some final except for December and others\nincomplete for two or three months. Judging from each state’s reported totals and\ncompleteness, it is expected that the final data will confirm a decrease for almost all\nthe states currently reporting one. This means that motorcyclist fatalities will have\ndecreased in about three-quarters of the states.\n