Table 1

Motor vehicle crash deaths related to police pursuits and all other crash deaths in the United States, 1994–2002

Fleeing vehicle deaths* (n = 2055); %Other pursuit related deaths* (n = 1088); %Non-pursuit deaths, FARS (n = 373276); %
*It could not be determined whether three of the deaths were occupants of the fleeing vehicle, so the total of deaths in this table is 3143.
Male86.168.667.3
Female13.931.432.7
Mean age (years)27.234.339.9
Driver61.052.754.2
Passenger28.034.325.6
Motorcyclist10.34.05.5
Pedestrian08.512.6
Bicyclist00.41.8
Other/unknown0.70.10.3