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New Jersey Ranks 44th in the Nation in Traffic Fatalities Per 100 Million Vehicle Miles (2002)
Source: U.S. National Highway Safety Traffic Administration

Rank State Rate   Rank State Rate
             
1 Montana 2.60
26 Maine 1.47
2
 Mississippi 2.43
   27 Georgia 1.41
3
 South Carolina 2.23
   28 Delaware 1.40
4
 West Virginia 2.19
   29 Wisconsin 1.37
5 Arizona 2.18
   30 Hawaii 1.34
6 Arkansas 2.13
   30 Illinois 1.34
7 Nevada 2.12
   30 Utah 1.34
7 South Dakota 2.12
   33 North Dakota 1.32
9
Louisiana 2.02
   34 Iowa 1.31
10 New Mexico 1.97
   34 Ohio 1.31
11 Kentucky 1.95
   36 Michigan 1.28
11 Wyoming 1.95
   37 California 1.27
13 Idaho 1.86
   38 Oregon 1.26
14 Alabama 1.80
   39 Maryland 1.23
14 Kansas 1.80
   40 Minnesota 1.20
16 Alaska 1.78
   40 Washington 1.20
17 Missouri 1.77
   42 Virginia 1.18
18 Florida 1.76
   43 New York 1.14
19 Tennessee 1.72
   44 New Jersey 1.11
20 Colorado 1.70
   45 Indiana 1.09
20 North Carolina 1.70
   46 Connecticut 1.03
22 Texas 1.69
   46 Rhode Island 1.03
23
Nebraska 1.64
   48 New Hampshire 1.01
24
Oklahoma 1.61
   49 Massachusetts 0.86
25 Pennsylvania 1.54   49 Vermont 0.81
             
          50 State Average
1.57
          N.J. % Below Average 29%

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