How many kids are killed in car accidents in the U.S.A. each year?

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I'm doing a research paper and i want to the stats. For soem reason every site I go has different numbers. Help! Please!

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The figure from NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) for 2005 is:

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Under 5: 461
5-9: 433
10-15: 890
16-20: 5,353

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So, under 16 totals to 1,784 and under 21 totals to 7,137

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In 2004, there were nearly 61 million children age 14 and younger in the
United States. This age group made up 21 percent of the total U.S. resident
population in 2004.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children of every
age from 3 to 14 years old (based on 2002 figures, which are the latest mortality
data currently available from the National Center for Health Statistics).
In 2004, there were a total of 42,636 traffic fatalities in the United States.
The 14 and under age group accounted for 5 percent (2,157) of those
traffic fatalities. This age group accounted for 4 percent (1,638) of all vehicle
occupant fatalities, 9 percent (246,000) of all the people injured in motor
vehicle crashes, and 8 percent (214,000) of all the vehicle occupants injured
in crashes.
Every day in the United States, an average of 6 children age 14 and younger
were killed and 673 were injured in motor vehicle crashes during 2004.
In the 14 and under age group, males accounted for 56 percent of the fatalities
and 47 percent of those injured in motor vehicle crashes during 2004.

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Go to http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/... for more information.

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