MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES

TRAUMA SERVCE AREA P, TEXAS, 2009

FATALITIES (Information from death certificates.)

I. Agegroup by Sex

Total / Male / Female
Agegroup / # deaths / rate / # deaths / rate / # deaths / rate
0-19 years / 37 / 5.3 / 27 / 7.6 / 10 / 3.0
20-64 / 237 / 17.0 / 178 / 25.8 / 59 / 8.4
65+ / 42 / 15.2 / 24 / 20.1 / 18 / 11.5
TOTAL / 316 / 13.5 / 229 / 20.0 / 87 / 7.3

rate per 100,000

II. Race/Ethnicity by Sex

Total / Male / Female
Race/Ethnicity / # deaths / rate / # deaths / rate / # deaths / rate
White / 131 / 15.1 / 90 / 21.3 / 41 / 9.0
Black / 22 / 15.7 / 16 / 21.3 / 6 / 9.2
Hispanic / 157 / 12.5 / 120 / 19.3 / 37 / 5.9
Other / 6 / 10.5 / 3 / 16.0 / 3 / 8.4

rate per 100,000

III. Race/Ethnicity by Agegroup

0-19 Years / 20-64 Years / 65+ Years
Race/Ethnicity / # deaths / rate / # deaths / rate / # deaths / rate
White / 6 / 3.1 / 99 / 19.4 / 26 / 16.6
Black / 4 / 9.1 / 16 / 18.3 / 2 / 15.8
Hispanic / 27 / 6.1 / 118 / 15.7 / 12 / 11.9
Other / 0 / 0.0 / 4 / 9.5 / 2 / 37.6

rate per 100,000

IV. Trends in Motor Vehicle Fatalities by Type, 2000-2009

2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009
Motorcycle / 1.1 / 0.8 / 0.9 / 1.5 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.0 / 2.3
Occupant / 4.1 / 9.7 / 11.6 / 10 / 9.7 / 10.7 / 6.2 / 3.7 / 3.9 / 6.8
Pedestrian / 2.6 / 2.1 / 2.4 / 2.2 / 2.9 / 1.7 / 1.0 / 0.1 / 0.4 / 0.8
Total / 7.8 / 12.6 / 14.8 / 13.7 / 13.7 / 15.5 / 15.1 / 13.9 / 13.1 / 13.8

NON-FATAL HOSPITALIZATIONS

Information from Texas Trauma Registry Hospital data, 2009.

I. Agegroup by Sex – Number of hospitalizations reported

Male / Female / Total
Agegroup / # / rate / # / rate / # / rate
0-19 / 219 / 62.0 / 166 / 49.0 / 385 / 55.6
20-64 / 843 / 122.0 / 472 / 67.4 / 1315 / 94.5
65+ / 79 / 66.2 / 84 / 53.8 / 163 / 59.2
TOTAL / 1141 / 98.1 / 722 / 60.4 / 1863 / 79.0

rate per 100,000

II. Race/Ethnicity by Sex– Number of hospitalizations reported

Male / Female / Total
Race/Ethnicity / # / rate / # / rate / # / Rate
White / 477 / 116.1 / 287 / 67.5 / 764 / 91.4
Black / 43 / 67.9 / 26 / 41.6 / 69 / 54.8
Hispanic / 576 / 92.3 / 387 / 60.5 / 963 / 76.2
Other / 50 / 190.0 / 22 / 71.6 / 72 / 126.2

rate per 100,000

III. Race/Ethnicity by Agegroup– Number of hospitalizations reported

0-19 Years / 20-64 Years / 65+ Years
Race/Ethnicity / # / rate / # / rate / # / rate
White / 107 / 55.6 / 550 / 107.6 / 106 / 67.8
Black / 13 / 29.6 / 52 / 59.4 / 4 / 31.5
Hispanic / 259 / 58.7 / 652 / 86.8 / 48 / 47.5
Other / 6 / 41.7 / 61 / 145.5 / 5 / 94.0

rate per 100,000

  1. Alcohol Use in Motor Vehicle Crashes by Sex and Age

(Blood Alcohol Concentration of .08 or higher)

Male / Female / Total
Agegroup / # / % of total / # / % of total / # / % of total
0-19 / 29 / 13.2 / 7 / 4.2 / 36 / 9.4
20-64 / 285 / 33.8 / 92 / 19.5 / 377 / 28.7
65+ / 5 / 6.3 / 0 / 0.0 / 5 / 3.1
TOTAL / 319 / 28.0 / 99 / 13.7 / 418 / 22.4

Source: Texas Trauma Registry; Hospitals, 2009