Iowa Data
Year |
Total
Crashesa |
Animal-Vehicle
Crashes |
Percent Animal-Vehicle Crashes |
Fatalities |
Injuries |
Post-Hunt Deer Population Estimatesb |
Salvaged & Unsalvaged Deer Carcassesec |
1993 |
73,608 |
7,012 |
9.53 |
0 |
461 |
198,589 |
9,576 |
1994 |
74,048 |
7,138 |
9.64 |
1 |
467 |
212,678 |
10,438 |
1995 |
76,203 |
8,052 |
10.57 |
1 |
516 |
224,614 |
11,167 |
1996 |
78,357 |
8,614 |
10.99 |
3 |
620 |
235,903 |
12,276 |
1997 |
71,512 |
8,097 |
11.32 |
4 |
884 |
247,682 |
13,148 |
1998 |
64,041 |
7,564 |
11.81 |
2 |
761 |
255,631 |
12,427 |
1999 |
64,485 |
7,787 |
12.07 |
2 |
779 |
270,332 |
11,366 |
2000 |
64,364 |
7,556 |
11.74 |
1 |
795 |
283,837 |
10,389 |
2001 |
52,987d |
6,057 |
11.43 |
4 |
565 |
295,755 |
13,404 |
2002 |
59,659 |
8,641 |
14.48 |
2 |
600 |
306,366 |
11,975 |
2003 |
59,437 |
8,396 |
14.13 |
10 |
582 |
315,809 |
12,904 |
2004 |
59,192 |
8,481 |
14.33 |
7 |
590 |
360,000 |
11,116 |
| 2005 | 58,644 | 7,320 | 12.53 | 4 | 633 | 340,000 | 10,656 |
| 2006 | n/a | 8,335 | n/a | 11 | 536 | n/a | n/a |
Notes:
aTraffic crash defined as Iowa law requires motorists
to report any motor vehicle crash which involved one or more vehicles
and results in death, injury or property damage of at least $1000.
bTotal deer herd size post-hunt population estimates
based upon simulation models
cSalvaged kill recorded by DNR conservation officers
and unsalvaged kill reported by DOT. (IA DNR)
dApproximately 10,000 crash reports are believed missing
from the 2001 data due to a crash form change (IA DOT)
Crash
Information from Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division
Deer Information from Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Click here to download file: IA_AVC_Data.xls
Crashes by County
Click here to download county AVC data from 1991 to 2004: IA AVC by county 1991-2004.xls