Year	Motor Vehicle Accidents 1,000,000's	Motor Vehicle Deaths 1,000's	Deaths per 10,000 Accidents
1960	10.4	36.4	35.0
1965	13.2	47.1	35.7
1970	16.0	52.6	32.9
1975	16.5	44.5	27.0
1980	17.9	51.1	28.5
1985	19.3	43.8	22.7
1990	11.5	44.6	38.8
1995	10.7	41.8	39.1
2000	13.4	41.9	31.3
2005	10.7	43.5	40.7

Sources:  http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2010/tables/10s1067.pdf Table 1067 for 1990-2005  http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1990-06.pdf Table 1035 for 1980 & 1985  http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1980-07.pdf Table 1110 for 1960-1975