Table 2.
State variation of key predictors for fatal crashes involving a child passenger, 2010–2014
| State | No restraint use/misuse (%) | On rural road (%) | Vehicle type van (%) | On state highway (%) | Speed limit 65–80 mph (%) | Red light camera policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest | 21 | 71 | 20 | 27 | 25 | -- |
| Illinois | 22 | 45 | 21 | 29 | 11 | Limited |
| Indiana | 19 | 72 | 27 | 29 | 15 | No law |
| Iowa | 24 | 71 | 33 | 11 | 20 | No law |
| Kansas | 25 | 77 | 15 | 14 | 43 | No law |
| Michigan | 9 | 54 | 21 | 24 | 12 | No law |
| Minnesota | 21 | 74 | 19 | 28 | 17 | No law |
| Missouri | 20 | 62 | 13 | 49 | 19 | Limited |
| Nebraska | 34 | 86 | 15 | 15 | 41 | No law |
| North Dakota | 25 | 93 | 22 | 24 | 47 | No law |
| Ohio | 14 | 62 | 17 | 34 | 9 | Limited |
| South Dakota | 30 | 87 | 13 | 28 | 61 | No law |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 68 | 25 | 41 | 10 | Prohibited |
| Northeast | 11 | 50 | 18 | 44 | 11 | -- |
| Connecticut | 10 | 20 | 11 | 39 | 15 | No law |
| Maine | 5 | 100 | 31 | 50 | 0 | Prohibited |
| Massachusetts | 13 | 17 | 25 | 36 | 23 | No law |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 50 | 15 | 53 | 10 | Prohibited |
| New Jersey | 13 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 14 | Prohibited |
| New York | 11 | 72 | 21 | 33 | 14 | Limited |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | 59 | 20 | 58 | 7 | Limited |
| Rhode Island | 17 | 17 | 6 | 56 | 0 | Permitted |
| Vermont | 18 | 100 | 11 | 46 | 14 | No law |
| South | 23 | 63 | 11 | 37 | 20 | -- |
| Alabama | 33 | 64 | 9 | 26 | 23 | Limited |
| Arkansas | 17 | 83 | 9 | 43 | 20 | Prohibited |
| Delaware | 33 | 58 | 6 | 67 | 6 | Permitted |
| Florida | 16 | 39 | 15 | 30 | 20 | Permitted |
| Georgia | 23 | 48 | 13 | 38 | 17 | Permitted |
| Kentucky | 16 | 77 | 12 | 57 | 12 | No law |
| Louisiana | 32 | 51 | 8 | 51 | 13 | Limited |
| Maryland | 15 | 40 | 20 | 49 | 8 | Permitted |
| Mississippi | 38 | 81 | 5 | 29 | 32 | Prohibited |
| North Carolina | 15 | 71 | 14 | 30 | 12 | Limited |
| Oklahoma | 23 | 66 | 8 | 30 | 46 | No law |
| South Carolina | 19 | 79 | 13 | 40 | 18 | Prohibited |
| Tennessee | 21 | 53 | 12 | 32 | 13 | Permitted |
| Texas | 21 | 55 | 7 | 20 | 41 | Limited |
| Virginia | 26 | 66 | 17 | 22 | 14 | Limited |
| West Virginia | 21 | 67 | 11 | 30 | 24 | Prohibited |
| West | 22 | 63 | 10 | 32 | 37 | -- |
| Alaska | 14 | 62 | 0 | 76 | 19 | No law |
| Arizona | 24 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 42 | Permitted |
| California | 13 | 46 | 14 | 27 | 32 | Permitted |
| Colorado | 26 | 50 | 11 | 22 | 36 | Permitted |
| Hawaii | 20 | 50 | 4 | 84 | 0 | No law |
| Idaho | 23 | 75 | 14 | 20 | 43 | No law |
| Montana | 30 | 92 | 8 | 21 | 73 | Prohibited |
| Nevada | 23 | 45 | 14 | 25 | 41 | Prohibited |
| New Mexico | 32 | 76 | 14 | 18 | 46 | Limited |
| Oregon | 13 | 77 | 12 | 27 | 9 | Permitted |
| Utah | 23 | 51 | 8 | 36 | 38 | No law |
| Washington | 5 | 59 | 14 | 33 | 17 | Limited |
| Wyoming | 37 | 89 | 9 | 16 | 80 | No law |
| U.S. Overall | 20 | 62 | 14 | 35 | 24 | -- |
| mph, miles per hour |