About the Map Between 2004 and 2013, 373,377 Americans died in traffic accidents Based on data from the Department of Transportation's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), this map plots the location of every fatal U.S. traffic accident from 2004 to 2013. When zoomed in, each icon's shape and color represent information about the person whose life the accident claimed. 58% of fatal accidents
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