A look at the number of motor vehicle deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2000, the latest year for which figures were available:
STATE DEATHS
Arkansas 2.2
Tennessee 2.0
Missouri 1.7
Kansas 1.6
Iowa 1.5
Nebraska 1.5
Oklahoma 1.5
Illinois 1.4
U.S. Average 1.5
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Source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
-- AP
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