By The Numbers

Okay, you already know that car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens. But do you know just how many teens die every year? Let's break it down:

Death by Numbers

• 6,000 teens die every year
• 109 every week
• 16 every day
• In 15 months enough teens will die to make up the population of a small town (population: 7,500)

Crash Frequency

• There is a crash every 5 seconds
• Someone dies in a crash every 13 minutes

Chances of Dying

• In a plane crash: 1 in 20,000
• By gunshot: 1 in 2,500
• In a car crash: 1 in 140