In 2017 seat belt use in the United States ranged from 67.6 percent in New Hampshire to 97.1 percent in Georgia. Twenty-three States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands achieved seat belt use rates of 90 percent or higher. These results are from probability-based observational surveys conducted by the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories. In 2011 NHTSA established new uniform criteria (per 23 CFR Part 1340) for observational surveys. Compliance with the criteria is verified annually by NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Results: Seat belt use rates in the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, other U.S. Territories, and nationwide from 2010 to 2017 are listed in the table below. Rates in jurisdictions with primary seat belt enforcement during the calendar year of the survey are shaded in the table. However, the law might not have taken effect when the survey was being conducted. (Author/publisher)
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