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State by State Breakdown
of Child Fatalities, Age 15 and Under,
By Restraint Use

State
Unrestrained
Restrained
Unknown
Total
Alabama
34
20
2
56
Alaska
1
2
0
3
Arizona
24
20
7
51
Arkansas
16
11
0
27
California
57
78
19
154
Colorado
21
13
0
34
Connecticut
1
1
1
3
Delaware
4
3
1
8
D.C.
0
0
0
0
Florida
52
46
1
99
Georgia
30
28
7
65
Hawaii
3
1
1
5
Idaho
12
5
0
17
Illinois
19
26
7
52
Indiana
14
15
2
31
Iowa
10
11
1
22
Kansas
22
4
3
29
Kentucky
15
14
1
30
Louisana
25
11
2
38
Maine
1
4
0
5
Maryland
10
11
2
23
Massachusetts
2
3
0
5
Michigan
18
32
5
55
Minnesota
21
23
1
45
Mississippi
36
20
4
60
Missouri
31
20
3
54
Montana
11
2
0
13
Nebraska
11
6
1
18
Nevada
15
4
0
19
New Hampshire
1
1
0
2
New Jersey
4
12
0
16
New Mexico
13
13
2
28
New York
17
16
2
35
North Carolina
24
32
7
63
North Dakota
4
0
0
4
Ohio
26
27
1
54
Oklahoma
21
20
0
41
Oregon
6
11
4
21
Pennsylvania
17
17
11
45
Rhode Island
2
0
0
2
South Carolina
22
14
2
38
South Dakota
10
4
1
15
Tennessee
26
24
5
55
Texas
107
85
10
202
Utah
15
8
1
24
Vermont
0
4
0
4
Virginia
17
14
3
34
Washington
12
19
1
32
West Virginia
6
5
0
11
Wisconsin
15
10
4
29
Wyoming
6
3
0
9
Total
887
773
125
1,785

Source: F.A.R.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2002


May 20,2004

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