There were 228,195,802 licensed drivers in the U.S. in 2020. Only around 3.9% were in an accident that was reported to the police. A total 9,125,456 drivers were involved in the 5.6 million accidents in the U.S. in 2020, representing 3,999 of every 100,000 with a license. It’s likely that some were in more than one accident, meaning the overall total is lower. Of the drivers in fatal crashes, 41,365 had a valid license and 9,559 had an invalid license. Other car accident statistics for drivers in fatal crashes (one driver may represent more than one category): 2% had no previous driving convictions 6% had a previous speeding convictions 5% had a previous harmful moving conviction other than speeding 8% had a previous recorded crash 1% had a previous record license suspension or revocation 4% had a previous operating while impaired conviction.