Statistics
Revised July 25, 2010


4 R Kids Sake maintains a national database for tracking statistics of children left unattended in or around cars. Currently, there is no federal or state surveillance system in place to track these injuries and fatalities. Therefore, it should be noted that the data reflected represents only a small percentage of the actual cases occuring within the United States.

  • 2010
  • 352 Incidents
  • Involving 438 Children
  • Resulting in 72 Fatalities
  • Fatalities by Type:
  •    0 - Asphyxiation
  •    29 - Back-overs
  •     1 - Car Fires
  •     0 - Carbon Monoxide
  •     0 - Drowning
  •     1 - Gun shot
  •    24 - Hyperthermia
  •    0 - Murder
  •     1 - Other
  •     0 - Power Equipment
  •    13 - Struck by Vehicle
  •     3 - Vehicle in Motion

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    View Graph of 2000-2010 Hyperthermia Fatalities
    View 2010 Hyperthermia Cases by Date
    View Study "Hyperthermia Deaths of Children in Vehicles"
    View Map for 2010 Heat Related Fatalities
    Cases in the News

  • 2009
  • 600 Incidents
  • Involving 789 Children
  • Resulting in 146 Fatalities
  • Fatalities by Type:
  •    1 - Asphyxiation
  •    61 - Back-overs
  •     0 - Car Fires
  •     0 - Carbon Monoxide
  •     0 - Drowning
  •     2 - Gun shot
  •    33 - Hyperthermia
  •    1 - Murder
  •     3 - Other
  •     0 - Power Equipment
  •    34 - Struck by Vehicle
  •     11 - Vehicle in Motion

    View Graph of 2009 Fatalities
    View Graph of 2000-2009 Hyperthermia Fatalities
    View 2009 Hyperthermia Cases by Date
    View Study "Hyperthermia Deaths of Children in Vehicles"
    View Map for 2009 Heat Related Fatalities
    Cases in the News

  • 2008
  • 731 Incidents
  • Involving 984 Children
  • Resulting in 163 Fatalities
  • Fatalities by Type:
  •    71 - Back-overs
  •     0 - Car Fires
  •     1 - Carbon Monoxide
  •     0 - Drowning
  •     1 - Gun shot
  •    42 - Hyperthermia
  •     1 - Other
  •     2 - Power Equipment
  •    37 - Struck by Vehicle
  •     8 - Vehicle in Motion

    View Graph of 2008 Fatalities
    View Graph of 2000-2008 Hyperthermia Fatalities
    View 2008 Hyperthermia Cases by Date
    View Study "Hyperthermia Deaths of Children in Vehicles"
    View Map for 2008 Heat Related Fatalities
    Cases in the News

  • 2007
  • 762 Incidents
  • Involving 983 Children
  • Resulting in 190 Fatalities
  • Fatalities by Type:
  •    89 - Back-overs
  •     2 - Car Fires
  •     0 - Carbon Monoxide
  •     4 - Drowning
  •    35 - Hyperthermia
  •     3 - Other
  •     0 - Power Equipment
  •    42 - Struck by Vehicle
  •     15 - Vehicle in Motion

    View Graph of 2007 Fatalities
    View Graph of 2000-2007 Hyperthermia Fatalities
    View 2007 Hyperthermia Cases by Date
    View Study "Hyperthermia Deaths of Children in Vehicles"
    View Map for 2007 Heat Related Fatalities
    Cases in the News

  • 2006
  • 563 Incidents
  • Involving 740 Children
  • Resulting in 130 Fatalities
  • Fatalities by Type:
  •    55 - Back-overs
  •    2 - Car Fires
  •    0 - Carbon Monoxide
  •    29 - Hyperthermia
  •    3 - Other
  •    2 - Power Equipment
  •    25 - Struck by Vehicle
  •    0 - Trunk Entrapment - Suffocation
  •    13 - Vehicle in Motion

    View Graph of 2006 Fatalities
    View Graph of 2000-2006 Hyperthermia Fatalities
    View 2006 Hyperthermia Cases by Date
    View Study "Hyperthermia Deaths of Children in Vehicles"
    View Map for 2006 Heat Related Fatalities

  • 2005
  • 432 Incidents
  • Involving 513 Children
  • Resulting in 153 Fatalities
  • Fatalities by Type:
  •    85 - Back-overs
  •    2 - Carbon Monoxide
  •    42 - Hyperthermia  
  •    3 - Power Equipment
  •    3 - Seat Belt Entanglement
  •    5 - Struck by Vehicle
  •    3 - Trunk Entrapment - Suffocation
  •    10 - Vehicle in Motion

    View Graph of 2005 Fatalities
    View Graph of 2000-2006 Hyperthermia Fatalities
    View 2005 Hyperthermia Cases by Date
    View Study "Hyperthermia Deaths of Children in Vehicles"
    View Map for 2005 Heat Related Fatalities

  • 2004
  • 436 Incidents
  • Involving 560 Children
  • Resulting in 120 Fatalities
  • Fatalities by Type:
  •    54 - Back-overs
  •    36 - Hyperthermia
  •      8 - Power Equipment
  •      7 - Struck by Vehicle
  •      3 - Unattended in a Car - Gunshot
  •      1 - Unknown Cause
  •    11 - Vehicle in Motion

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    View Map for 2004 Heat Related Fatalities

  • 2003
  • 573 Incidents
  • Involving 713 Children
  • Resulting in 141 Fatalities
  • Fatalities by Type:
  •   70 - Back-over(s)
  •      4 - Car Fire(s)
  •      4 - Carbon Monoxide
  •   42 - Hyperthermia (Includes: 11 Car Entrapment & 1 Trunk Entrapment)
  •      0 - Other
  •      1 - Power Equipment
  •      2 - Strangulation
  •      3 - Struck by Vehicle
  •     15 - Vehicle in Motion

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    View Map for 2003 Heat Related Fatalities

  • 2002
  • 430 Incidents
  • Involving 587 Children
  • Resulting in 116 Fatalities
  • Fatalities by Type:
      59 - Back-over(s)
        3 - Car Fire(s)
      31 - Hyperthermia (Heat stroke)
        4 - Power Equipment
        1 - Strangulation (Child Restraint Strap)
        1 - Struck by Vehicle
      14 - Vehicle in Motion
        3 - Other/Unknown
  • 2001:
  • 376 Incidents
  • Involving 454 Children
  • Resulting in 92 Fatalities

  • 2000:
  • 321 Incidents
  • Involving 414 Children
  • Resulting in 71 Fatalities

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