Airplane Crashes Steadily Decline, 2012 Safest Yet
| Crashes | Fatalities | |
| 1990 | 46 | 701 |
| 1995 | 57 | 1205 |
| 2000 | 42 | 1147 |
| 2001 | 35 | 801 |
| 2002 | 43 | 1112 |
| 2003 | 33 | 703 |
| 2004 | 33 | 454 |
| 2005 | 39 | 1073 |
| 2006 | 33 | 905 |
| 2007 | 31 | 773 |
| 2008 | 34 | 589 |
| 2009 | 31 | 760 |
| 2010 | 31 | 847 |
| 2011 | 36 | 524 |
| 2012 | 23 | 475 |
Fatal airliner (14+ passenger) hull-loss accidents and fatalities per year
Sources:
aviation-safety.net
nytimes.com
