Pennsylvania Teen Driver Statistics

Tom Corbett, Governor

Barry J. Schoch, P.E., Secretary, Department of Transportation

Pennsylvania Teen Driver Statistics

For additional statistics, contact the Driver and Vehicle Services Press Office at 717-705-1092.

Note: PennDOT uses 1999 as a baseline for comparison because this was the year the Graduated Driver Licensing Program went into effect in Pennsylvania, which provided for stricter requirements in the licensing of 16 and 17-year-old, first-time drivers.

Licensed Drivers, ages 16 and 17 from 1999 to 2012

1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012

153,984	122,482	95,673	97,077	95,730	115,198	115,162	113,557	91,804	87,004	84,245	99,001	99,234	79,383

For crash statistics, please visit the Bureau of Highway Safety and Traffic Engineering page. On the left-hand side of this page, select the Crash Information Systems and Analysis link, then Crash Facts and Statistics Books and click on the applicable year.Please note that crash statistics for 2012 are not yet available.