Nationwide roadway deaths reached a 15-year high last year, a new federal report shows, with deaths rising in all but six states.

Map: Traffic deaths are up nationwide. They’re up in these places the most

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released its early estimate of traffic fatalities for 2021. NHTSA projects that an estimated 42,915 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes last year, a 10.5% increase from the 38,824 fatalities in 2020. The projection is the highest number of fatalities since 2005 and the largest annual percentage increase in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System’s history.

Newly Released Estimates Show Traffic Fatalities Reached a 16-Year High in 2021