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1037. Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents--National Summary
[Based on data from the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS). FARS gathers data on accidents that result in loss of human life.FARS is operated and maintained by National
Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration's (NHTSA) National Center for Statistics and Analysis(NCSA). FARS data are gathered on motor vehicle accidents that occurredon a roadway
customarily open to the public, resulting in the death ofa person within 30 days of the accident; collection of these datadepend on the use of police, hospital,medical
examiner/coroner, and Emergency Medical Services reports,State vehicle registration, driver licensing, and highway department files, and vital statistics documents and death
certificates.See source for further detail]
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1980
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1981
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1982
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1983
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1984
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1997
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1998
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revisions
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revisions
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Fatal crashes, total
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45,284
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44,000
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39,092
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37,976
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39,631
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39,196
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41,090
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41,438
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42,130
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40,741
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39,836
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36,937
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34,942
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35,780
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36,254
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37,241
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37,241
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37,494
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37,324
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37,324
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37,081
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One vehicle involved
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28,306
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26,832
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23,851
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23,048
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23,697
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22,875
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24,275
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24,154
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24,716
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23,742
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23,445
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21,910
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20,388
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20,569
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20,526
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21,250
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21,256
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21,134
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20,807
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20,807
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20,897
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Two or more vehicles involved
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16,978
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17,168
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15,241
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14,928
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15,934
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16,321
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16,815
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17,284
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17,414
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16,999
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16,391
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15,027
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14,554
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15,211
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15,728
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15,991
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15,985
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16,360
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16,517
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16,517
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16,184
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Persons killed in fatal crashes
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51,091
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49,301
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43,945
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42,589
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44,257
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43,825
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46,087
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46,390
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47,087
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45,582
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44,599
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41,508
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39,250
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40,150
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40,716
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41,817
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41,817
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42,065
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42,013
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42,013
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41,471
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Occupants
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41,927
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40,424
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35,646
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34,843
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36,284
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36,043
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38,234
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38,565
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39,170
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38,087
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37,134
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34,740
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32,880
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33,574
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34,318
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35,291
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35,291
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35,695
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35,725
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35,725
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35,359
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Drivers
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28,816
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28,200
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24,690
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24,138
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25,589
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25,337
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26,630
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26,833
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27,253
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26,389
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25,750
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23,930
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22,584
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23,142
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23,691
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24,390
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24,390
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24,534
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24,667
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24,667
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24,729
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Passengers
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12,972
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12,055
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10,867
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10,595
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10,586
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10,619
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11,498
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11,623
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11,805
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11,624
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11,276
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10,688
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10,211
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10,361
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10,518
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10,782
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10,784
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11,058
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10,944
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10,944
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10,519
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Other
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139
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169
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89
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110
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109
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87
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106
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109
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112
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74
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108
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122
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85
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71
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109
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119
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117
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103
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114
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114
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111
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Nonmotorists
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9,164
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8,877
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8,299
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7,746
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7,973
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7,782
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7,853
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7,825
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7,917
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7,495
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7,465
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6,768
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6,370
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6,576
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6,398
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6,526
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6,526
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6,370
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6,288
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6,288
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6,112
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Pedestrians
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8,070
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7,837
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7,331
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6,826
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7,025
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6,808
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6,779
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6,745
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6,870
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6,556
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6,482
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5,801
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5,549
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5,649
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5,489
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5,584
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5,584
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5,449
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5,321
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5,321
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5,220
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