Cars are arguably safer than ever, so it seems like traffic fatalities should be falling. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. According to a report by the National Safety Council, its preliminary estimates reveal that traffic fatalities were up nine percent in the first six months of 2016 compared to the same period last year.

The NSC, which is a congressionally chartered nonprofit that acquires its data from state authorities, estimates that roughly 19,000 people have been killed on US roads since January. The figure accounts for an increase of 18 percent from two years ago during the same six-month period. An additional 2.2 million people were seriously injured in the first half of the year, as well. The NSC estimates that the cost of the deaths and injuries at approximately $205 billion.