In 2022, the number of fatalities reported throughout the public transit networks in the U.S. amounted to 339 deaths, a year-over-year increase of around five percent. This represented the highest number of fatalities in U.S. public transportation in the past decade. In 2020, fatalities remained high despite the COVID-19 movement restrictions, which brought the transit ridership to a historic low.
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According to the source, accidents include collisions with other vehicles, objects, and people (except suicides), and derailments/buses going off the road. Incidents include Accidents plus personal casualties (inside vehicles, inside stations, and boarding and alighting vehicle) and fires.
Figures exclude data for cable cars, inclined planes, jitneys, aerial tramways, and ferry boats. *Date released is date accessed
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (January 23, 2024). Number of fatalities on public transportation systems in the United States from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295843/number-fatalities-public-transit-us/
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