The share of pedestrian fatalities in the number of total road traffic fatalities in the United States has been slowly increasing in the past years, rising from 11 percent in 2006 to 18 percent in 2022.
Overall share of United States pedestrian fatalities in road traffic from 2006 to 2022
Figures prior to 2013 were taken from previous editions of the report.
Pedestrians are defined as any person on foot, walking, running, jogging, hiking, sitting or lying down who are involved in a motor vehicle traffic crash. A traffic crash is an incident that involves one or more vehicles where at least one vehicle is in-transport and the crash originates on a public traffic way.
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US Department of Transportation. (July 31, 2024). Overall share of United States pedestrian fatalities in road traffic from 2006 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198481/share-of-us-pedestrian-fatalities-by-land-use/
US Department of Transportation. "Overall share of United States pedestrian fatalities in road traffic from 2006 to 2022." Chart. July 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198481/share-of-us-pedestrian-fatalities-by-land-use/
US Department of Transportation. (2024). Overall share of United States pedestrian fatalities in road traffic from 2006 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198481/share-of-us-pedestrian-fatalities-by-land-use/
US Department of Transportation. "Overall Share of United States Pedestrian Fatalities in Road Traffic from 2006 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198481/share-of-us-pedestrian-fatalities-by-land-use/
US Department of Transportation, Overall share of United States pedestrian fatalities in road traffic from 2006 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198481/share-of-us-pedestrian-fatalities-by-land-use/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Overall share of United States pedestrian fatalities in road traffic from 2006 to 2022 [Graph], US Department of Transportation, July 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198481/share-of-us-pedestrian-fatalities-by-land-use/
