Pedestrian deaths in the United States in 2022 peaked among age groups in their 30s and among people in their late 50s and early 60s. The highest number of pedestrian fatalities was among 30 to 34 year-olds and 60 to 64 year-olds, where fatalities reached 694 people respectively.
Number of pedestrians killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the United States in 2022, by age group
A pedestrian, as defined for the purpose of this statistic, is any person on foot, walking, running, jogging, hiking, sitting or lying down who is involved in a motor vehicle traffic crash. For the purpose of this statistic 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. Crashes that occurred exclusively on private property, including parking lots and driveways, were excluded.
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NHTSA, & US Department of Transportation. (July 31, 2024). Number of pedestrians killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the United States in 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198485/pedestrians-killed-in-us-motor-vehicle-traffic-crashes-by-age-group/
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Number of pedestrians killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the United States in 2022, by age group [Graph], NHTSA, & US Department of Transportation, July 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198485/pedestrians-killed-in-us-motor-vehicle-traffic-crashes-by-age-group/
