In 2021, more than two-and-a-half times as many male pedestrians as female pedestrians were killed on roads in the United States. That year, nearly 4,600 men were killed in road traffic crashes, while there were just under 1,900 pedestrian fatalities.
Total pedestrian fatalities in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, by gender
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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NHTSA. (May 1, 2023). Total pedestrian fatalities in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198508/total-pedestrian-fatalities-in-us-traffic-crashes-2009-by-gender/
NHTSA. "Total pedestrian fatalities in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, by gender." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198508/total-pedestrian-fatalities-in-us-traffic-crashes-2009-by-gender/
NHTSA. (2023). Total pedestrian fatalities in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198508/total-pedestrian-fatalities-in-us-traffic-crashes-2009-by-gender/
NHTSA. "Total Pedestrian Fatalities in U.S. Traffic Crashes in 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198508/total-pedestrian-fatalities-in-us-traffic-crashes-2009-by-gender/
NHTSA, Total pedestrian fatalities in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198508/total-pedestrian-fatalities-in-us-traffic-crashes-2009-by-gender/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Total pedestrian fatalities in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, by gender [Graph], NHTSA, May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198508/total-pedestrian-fatalities-in-us-traffic-crashes-2009-by-gender/