Fatal Trespasser Strikes in the United States: 2012-2017 [Research Results]

Details

• Creators:
  Kidda, Starr ; Chase, Stephanie G. ; Hiltunen, Danielle
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Suicide
  • Railroad crashes
  • Railroads
  • Fatalities
  • trespass
  • train strike
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RR 20-01
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  The results of the analysis show that California, New York, Florida, and Texas consistently had the highest number of fatal trespasser strikes, regardless of intent. Fatal suicide strikes most often occur during the spring, while non-suicides occur most often in the summer. Suicides tend to take place during later evening hours (8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.) on both weekdays and weekends, while non-suicides tend to occur during weekday evening commute hours (4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.), and during early morning hours on weekends (12:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.). Individuals are most likely to be between age 15 and 34 for all fatal strikes. At the time of the strike, fatal suicides most often involve an individual lying down, while for non-suicides, individuals are most often walking/stepping. Suicides and non-suicide strikes both involve freight trains more often than passenger trains.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFR5315X00043
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/43774/dot_43774_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 528.65 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f004391c77b9d3b879c9ad1d0bce5e681261894b50f3d1838203c39c7b27885e