Pedestrians: 2024 Data, Traffic Safety Facts

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Pedestrian-vehicle crashes
  • Fatalities
  • Traffic safety
  • Crash characteristics
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 818
• Series:
  Traffic Safety Facts
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/zpk5-j413
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Traffic Safety Facts
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Description:
  This edition of Traffic Safety Facts briefly summarizes 2024 data on pedestrian fatalities and other crash-related information. Key Findings: In 2024 there were 7,080 pedestrians killed in traffic crashes, a 3.9-percent decrease from 2023; an estimated 71,635 pedestrians were injured in traffic crashes, a 5.0-percent increase from 2023; on average, a pedestrian was killed every 74 minutes or was injured every 7 minutes; pedestrian deaths accounted for 18 percent of all traffic fatalities and 3 percent of all people injured; 17 percent of the children 14 and younger killed were pedestrians; alcohol involvement for the driver or the pedestrian was reported in 43 percent of all fatal pedestrian-related crashes; in 2024; nearly 1 out of every 4 pedestrians killed (24%) were struck by hit-and-run drivers.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/91750/dot_91750_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.27 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NCSA Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Data
• Main Document Checksum:
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