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Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2023 Preliminary Data
GHSA’s annual Spotlight on Highway Safety report offers the first look at state and national trends in pedestrian traffic deaths for 2023 based on preliminary data provided by State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs). The data analysis found that 29 states had fewer pedestrian deaths in 2023 compared to the year before, while 21 and Washington, D.C., had more.
The report also includes an in-depth analysis of 2022 data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System that confirms some troubling trends regarding people on foot being killed at night, where there aren’t sidewalks, and by SUVs and pickups. Since 2010, pedestrian deaths have increased by 77%, compared to a 22% rise in all other traffic fatalities. The data analysis was conducted by Elizabeth Petraglia, Ph.D., of research firm Westat.
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