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A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for the first quarter of 2026 shows an estimated 7,770 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes, a decrease of about 4.3 percent compared to the 8,120 fatalities projected to have occurred in the first quarter of 2025 (Early Estimates of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities and Fatality Rate in […]
Drivers struck and killed 3,024 people walking in the United States in the first six months of 2025, down 10.9% from the year before – the largest annual decline since GHSA began tracking pedestrian deaths 15 years ago. Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2025 Preliminary Data (January-June)
For this fact sheet, urban boundaries are determined by the State highway departments and approved by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the areas outside those boundaries are described as rural. The State highway departments use the boundaries decided by the Census Bureau.1 This fact sheet describes rural or urban classification of the trafficway segment […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently issued a projection report of traffic fatalities and the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for 2024 (Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2024, Report No. DOT HS 813 710). That report shows an estimated 39,345 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes […]
A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for 2024 shows an estimated 39,345 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes, a decrease of about 3.8 percent compared to the 40,901 fatalities reported to have occurred in 2023, as shown in Table 1. The fourth quarter of 2024 represents the 11th consecutive quarterly decline in fatalities beginning […]
GHSA’s analysis of preliminary data provided by State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) found that while pedestrian deaths during the first six months of 2024 fell slightly from the year before, they are 12% higher than 2019 and up a shocking 48% since 2014. Over the last decade, deaths of people on foot have risen at a pace […]
NHTSA has recently issued a projection report of traffic fatalities and the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for the first half of 2024 (Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities the First Half (Jan–Jun) of 2024, Report No. DOT HS 813 633). That report shows an estimated 18,720 people died in […]
Summary A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for the first half of 2024 shows an estimated 18,720 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes, a decrease of about 3.2 percent compared to 19,330 fatalities projected for the first half of 2023 (Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2023, Report No. DOT HS 813 […]
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, […]
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, […]