Figure 2.4.5 - Pedestrian Fatalities as a Percent of All Traffic Fatalities by State Over Time

Overall, pedestrian fatalities increased as a percentage of all traffic fatalities in the United States between 2014 and 2023 to 17.4%. Eleven states saw a decrease in this pedestrian fatality rate over this time period - led by Rhode Island and Delaware. This type of metric is used for several federal funding programs on a multi-year or annual basis.

Overall, pedestrian fatalities increased as a percentage of all traffic fatalities in the United States between 2014 and 2023 to 17.4%. Eleven states saw a decrease in this pedestrian fatality rate over this time period - led by Rhode Island and Delaware. This type of metric is used for several federal funding programs on a multi-year or annual basis.
Data displayed is based on the average number of pedestrian and all traffic fatalities per state for the given time periods.
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