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Pedestrian deaths in the United States

In 2024, 7,080 pedestrians were killed in the United States, 18% of all traffic deaths and 2.1 per 100,000 people. That was down 3.9% from 7,367 in 2023, the fewest since 2020.

Deaths, 2024
7,080
Share of all traffic deaths
18%
Per 100,000 people
2.1
Change from 2023
-3.9%

Trend

Pedestrian deaths by year

Pedestrian deaths by year, 1975–2024
Category Deaths
1975 7,516
1976 7,427
1977 7,732
1978 7,795
1979 8,096
1980 8,070
1981 7,837
1982 7,331
1983 6,826
1984 7,025
1985 6,808
1986 6,779
1987 6,745
1988 6,870
1989 6,556
1990 6,482
1991 5,801
1992 5,549
1993 5,649
1994 5,489
1995 5,584
1996 5,449
1997 5,321
1998 5,228
1999 4,939
2000 4,763
2001 4,901
2002 4,851
2003 4,774
2004 4,675
2005 4,892
2006 4,795
2007 4,699
2008 4,414
2009 4,109
2010 4,302
2011 4,457
2012 4,818
2013 4,779
2014 4,910
2015 5,494
2016 6,080
2017 6,075
2018 6,374
2019 6,272
2020 6,565
2021 7,470
2022 7,593
2023 7,367
2024 7,080
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Where

Pedestrian deaths by state, 2024

State
California 1,090 2.8 28% -5.2%
Texas 763 2.4 18% -4.7%
Florida 668 2.9 21% -13.7%
New York 289 1.4 26% -0.3%
Georgia 286 2.6 20% -7.7%
North Carolina 264 2.4 16% +15.3%
Arizona 250 3.3 20% -7.4%
Illinois 213 1.7 18% +7.0%
New Jersey 210 2.2 31% +27.3%
Pennsylvania 173 1.3 15% -6.5%
Louisiana 159 3.4 21% +9.7%
Tennessee 158 2.2 13% -15.1%
South Carolina 156 2.8 15% -16.6%
Maryland 152 2.4 26% -5.0%
Washington 152 1.9 21% +0.7%
Michigan 150 1.5 14% -14.8%
Missouri 137 2.2 14% +7.9%
Alabama 128 2.5 13% +3.2%
Virginia 123 1.4 13% -3.1%
Ohio 122 1.0 11% -15.9%
Colorado 112 1.9 16% -10.4%
Nevada 108 3.3 26% -0.9%
Indiana 104 1.5 13% +7.2%
Mississippi 104 3.5 14% +19.5%
Oregon 96 2.3 18% -5.0%
Kentucky 95 2.1 13% -21.5%
New Mexico 90 4.2 22% -14.3%
Oklahoma 77 1.9 12% -12.5%
Massachusetts 76 1.1 21% +13.4%
Arkansas 69 2.2 11% -6.8%
Connecticut 61 1.7 20% +27.1%
Wisconsin 58 1.0 10% -3.3%
Minnesota 57 1.0 12% +46.2%
Utah 42 1.2 15% +10.5%
Hawaii 35 2.4 34% +59.1%
Kansas 34 1.1 10% -10.5%
Iowa 30 0.9 8% +3.4%
Delaware 28 2.7 22% +3.7%
West Virginia 25 1.4 10% +66.7%
Nebraska 19 0.9 8% +46.2%
District of Columbia 18 2.6 38% +28.6%
Alaska 15 2.0 21% +15.4%
Idaho 14 0.7 6% -54.8%
Maine 13 0.9 7% -31.6%
Rhode Island 13 1.2 25% +18.2%
Montana 10 0.9 5% -50.0%
New Hampshire 10 0.7 8% -28.6%
South Dakota 9 1.0 6% -40.0%
Vermont 6 0.9 10% +20.0%
North Dakota 5 0.6 6% -50.0%
Wyoming 4 0.7 4% -63.6%

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When and where

When these crashes happen, 2020–2024

Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1,743
1am 1,367
2am 1,411
3am 1,197
4am 1,272
5am 1,722
6am 1,594
7am 771
8am 577
9am 491
10am 473
11am 469
12pm 559
1pm 505
2pm 567
3pm 662
4pm 705
5pm 1,536
6pm 2,582
7pm 2,905
8pm 3,509
9pm 3,627
10pm 2,920
11pm 2,206
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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Lighted 14,054
Dark - Not Lighted 12,488
Daylight 6,805
Dark - Unknown Lighting 697
Dusk 683
Dawn 599
Other 36

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 3,216
Feb 2,755
Mar 2,760
Apr 2,438
May 2,451
Jun 2,411
Jul 2,628
Aug 2,917
Sep 3,150
Oct 3,635
Nov 3,605
Dec 3,619
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States with the most fatal crashes
Category Fatal crashes Deaths
California 5,577 5,668
Texas 3,795 3,892
Florida 3,690 3,753
Georgia 1,508 1,535
New York 1,384 1,414
Arizona 1,275 1,294
North Carolina 1,221 1,235
Illinois 968 992
New Jersey 939 948
Tennessee 886 906
South Carolina 884 898
Pennsylvania 840 862
Michigan 829 843
Louisiana 794 818
Ohio 743 756
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 1975–2024. Methodology