Pedestrian fatalities in United States

Pedestrian fatalities in the United States was 7,080 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 3.9% from 2023.

2024, count7,080 Provisional

Change on 2023-3.9%

Series high8,0961979

Series low4,1092009

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Pedestrian fatalities in United States, 1975 to 2024

count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER_TYP pedestrian and INJ_SEV 4), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-24.

All 50 values

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

Rankings

US states by pedestrian fatalities 51 places

Definition

Pedestrians killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the year. FARS counts people who die within 30 days of a crash involving a motor vehicle travelling on a public road, by the place of the crash, not of residence.

Counts people coded as pedestrians only. Cyclists and people on personal conveyances such as wheelchairs or skateboards are not included, as in NHTSA's published pedestrian totals.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER_TYP pedestrian and INJ_SEV 4), United States and states. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER_TYP pedestrian and INJ_SEV 4), United States and states (Pedestrian fatalities, United States, 1975 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip

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Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER_TYP pedestrian and INJ_SEV 4), United States and states, Pedestrian fatalities, United States, 1975 to 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/pedestrian-fatalities/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER_TYP pedestrian and INJ_SEV 4), United States and states. Pedestrian fatalities, United States, 1975 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/pedestrian-fatalities/united-states.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER_TYP pedestrian and INJ_SEV 4), United States and states, Pedestrian fatalities, United States, 1975 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/pedestrian-fatalities/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER\_TYP pedestrian and INJ\_SEV 4), United States and states: Pedestrian fatalities, United States, 1975 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/pedestrian-fatalities/united-states. Publisher attribution: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER\_TYP pedestrian and INJ\_SEV 4), United States and states. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Pedestrian fatalities in the United States was 7,080 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 3.9% from 2023.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER_TYP pedestrian and INJ_SEV 4), United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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8,096 in 1979, the highest value since 1975 in this series.

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