Table 1 Description of pedestrian and cyclist crashes in the United States, 2016–2020
From: Injury and fatality risks for child pedestrians and cyclists on public roads
Pedestrians aged 0–19 | Cyclists aged 0–19 | Pedestrians aged 0–39 | Cyclists aged 0–39 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent fatal (%) | Frequency | Percent fatal (%) | Frequency | Percent fatal (%) | Frequency | Percent fatal (%) | |
Total | 73,369 | 2.9 | 61,278 | 0.7 | 206,429 | 5.6 | 148,828 | 1.0 |
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 34,778 | 3.8 | 49,192 | 0.8 | 114,679 | 6.9 | 117,413 | 1.2 |
Female | 33,279 | 2.4 | 11,913 | 0.3 | 91,104 | 3.8 | 31,157 | 0.9 |
Age | ||||||||
0–9 | 19,554 | 3.2 | 7429 | 1.1 | 19,554 | 3.2 | 7429 | 1.1 |
10–19 | 53,815 | 2.8 | 53,849 | 0.7 | 53,815 | 2.8 | 53,849 | 0.7 |
20–29 | – | – | – | – | 70,744 | 6.3 | 51,857 | 0.9 |
30–39 | – | – | – | – | 62,316 | 7.9 | 35,693 | 1.5 |
Year | ||||||||
2016 | 19,699 | 2.6 | 16,133 | 0.6 | 50,179 | 4.5 | 39,926 | 0.7 |
2017 | 15,380 | 3.0 | 12,777 | 0.8 | 40,969 | 5.4 | 30,872 | 0.9 |
2018 | 14,376 | 2.9 | 10,294 | 0.9 | 42,758 | 5.5 | 26,834 | 1.1 |
2019 | 15,091 | 2.4 | 13,314 | 0.6 | 42,467 | 5.3 | 29,847 | 1.0 |
2020 | 8823 | 4.2 | 8760 | 1.1 | 30,056 | 8.1 | 21,319 | 1.4 |
Vehicle type | ||||||||
Car | 40,121 | 2.4 | 32,314 | 0.6 | 108,947 | 5.0 | 79,626 | 0.8 |
Van/utility vehicles/light truck | 26,385 | 3.7 | 23,862 | 0.9 | 72,273 | 6.4 | 46,819 | 1.2 |
Truck/bus | 1691 | 8.5 | 1115 | 5.0 | 5916 | 16.5 | 3741 | 5.1 |
Other | 5365 | 3.0 | 8586 | 0.3 | 16,981 | 7.9 | 14,556 | 0.9 |
Urbanicity | ||||||||
Urban | 60,354 | 2.6 | 51,875 | 0.6 | 174,140 | 5.1 | 130,752 | 0.8 |
Rural | 12,985 | 3.9 | 9396 | 1.5 | 32,218 | 8.1 | 18,033 | 1.9 |
Street location | ||||||||
Intersection | 36,984 | 1.3 | 41,654 | 0.5 | 104,763 | 2.0 | 41,654 | 0.5 |
Non-intersection | 36,384 | 4.5 | 19,623 | 1.4 | 101,664 | 9.3 | 19,623 | 1.4 |
Circumstances–pedestrians | ||||||||
Crossing | 34,416 | 1.4 | – | – | 101,974 | 2.9 | – | – |
Dart out | 18,411 | 1.5 | – | – | 28,735 | 2.7 | – | – |
Walk/run along roadway | 4295 | 6.0 | – | – | 16,415 | 10.1 | – | – |
Unusual circumstances | 3683 | 5.0 | – | – | 16,791 | 6.5 | – | – |
Other | 12,249 | 4.5 | – | – | 40,595 | 7.6 | – | – |
Circumstances–cyclists | – | – | ||||||
Intersection-motorist | – | – | 6234 | 0.1 | – | – | ||
Intersection-cyclist | – | – | 11,200 | 0.1 | – | – | 20,743 | 0.9 |
Crossing paths | – | – | 11,290 | 0.3 | – | – | 23,961 | 0.3 |
Midblock-cyclist | – | – | 4645 | 0.8 | – | – | 7047 | 1.1 |
Motorist turn | – | – | 6749 | 0.3 | – | – | 23,323 | 0.3 |
Other | – | – | 21,076 | 1.0 | – | – | 58,300 | 1.2 |