| Mode | 2010 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
Air |
278 |
260 |
202 |
U.S. air carrier |
17 |
17 |
8 |
Commuter carrier |
2 |
0 |
0 |
On-demand air taxi |
3 |
14 |
9 |
General aviation |
256 |
229 |
187 |
Highway a |
2,248,000 |
2,740,000 |
U |
Passenger car occupants a |
1,256,000 |
1,498,000 |
U |
Motorcyclists a |
82,000 |
84,000 |
U |
Light-truck occupants a |
737,000 |
950,000 |
U |
Heavy-truck occupants a |
20,000 |
46,000 |
U |
Bus occupants a |
18,000 |
15,000 |
U |
Pedestrians a |
70,000 |
76,000 |
U |
Pedalcyclists a |
52,000 |
49,000 |
U |
Other a |
13,000 |
23,000 |
U |
Pipeline |
108 |
36 |
42 |
Rail |
8,379 |
7,997 |
5,503 |
Train Accidents |
110 |
54 |
72 |
Highway-rail grade crossing b |
888 |
837 |
688 |
Trespassers |
390 |
529 |
557 |
Other |
6,991 |
6,577 |
4,186 |
Transit c |
25,376 |
23,363 |
15,418 |
Water |
3,770 |
3,002 |
3,536 |
Freight vessel and Industrial/Other |
407 |
257 |
230 |
Passenger vessel and Recreational boating |
3,363 |
2,745 |
3,306 |
Notes:
a2019 and 2020 Crash Reporting Sampling System (CRSS) estimates for injuries are not comparable with 2010 and earlier NASS GES estimates because of different sampling designs. bExcludes injuries involving motor vehicles at public highway-rail grade crossings, which are assumed to be counted under Highway categories. cIncludes transit employee, contract worker, passenger, people waiting or leaving (revenue facility occupant), and other injuries for all modes reported to the National Transit Database. Excludes commuter rail (reporting under FRA jurisdiction). Other transit injuries are assumed to be counted under Highway or Rail categories.
Highway numbers are estimates rather than actual counts. The estimates are calculated from data obtained from a nationally representative sample of crashes. NHTSA redesigned the nationally representative sample of police-reported traffic crashes, which estimates the number of police-reported injury and property-damage-only crashes in the US. The new system, CRSS, replaced the NASS GES in 2016 and has a different sample design. Thus, the 2019 and 2020 persons injured estimates are not comparable to earlier estimates.
U = Data are not available.
Sources:
As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-2, available at https://www.bts.gov/nts.
Last Updated: October 2021