Number of public transit fatalities in the U.S. 2010-2022
In 2022, the number of fatalities reported throughout the public transit networks in the U.S. amounted to 339 deaths, a year-over-year increase of around five percent. This represented the highest number of fatalities in U.S. public transportation in the past decade. In 2020, fatalities remained high despite the COVID-19 movement restrictions, which brought the transit ridership to a historic low.