In 2021, the number of accidents reported throughout the public transit networks in the U.S. amounted to 6,013, up by nearly 15 percent from the year 2020. The year 2020 experienced a significant drop in the number of accidents following the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. In the past decade, the number of transit accidents peaked in 2016 at a rate of 7,308.
Number of accidents on the public transportation systems in the United States from 2010 to 2021
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Statistics on Public transit in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic U.S.: Mode of transport commonly used to commute to work 2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. public transit: Operating revenue 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. workers using public transportation to commute to work 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. public transit: Number of unlinked passenger trips 1995-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. public transportation - Modal share of unlinked passenger trips in 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. transit agencies - 10 largest based on unlinked passenger trips 2020
- Premium Statistic United States: monthly heavy-rail ridership 2020–2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. metro network - leading cities by ridership 2021
Ridership of main transit networks
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- Premium Statistic MTA: Annual ridership of the New York City transit authority 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual ridership of the Chicago transit authority 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual ridership of the Washington, D.C. transit authority 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Annual ridership of the Boston transit authority, by mode 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual ridership of Los Angeles' transit authority, by mode 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Annual ridership of the Philadelphia transit authority 2012-2022
Funding and revenues
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- Premium Statistic Total funding spent for public transportation in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Total federal funding authorized for public transportation in the U.S. 2016-2026
- Premium Statistic Total federal funding for public transportation in the U.S., by state 2022-2026
- Premium Statistic U.S.: Annual revenue of the New York urban transport authority 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S.: Annual revenue of Chicago's urban transit authority 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual operating revenue of the Washington, D.C. transit authority 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S.: Operating revenues of the public transportation authority of Boston 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Annual revenue of Los Angeles' transit authority, by type 2018-2021
Sustainability
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- Premium Statistic Change in public transport GHG emissions per passenger mile in the U.S. 2008-2018
- Premium Statistic Public transport's GHG emissions in the U.S., by transit authority 2018
- Premium Statistic Public transport's GHG emissions in the U.S., by mode 2018
- Premium Statistic U.S. urban transit traffic: Electricity consumption 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Fuel consumption of the U.S. urban transit, by type 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. transit bus fleet fuel types 2013-2019
- Premium Statistic Full-size transit ZEBs count in the U.S., by type 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Full-size transit ZEBs deployed in the U.S., by state 2022
Safety
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- Premium Statistic Transportation fatalities by mode in the United States 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of public transit incidents in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of public transit incidents in the U.S., by mode 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of public transit accidents in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of public transit fatalities in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of public transit crime events in the U.S., by type 2021
Further related statistics
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- Number of public transit incidents in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Number of public transit incidents in the U.S., by mode 2019-2021
- Number of public transit crime events in the U.S., by type 2021
- Number of public transit fatalities in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Public transportation prices in selected cities in Hungary 2023, by ticket type
- Consumer Price Index (CPI) of public transportation in Japan 2013-2022
- Total expenditure on public transportation in France 2010-2020
- Revenue of the public transit agency in Marseille, France (RTM) 2010-2020
- Public transit passenger traffic in Marseille, France 2010-2020
- Netherlands: annual ridership of the public transit company GVB 2016-2021
- U.S. household expenditure on public transportation 2007-2020
- Security costs on public transportation in France 2011-2020
- Public transit vehicles accessibility in the U.S., by type 1993-2020
- U.S.: Operating revenues of the public transportation authority of Boston 2016-2022
- Netherlands: annual ridership of Rotterdam's public transit company 2013-2021
- Passenger traffic on local public transport in Milan, Italy 2015-2020
- Passenger traffic on local public transport in Naples, Italy 2015-2020
- Passenger traffic on local public transport in Rome, Italy 2015-2020
- Passenger traffic on local public transport in Florence, Italy 2015-2020
- Passenger traffic on local public transport in Italy 2015-2020
- Passenger traffic on local public transport in Venice, Italy 2015-2020
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (February 16, 2023). Number of accidents on the public transportation systems in the United States from 2010 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295842/number-accidents-public-transit-us/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Number of accidents on the public transportation systems in the United States from 2010 to 2021." Chart. February 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295842/number-accidents-public-transit-us/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2023). Number of accidents on the public transportation systems in the United States from 2010 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295842/number-accidents-public-transit-us/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Number of Accidents on The Public Transportation Systems in The United States from 2010 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295842/number-accidents-public-transit-us/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Number of accidents on the public transportation systems in the United States from 2010 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295842/number-accidents-public-transit-us/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Number of accidents on the public transportation systems in the United States from 2010 to 2021 [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295842/number-accidents-public-transit-us/