In 2021, the number of transportation fatalities in the U.S. amounted to 45,211 deaths, 95 percent of which is attributed to motor vehicle fatalities on public highways. In the same year, only 0.7 percent of the total transportation casualties occurred in the public transit networks in the U.S.
Number of transportation fatalities in the United States in 2021, by mode
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (October 26, 2023). Number of transportation fatalities in the United States in 2021, by mode [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/860124/us-transportation-fatalities-by-mode/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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