Data & Statistics

34,434 Transportation Fatalities In 2011

Highway:
This is a segmented-pie chart representing the number of Highway fatalities in 2011. The pie is divided into 8 segments, each representing one of the following categories. The total fatalities for 2011 were 32,367. 
The data for this figure is as follows, in order, from largest percentage to smallest percentage:
Passenger Cars=11,981 
Light Trucks and Vans= 9,272 
Pedestrians=4,432 
Motorcycles=4,612 
Pedalcycles=677 
All Other=704 
Medium and heavy trucks=635 
Buses=54 Rail:
This is a segmented-pie chart representing the number of Railway fatalities in 2011. The pie is divided into 4 segments, each representing one of the following categories. The total fatalities for 2011 were 759. 
The data for this figure is as follows, in order from largest percentage to smallest percentage:
Trespassers and nontrespassers= 499 
Light, heavy, and commuter rail= 230 
Employees and contractors=24 
Passengers=6 Aviation: This is a segmented-pie chart representing the number of Aviation fatalities in 2011. The pie is divided into 3 segments, each representing one of the following categories. The total fatalities for 2011 were 494. 
The data for this figure is as follows, in order from largest percentage to smallest percentage:
General Aviation= 444 
Air Taxi= 41 
Foreign or Unregistered= 9 
Marine:This is a segmented-pie chart representing the number of Marine fatalities in 2011. The pie is divided into 4 segments, each representing one of the following categories. The total fatalities for 2011 were 800. 
The data for this figure is as follows, in order from largest percentage to smallest percentage:
Recreational Boating= 758 
Commercial fishing= 25 
Commercial Passengers= 12 
Cargo Transport= 5


2010-2011 U.S. Transportation Fatalities

Preliminary Monthly Summary of US Civil Aviation Accidents (May 2013)



SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS STATISTICAL INFORMATION

The following tables and charts depict statistical information related to NTSB safety recommendations.