4-1 Transportation Fatalities by Mode
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
| Mode | 2004 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air | 637 | 444 | 404 |
| U.S. air carrier | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Commuter carrier | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| On-demand air taxi | 64 | 20 | 27 |
| General aviation | 559 | 424 | 376 |
| Highwaya | 42,836 | 32,744 | 35,092 |
| Passenger car occupants | 19,192 | 11,947 | 12,628 |
| Motorcyclists | 4,028 | 4,594 | 4,976 |
| Light-truck occupants | 12,674 | 9,103 | 9,813 |
| Heavy-truck occupants | 766 | 656 | 667 |
| Bus occupants | 42 | 44 | 49 |
| Pedestrians | 4,675 | 4,910 | 5,376 |
| Pedalcyclists | 727 | 729 | 818 |
| Other | 732 | 761 | 765 |
| Pipeline | 23 | 19 | 10 |
| Rail | 891 | 767 | 759 |
| Train accidents | 13 | 5 | 13 |
| Highway-rail grade crossinga | 371 | 262 | 235 |
| Trespassers | 472 | 470 | 459 |
| Other | 35 | 30 | 52 |
| Transita,b | 177 | 236 | 254 |
| Water | 815 | 674 | 692 |
| Freight vessel and Industrial/Other | 84 | 50 | 52 |
| Passenger vessel and Recreational boating | 731 | 624 | 640 |
aIndividual modes don't add up to totals due to double counting in highway, rail, and transit grade crossings. bIncludes transit employee, contract worker, passenger, revenue facility occupant, and other fatalities for all modes reported to the National Transit Database.
Source: As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-1, available at www.bts.gov as of November 2016.