Highway-Rail Grade Crossings fatalities (per capita) by state. Definition, graph and map.

SOURCE
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Interim Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2003, Washington, DC: 2004

DEFINITION
Number of fatalities caused by collisions or accidents at highway-rail grade crossings. NOTE: Any impact, regardless of severity, between railroad on-track equipment and any user of a public or private crossing site must be reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration on Form F 6180.57. The crossing site includes sidewalks and pathways at, or associated with, the crossing. Counts of fatalities and injuries include motor vehicle occupants, people not in vehicles or on the trains, as well as people on the train or railroad equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.

Transportation Statistics > Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Fatalities (per capita) (most recent) by state

Rank

States

Amount

# 1

North Dakota:

9.424 per 1 million people

# 2

Montana:

4.275 per 1 million people

# 3

Wyoming:

3.927 per 1 million people

# 4

Louisiana:

3.316 per 1 million people

# 5

Mississippi:

3.081 per 1 million people

# 6

Indiana:

2.87 per 1 million people

# 7

Nebraska:

2.843 per 1 million people

# 8

Oklahoma:

2.819 per 1 million people

# 9

Arkansas:

2.519 per 1 million people

# 10

Illinois:

2.272 per 1 million people

# 11

Alabama:

2.194 per 1 million people

# 12

Minnesota:

2.143 per 1 million people

# 13

Kentucky:

1.917 per 1 million people

# 14

West Virginia:

1.651 per 1 million people

# 15

Texas:

1.575 per 1 million people

# 16

New Mexico:

1.556 per 1 million people

# 17

Missouri:

1.552 per 1 million people

# 18

Idaho:

1.399 per 1 million people

# 19

Tennessee:

1.342 per 1 million people

# 20

South Dakota:

1.289 per 1 million people

# 21

South Carolina:

1.175 per 1 million people

# 22

Ohio:

1.134 per 1 million people

# 23

Kansas:

1.093 per 1 million people

# 24

Iowa:

1.011 per 1 million people

# 25

Arizona:

1.01 per 1 million people

# 26

Washington:

0.954 per 1 million people

# 27

Virginia:

0.925 per 1 million people

# 28

Oregon:

0.824 per 1 million people

# 29

New Jersey:

0.803 per 1 million people

# 30

Georgia:

0.772 per 1 million people

# 31

Maine:

0.757 per 1 million people

# 32

Florida:

0.731 per 1 million people

# 33

Wisconsin:

0.723 per 1 million people

# 34

California:

0.72 per 1 million people

# 35

Michigan:

0.692 per 1 million people

# 36

North Carolina:

0.461 per 1 million people

# 37

New York:

0.415 per 1 million people

# 38

Nevada:

0.414 per 1 million people

# 39

Pennsylvania:

0.241 per 1 million people

# 40

Colorado:

0.214 per 1 million people

= 41

New Hampshire:

0 per 1 million people

= 41

Alaska:

0 per 1 million people

= 41

Massachusetts:

0 per 1 million people

= 41

Utah:

0 per 1 million people

= 41

Connecticut:

0 per 1 million people

= 41

District of Columbia:

0 per 1 million people

= 41

Maryland:

0 per 1 million people

= 41

Delaware:

0 per 1 million people

= 41

Rhode Island:

0 per 1 million people

= 41

Hawaii:

0 per 1 million people

= 41

Vermont:

0 per 1 million people

Weighted average:

1.4 per 1 million people

DEFINITION: Number of fatalities caused by collisions or accidents at highway-rail grade crossings. NOTE: Any impact, regardless of severity, between railroad on-track equipment and any user of a public or private crossing site must be reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration on Form F 6180.57. The crossing site includes sidewalks and pathways at, or associated with, the crossing. Counts of fatalities and injuries include motor vehicle occupants, people not in vehicles or on the trains, as well as people on the train or railroad equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Interim Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2003, Washington, DC: 2004

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