StateMaster - Rail Accidents > Injuries (per capita) (most recent) by state

DEFINITION
Number of injured persons in rail accidents, 2004. "Accidents/Incidents" includes all events reportable to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration under applicable regulations. These include: train accidents, reported on Form F 6180.54, comprised of collisions, derailments, and other events involving the operation of on-track equipment and causing reportable damage above an established threshold ($6,700 in 2003); highway-rail grade crossing incidents, reported on Form F 6180.57, involving impact between railroad on-track equipment and highway users at crossings; and other incidents, reported on Form F 6180.55a, involving all other reportable incidents or exposures that cause a fatality or injury to any person, or an occupational illness to a railroad employee. Per capita figures expressed per 100,000 population.

Transportation Statistics > Rail Accidents > Injuries (per capita) (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount (top to bottom)

Wyoming:

14.726 per 100,000 people

District of Columbia:

14.35 per 100,000 people

Nebraska:

8.983 per 100,000 people

North Dakota:

8.796 per 100,000 people

Montana:

7.588 per 100,000 people

Delaware:

7.587 per 100,000 people

Illinois:

6.526 per 100,000 people

Alaska:

6.479 per 100,000 people

Kansas:

5.064 per 100,000 people

#10

New Jersey:

5.036 per 100,000 people

#11

West Virginia:

5.009 per 100,000 people

#12

New York:

4.949 per 100,000 people

#13

Arkansas:

4.75 per 100,000 people

#14

Idaho:

4.408 per 100,000 people

#15

South Dakota:

4.253 per 100,000 people

#16

Iowa:

3.877 per 100,000 people

#17

Pennsylvania:

3.822 per 100,000 people

#18

Louisiana:

3.78 per 100,000 people

#19

Connecticut:

3.618 per 100,000 people

#20

Missouri:

3.293 per 100,000 people

#21

Minnesota:

3.273 per 100,000 people

#22

Kentucky:

3.187 per 100,000 people

#23

Mississippi:

3.15 per 100,000 people

#24

Indiana:

3.125 per 100,000 people

#25

Vermont:

3.05 per 100,000 people

#26

Wisconsin:

3.035 per 100,000 people

#27

Massachusetts:

2.876 per 100,000 people

#28

Alabama:

2.852 per 100,000 people

#29

Washington:

2.831 per 100,000 people

#30

New Mexico:

2.8 per 100,000 people

#31

Oklahoma:

2.621 per 100,000 people

#32

Tennessee:

2.616 per 100,000 people

#33

Colorado:

2.551 per 100,000 people

#34

Oregon:

2.499 per 100,000 people

#35

Rhode Island:

2.416 per 100,000 people

#36

Ohio:

2.355 per 100,000 people

#37

Georgia:

2.348 per 100,000 people

#38

Texas:

2.318 per 100,000 people

#39

South Carolina:

2.233 per 100,000 people

#40

Virginia:

2.088 per 100,000 people

#41

Maine:

2.043 per 100,000 people

#42

California:

1.838 per 100,000 people

#43

Arizona:

1.818 per 100,000 people

#44

Michigan:

1.788 per 100,000 people

#45

Maryland:

1.643 per 100,000 people

#46

Florida:

1.422 per 100,000 people

#47

Utah:

1.417 per 100,000 people

#48

North Carolina:

1.198 per 100,000 people

#49

Nevada:

0.952 per 100,000 people

#50

New Hampshire:

0.229 per 100,000 people

#51

Hawaii:

0.078 per 100,000 people

Weighted average:

3.8 per 100,000 people

DEFINITION: Number of injured persons in rail accidents, 2004. "Accidents/Incidents" includes all events reportable to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration under applicable regulations. These include: train accidents, reported on Form F 6180.54, comprised of collisions, derailments, and other events involving the operation of on-track equipment and causing reportable damage above an established threshold ($6,700 in 2003); highway-rail grade crossing incidents, reported on Form F 6180.57, involving impact between railroad on-track equipment and highway users at crossings; and other incidents, reported on Form F 6180.55a, involving all other reportable incidents or exposures that cause a fatality or injury to any person, or an occupational illness to a railroad employee. Per capita figures expressed per 100,000 population.

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

Transportation Statistics > Rail Accidents > Injuries (per capita) (most recent) by state

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