Injuries (per Capita) > Highway-Rail Grade Crossings statistics - states compared

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

DEFINITION
Number of injuries 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 > Injuries (per capita) (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Mississippi:

15.063 per 1 million people

# 2

North Dakota:

14.136 per 1 million people

# 3

West Virginia:

11.558 per 1 million people

# 4

Kansas:

10.202 per 1 million people

# 5

Louisiana:

9.285 per 1 million people

# 6

Arkansas:

8.996 per 1 million people

# 7

Oklahoma:

8.738 per 1 million people

# 8

Alabama:

8.337 per 1 million people

# 9

South Dakota:

7.733 per 1 million people

# 10

Nebraska:

6.254 per 1 million people

# 11

Iowa:

6.068 per 1 million people

# 12

Indiana:

5.899 per 1 million people

# 13

Kentucky:

5.751 per 1 million people

# 14

Missouri:

5.517 per 1 million people

# 15

Illinois:

5.484 per 1 million people

# 16

Wisconsin:

5.419 per 1 million people

# 17

South Carolina:

5.405 per 1 million people

# 18

Minnesota:

5.26 per 1 million people

# 19

Georgia:

4.85 per 1 million people

# 20

Delaware:

4.742 per 1 million people

# 21

Texas:

4.549 per 1 million people

# 22

Montana:

4.275 per 1 million people

# 23

Ohio:

4.1 per 1 million people

# 24

Wyoming:

3.927 per 1 million people

# 25

New Mexico:

3.63 per 1 million people

# 26

Vermont:

3.21 per 1 million people

# 27

Virginia:

3.039 per 1 million people

# 28

Tennessee:

3.019 per 1 million people

# 29

Idaho:

2.799 per 1 million people

# 30

Michigan:

2.767 per 1 million people

# 31

Utah:

2.43 per 1 million people

# 32

Maine:

2.27 per 1 million people

# 33

Colorado:

2.144 per 1 million people

# 34

Florida:

1.967 per 1 million people

# 35

Oregon:

1.923 per 1 million people

# 36

North Carolina:

1.727 per 1 million people

# 37

California:

1.688 per 1 million people

# 38

Washington:

1.59 per 1 million people

# 39

Alaska:

1.507 per 1 million people

# 40

New Jersey:

1.491 per 1 million people

# 41

Pennsylvania:

1.046 per 1 million people

# 42

Nevada:

0.828 per 1 million people

# 43

Maryland:

0.714 per 1 million people

# 44

Arizona:

0.673 per 1 million people

# 45

Massachusetts:

0.469 per 1 million people

# 46

New York:

0.364 per 1 million people

= 47

New Hampshire:

0 per 1 million people

= 47

Connecticut:

0 per 1 million people

= 47

Hawaii:

0 per 1 million people

= 47

District of Columbia:

0 per 1 million people

= 47

Rhode Island:

0 per 1 million people

Weighted average:

4.2 per 1 million people

DEFINITION: Number of injuries 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

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

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