A word of caution for walkers: Pedestrian deaths are up. Pedestrian fatalities rose 16.0% over five years in the 50 biggest U.S. cities by population, climbing from 1,371 in 2019 to 1,591 in 2023, ...
On average, a pedestrian dies every 72 minutes and one is injured every 8 minutes in traffic crashes. An estimated 68,244 pedestrians were injured in 2023 and 7,314 pedestrians were killed. Pedestrian ...