US Pedestrian Deaths Decline for Third Straight Year

US pedestrian deaths decline for third straight year

The estimated reduction in pedestrian fatalities in 2025 came as cities and states increase law enforcement and other measures, the Governors Highway Safety Association said.

Pedestrian Deaths Fall for Third Straight Year

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Drivers hit and killed 7% fewer people walking on U.S. roads in 2025 compared to the year before – the largest annual reduction since pedestrian deaths began falling three years ago, according to a new data analysis from the Governors Highway Safety Association. The projected 6,732 pedestrian fatalities in 2025 were still 5% above the 2019 level, the last year before the pandemic caused widespread changes in traffic patterns…

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Pedestrian Fatalities Drop Again, But More Needs To Be Done, Says Governors’ Group

And this is supposed to be good news? The number of pedestrians killed by drivers last year was down 7 percent from the previous year, according to a new report released today - but those 6,732 fatally struck friends, neighbors and relatives represent 22.5 percent more pedestrians than were killed by car and truck drivers in 2015 and roughly 70 percent more than the number killed in 2009. That's the top-line finding from the annual carnage repor…