Ron Ries, FRA Office of Safety

A Discussion of Crossing & Trespasser Incidents, A Discussion of Crossing & Trespasser Incidents, Fatalities and Trespasser DemographicsFatalities and Trespasser Demographics

Total 706

Rail-Related Fatalities in 2012Most recent full year of statistics

Trends in FatalitiesAt Grade Crossings, 1990-2012

Rail (million train miles) X Hwy Volume (trillion hwy miles)

Collisions X 10Collisions X 10

Fatalities

(=quadrillion)

Collisions, Fatalities,and Exposure

Where Collisions Occur2012 (Public GX)

Numbers of CrossingsAs of November 2013

Numbers of At-Grade CrossingsAs of November 2013

Trespasser Casualties

1058 10731032

981 955 945

1049 1049

924877

916 936895 877 877

989

874 890

760825

766

GX Incidents by Vehicle Type – CY 2011

GX Incidents by Vehicle Type – CY 2012

Grade Crossing Fatalities by Region

Grade Crossing Fatalities - Region 5

Grade Crossing Fatalities - Region 6

Grade Crossing Fatalities - Region 7

Grade Crossing Fatalities - Region 8

Grade Crossing Injuries by Region

Grade Crossing Injuries – Region 5

Grade Crossing Injuries – Region 6

Grade Crossing Injuries – Region 7

Grade Crossing Injuries – Region 8

Trespasser Fatalities by Region

Trespasser Fatalities – Region 5

Trespasser Fatalities – Region 6

Trespasser Fatalities – Region 7

Trespasser Fatalities – Region 8

Trespasser Injuries by Region

Trespasser Injuries – Region 5

Trespasser Injuries – Region 6

Trespasser Injuries – Region 7

Trespasser Injuries – Region 8

Trespasser Demographics Study issuedJune, 2013

Trespasser Fatalities, 2005 - 2010

Trespasser Fatalities per 100K population, 2005 - 2010

Trespasser Age Distribution vs. National Age Distribution

Trespasser Gender Distribution

Trespasser Age at Death, by Gender

Trespasser Age Distribution by Gender

Trespasser Fatalities by Race

Trespasser Fatalities by Ethnicity

FRA Safetydata Web Site

http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov

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