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In the first half of 2023, drivers in the United States struck and killed 3,373 pedestrians, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). While this number is down 4% from the previous year, it is still a 14% increase from 2019. The number of pedestrian deaths in the U.S. peaked in 2022, with 7,500 fatalities.
Pedestrian deaths trended steadily upward over the last decade. In 2013, there were 2,141 pedestrian traffic fatalities. In 2019, these deaths hit 2,951 and held steady through the pandemic in 2020 before climbing to 3,315 in 2021.
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Brittney Meredith-Miller
Brittney Meredith-Miller is assistant editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. She can be reached at [email protected].
