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September 06, 2008
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APTA > Industry Information > Transit Statistics > Public Transportation Safety and Security Statistics  

Total Injuries by Mode

Total Injuries by Mode (b)(c)

FISCAL YEAR

AUTOMATED GUIDEWAY

COMMUTER RAIL

PARATRANSIT (a)

HEAVY RAIL

LIGHT RAIL

BUS (a)

VANPOOL (a)

TOTAL

1993

10

1,560

652

10,532

982

38,873

59

52,668

1994

10

2,374

731

11,673

1,181

42,195

29

58,193

1995

8

2,374

935

11,238

1,319

41,297

25

57,196

1996

20

1,953

882

11,093

1,604

39,709

27

55,288

1997

16

2,388

1,121

12,285

1,087

39,181

54

56,132

1998

12

1,677

1,064

11,059

1,076

41,035

67

55,990

1999

21

1,761

1,345

9,665

1,271

41,221

41

55,325

2000

15

1,783

1,736

10,848

1,338

40,925

52

56,697

2001

36

1,813

1,374

10,641

1,201

38,840

40

53,945

2002

28

1,483

347

4,806

557

11,995

44

19,260

2003

29

1,597

401

4,158

539

11,493

18

18,235

2004 P

15

1,364

296

4,738

633

11,898

38

18,982

2004 % of Total

0.1%

7.2%

1.6%

25.0%

3.3%

62.7%

0.2%

100.0%

Source: Federal Transit Administration, Safety and Security Statistics. Data reported include about 560 of the largest transit agencies.
(a) Data may significantly understate total since data for urbanized areas under 200,000 population not reported by the FTA comprises a significant portion of these modes.
(b) Includes personal casualty injuries (detailed below) plus injuries resulting from collisions, fires, derailments/buses going off road.
(c) Discontinuous between 2001 and 2002 because injuries prior to 2002 included all reported injuries. In 2002, only injuries requiring immediate medical treatment away from the scene were considered.

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