In 2022, the United States' most populous state, California, recorded ***** pedestrian fatalities, the highest number in the U.S. It was followed by Texas, where ***** pedestrians were killed in road traffic crashes in the same year.
Pedestrians are defined as any person on foot, walking, running, jogging, hiking, sitting or lying down who are involved in a motor vehicle traffic crash. A traffic crash is an incident that involves one or more vehicles where at least one vehicle is in-transport and the crash originates on a public traffic way.
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NHTSA. (July 31, 2024). Pedestrian fatalities in U.S. traffic crashes in 2022, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198509/pedestrian-fatalities-in-us-traffic-crashes-2009-by-state/
NHTSA. "Pedestrian fatalities in U.S. traffic crashes in 2022, by state." Chart. July 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198509/pedestrian-fatalities-in-us-traffic-crashes-2009-by-state/
NHTSA. (2024). Pedestrian fatalities in U.S. traffic crashes in 2022, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198509/pedestrian-fatalities-in-us-traffic-crashes-2009-by-state/
NHTSA. "Pedestrian Fatalities in U.S. Traffic Crashes in 2022, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198509/pedestrian-fatalities-in-us-traffic-crashes-2009-by-state/
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Pedestrian fatalities in U.S. traffic crashes in 2022, by state [Graph], NHTSA, July 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198509/pedestrian-fatalities-in-us-traffic-crashes-2009-by-state/