Report: US Pedestrian Death Rate Increased 9x Faster Than Population During COVID

Pedestrian deaths are continuing to skyrocket even as the pandemic wanes — and since 2019, the death rate for walkers has eclipsed the rate of population growth by a factor of at least nine, analysts say.

Report: US Pedestrian Death Rate Increased 9x Faster Than Population During COVID

Story by Kea Wilson
February 28, 2023