GHSA Reports

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July 10, 2025

Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2024 Preliminary Data (January-December)

Drivers struck and killed 7,148 people walking in the United States in 2024, down 4.3% from the year before and the second annual decline, but nearly 20% higher than the 2016 level.

March 5, 2025

Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2024 Preliminary Data (January-June)

Drivers struck and killed 3,304 people walking in the United States in the first half of 2024, down 2.6% from the year before but up a staggering 48% from 2014.

June 26, 2024

Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2023 Preliminary Data (January-December)

GHSA projects 7,318 people walking were killed by in motor vehicle crashes in 2023. This represents a 5.4% decrease from 2022 but is still 14.1% above 2019, the most recent pre-pandemic year.

March 28, 2024

A Road Map for Safer Roads

The GHSA report, published with Cambridge Mobile Telematics, demonstrates that the adoption of strong, clear hands-free driving laws correlates with reduced distraced driving rates.

December 5, 2023

Automated Enforcement in a New Era

Traffic safety cameras are an underutilized tool in the fight to reduce dangerous driving behaviors such as speeding and red light running.

October 18, 2023

Young Drivers and Traffic Fatalities: 20 Years of Progress on the Road to Zero

Crash and fatality rates for drivers under 21 have improved drastically over the past two decades – more so than for other drivers.

July 13, 2023

Impact of Compliance-Based Removal Laws on Alcohol-Impaired Driving Recidivism

This study examined the impact of ignition interlock device (IID) Compliance-Based Removal (CBR) laws and recidivism.

June 22, 2023

Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2022 Preliminary Data (January-December)

GHSA projects 7,508 people walking were killed by in motor vehicle crashes in 2022. This represents a 1% increase from 2021.

September 1, 2022

America’s Rural Roads: Beautiful and Deadly

Rural roads are beautiful, but they’re hiding a deadly secret – nearly half of all fatal crashes occur on them, even though only 19% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas.

July 26, 2022

Cannabis Consumers and Safe Driving: Responsible Use Messaging

This GHSA report provides guidance on how states can communicate with cannabis consumers about safe driving.

June 2, 2022

Directing Drivers’ Attention: A State Highway Safety Office Roadmap for Combating Distracted Driving

This GHSA report offers a comprehensive looks at the pervasive yet preventable problem of distracted driving.

May 19, 2022

Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2021 Preliminary Data

GHSA projects that U.S. drivers struck and killed 7,485 people walking in 2021 – the most in a single year in four decades.