Additional Resources

National Safety Council
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
National Injury Prevention Foundation

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Fatalities Top 15 States

(Based on Preliminary 2006 Federal Railroad Administration Statistics)
According to FRA statistics, 362 highway-rail grade crossing fatalities occurred in 2006. A total of 69% of all Year 2006 highway-rail grade crossing fatalities occurred in these states…

1. Texas 42

2. California 36

3. Illinois 25

4. Oklahoma 16

5. Ohio 15

6. Kansas 15

7. Indiana 13

8. Mississippi 13

9. Minnesota 12

10. South Carolina 12

11. Alabama 11

12. Florida 10

13. Michigan 10

14. Colorado 10

15. Arkansas 9

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Collisions Top 15 States

(Based on Preliminary 2006 Federal Railroad Administration Statistics)
According to FRA statistics, 2,926 highway-rail grade crossing collisions occurred in 2006. A total of 65% of all Year 2006 highway-rail grade crossing collisions occurred in these states.

1. Texas 339

2. Illinois 174

3. California 168

4. Louisiana 144

5. Indiana 136

6. Georgia 133

7. Alabama 127

8. Ohio 127

9. Florida 118

10. Mississippi 82

11. Michigan 82

12. Arkansas 80

13. North Carolina 75

14. Oklahoma 70

15. Tennessee 68

Go to Railroad Safety Tips:

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This information is from the Illinois Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Council.
For more Statistics and information go to http://www.oli.org