New figures have revealed 3,024 pedestrians were killed in the US during the first half of 2025, an average of 16 per day.
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) said its data marked an 11% decline from the same period the year before and the largest drop since it began tracking pedestrian fatalities 15 years ago but warned pedestrian deaths remained above the 2019 level, the last year before a steep rise in dangerous driving behaviors.
An in-depth examination of original data GHSA collected from State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) across the country found that:
- The 10.9% drop in pedestrian deaths from 2024 to 2025 (January-June) is the largest decrease since GHSA began publishing these reports 15 years ago. This translates into 371 fewer pedestrian deaths than in the same period the prior year.
- However, this is still 2.5% higher than pre-pandemic levels (2,951 in January-June 2019).
“Each pedestrian death is so much more than just a number,” said GHSA Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Adkins.
“Each one is a family member, friend or neighbor that no one will be able to hug, see or share time with ever again. While we are pleased with the progress shown in the data, the only acceptable number of traffic deaths is zero.”
