About This Analysis

This tool draws on the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), the authoritative census of fatal motor-vehicle crashes on U.S. public roads. Each record represents one fatality and includes the precise crash location, time, lighting conditions, and road type. Only pedestrian and cyclist fatalities are shown; vehicle occupant fatalities are excluded.

What the Map Shows

• Blue dots — All transit stations
• Red dots — Individual pedestrian fatality locations
• Orange dots — Individual cyclist fatality locations
• Green dot — Currently selected station
• The three concentric rings mark 200 m, 400 m, and 800 m from the selected station.

How to Use This Data

• The map loads with all 5,100+ stations and all fatality records visible at once. Zoom and pan freely to explore any region.
• Select an agency and station, then click Analyze to zoom to that station, display distance rings, and load the statistics panel and trend chart below.
• After analyzing a station, zoom out to compare fatality concentrations at nearby stations — all data is already loaded.
• Click any fatality dot for crash details: year, time of day, lighting, and intersection type.

Data Notes & Caveats

• FARS records only fatal crashes. The true scale of pedestrian and cyclist risk is larger than what appears here.
• Fatality locations are geocoded to the nearest intersection; minor positional offsets are possible.
• The station selector is limited to stations with at least one recorded fatality. Stations shown as gray dots on the map have no FARS records within 800 m during this period — not necessarily because they are safe.
• Data covers 2015–2024.