KS OL Statistics

In the last ten years Kansas has seen 495 incidents, resulting in 195 injuries, and 109 deaths. Even as numbers decrease, Kansas consistently has 3-4 people involved in incidents each month. That is almost once a week!

Some National stats that may surprise you:

Every three hours someone in the United States is hit by a train.

• 95% of these incidents could have been prevented if drivers followed traffic laws.
• 85% of all motor vehicle/train collisions occur because the vehicle did not stop at a crossing.
• 90% of crossing incidents are men ages 25-55.

Every 5 days a child is killed in a train collision in the United States.

• Teens ages 15-19 are four times more likely to be involved in an incident.
• Boys are three times more likely than girls to be involved in an incident.
• 71% of parents are not concerned about their child potentially being hit by a train.