Collisions & Fatalities by State
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Collisions - Top 25 States
(Based on Preliminary 2021 Federal Railroad Administration Statistics)
UPDATED 10/26/22
According to FRA statistics, 2,145 highway-rail grade crossing collisions occurred in 2021. There were 234 crossing fatalities and 669 crossing injuries in 2021 across the U.S. Approximately 68% of all 2021 highway-rail grade crossing collisions occurred in these states.
RANK | STATE | COLLISIONS | DEATHS | INJURIES |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Texas | 247 | 17 | 58 |
2. | California | 169 | 35 | 37 |
3. | Georgia | 132 | 8 | 37 |
4. | Illinois | 125 | 20 | 32 |
5. | Indiana | 120 | 14 | 45 |
6. | Florida | 94 | 22 | 46 |
7. | Alabama | 85 | 9 | 30 |
8. | Louisiana | 79 | 5 | 39 |
9. | Michigan | 63 | 5 | 20 |
10. | Ohio | 63 | 4 | 14 |
11. | Tennessee | 57 | 3 | 8 |
12. | Pennsylvania | 56 | 4 | 26 |
13. | Virginia | 51 | 3 | 9 |
14. | South Carolina | 49 | 5 | 19 |
15. | North Carolina | 46 | 3 | 9 |
16. | Oklahoma | 45 | 3 | 25 |
17. | Arkansas | 44 | 7 | 10 |
18. | Iowa | 44 | 8 | 17 |
19. | Kentucky | 42 | 2 | 7 |
20. | Missouri | 42 | 6 | 19 |
21. | Nebraska | 42 | 6 | 16 |
22. | Minnesota | 40 | 3 | 18 |
23. | Wisconsin | 40 | 1 | 11 |
24. | Washington | 37 | 3 | 10 |
25. | New Jersey | 35 | 4 | 3 |