YEAR |
TRESPASS FATALITIES |
| 2016 | 294 |
| 2015 | 461 |
2014 |
501 |
2013 |
476 |
2012 |
429 |
2011 |
406 |
2010 |
439 |
2009 |
428 |
2008 |
455 |
2007 |
472 |
2006 |
518 |
2005 |
476 |
2004 |
480 |
2003 |
503 |
2002 |
542 |
2001 |
509 |
2000 |
466 |
1999 |
467 |
1998 |
514 |
1997 |
536 |
1996 |
472 |
1995 |
494 |
1994 |
529 |
1993 |
523 |
1992 |
533 |
1991 |
524 |
1990 |
543 |
1989 |
441 |
1988 |
448 |
1987 |
453 |
1986 |
398 |
1985 |
391 |
1984 |
499 |
1983 |
400 |
1982 |
414 |
SOURCE: Federal Railroad Administration
NOTE: 1997 marked the first time ever that more people in the USA were killed while trespassing on railroad rights-of-way than were killed as a result of vehicle-train crashes. Since 1997, nationwide trespass fatalities still continue to exceed highway-rail grade crossing fatalities.