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Operation Lifesaver Massachusetts
7 Jason Drive
Carver, MA 02330

Phone: (508) 866-4023

Email: eoc13@comcast.net

Highway-Rail and Trespassing Statistics


MASSACHUSETTS HIGHWAY-RAIL INCIDENTS AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CROSSINGS
(BY CALENDAR YEAR, Jan-Dec)
Counties Total Total Year Counts YTD Counts Jan - Dec % Change Over Time
Accs Pct of Total 2002 2003 2004 2004 2005 2002 to 2004 2003 to 2004 2004 To Dec 2005
GRAND TOTAL....

57

100.0

12

16

18

18

11

50.0

12.5

-38.9

Automobile

38

66.7

8

10

11

11

9

37.5

10.0

-18.2

Truck-trailer

5

8.8

1

3

1

1

.

.

-66.7

.

Truck

4

7.0

.

1

3

3

.

.

200.0

.

Pedestrian

4

7.0

2

.

1

1

1

-50.0

.

.

Pick-up truck

2

3.5

.

1

.

.

1

.

.

.

Other

2

3.5

1

.

1

1

.

.

.

.

Bus

1

1.8

.

.

1

1

.

.

.

.

Other motor vehicle

1

1.8

.

1

.

.

.

.

.

.

COUNTRY WIDE HIGHWAY-RAIL INCIDENTS AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CROSSINGS
(BY CALENDAR YEAR, Jan-Dec)

Counties Total Total Year Counts YTD Counts Jan - Dec % Change Over Time
Accs Pct of Total 2002 2003 2004 2004 2005 2002 to 2004 2003 to 2004 2004 to Dec 2005
GRAND TOTAL....

12,168

100.0

3,077

2,977

3,074

3,074

3,040

-0.1

3.3

-1.1

Automobile

5,718

47.0

1,449

1,428

1,430

1,430

1,411

-1.3

0.1

-1.3

Pick-up truck

1,915

15.7

490

488

495

495

442

1.0

1.4

-10.7

Truck-trailer

1,791

14.7

452

393

440

440

506

-2.7

12.0

15.0

Truck

1,157

9.5

338

274

300

300

245

-11.2

9.5

-18.3

Van

533

4.4

141

139

115

115

138

-18.4

-17.3

20.0

Other motor vehicle

446

3.7

45

131

143

143

127

217.8

9.2

-11.2

Pedestrian

383

3.1

71

85

111

111

116

56.3

30.6

4.5

Other

153

1.3

76

19

21

21

37

-72.4

10.5

76.2

Motorcycle

45

0.4

8

12

11

11

14

37.5

-8.3

27.3

Bus

19

0.2

4

8

4

4

3

.

-50.0

-25.0

School bus

8

0.1

3

.

4

4

1

33.3

.

-75.0

TRESPASSER CASUALTIES (DEATHS AND INJURIES)
BY CALENDAR YEAR, Jan.-Dec.
(EXCLUDES HIGHWAY-RAIL INCIDENTS)

  Total Total Year Counts YTD Counts Jan - Dec % Change Over Time
Cases Pct of Total 2002 2003 2004 2004 2005 2002 to 2004 2003 to 2004 2004 to Dec 2005
GRAND TOTAL.... 3,596 100.0 935 900 882 882 879 -5.7 -2.0 -0.3
California 554 15.4 133 135 131 131 155 -1.5 -3.0 18.3
Texas 396 11.0 112 105 95 95 84 -15.2 -9.5 -11.6
Illinois 206 5.7 58 55 53 53 40 -8.6 -3.6 -24.5
Florida 193 5.4 48 55 34 34 56 -29.2 -38.2 64.7
Arizona 127 3.5 25 27 38 38 37 52.0 40.7 -2.6
Pennsylvania 125 3.5 44 26 29 29 26 -34.1 11.5 -10.3
Georgia 124 3.4 27 37 33 33 27 22.2 -10.8 -18.2
North Carolina 114 3.2 26 22 35 35 31 34.6 59.1 -11.4
New York 110 3.1 33 27 28 28 22 -15.2 3.7 -21.4
Ohio 109 3.0 30 23 26 26 30 -13.3 13.0 15.4
Washington 107 3.0 21 25 33 33 28 57.1 32.0 -15.2
New Jersey 90 2.5 25 19 25 25 21 . 31.6 -16.0
Louisiana 88 2.4 29 20 18 18 21 -37.9 -10.0 16.7
Tennessee 82 2.3 25 25 14 14 18 -44.0 -44.0 28.6
Missouri 80 2.2 19 23 22 22 16 15.8 -4.3 -27.3
Indiana 68 1.9 12 16 21 21 19 75.0 31.3 -9.5
New Mexico 58 1.6 16 13 14 14 15 -12.5 7.7 7.1
South Carolina 57 1.6 21 10 8 8 18 -61.9 -20.0 125.0
Alabama 56 1.6 9 10 19 19 18 111.1 90.0 -5.3
Maryland 55 1.5 12 12 13 13 18 8.3 8.3 38.5
Oregon 55 1.5 18 13 14 14 10 -22.2 7.7 -28.6
Virginia 54 1.5 19 20 9 9 6 -52.6 -55.0 -33.3
Massachusetts 52 1.4 15 16 11 11 10 -26.7 -31.3 -9.1
Michigan 50 1.4 10 17 16 16 7 60.0 -5.9 -56.3
Arkansas 48 1.3 21 10 6 6 11 -71.4 -40.0 83.3
Oklahoma 48 1.3 8 14 17 17 9 112.5 21.4 -47.1
Mississippi 47 1.3 14 8 10 10 15 -28.6 25.0 50.0
Kentucky 45 1.3 10 6 16 16 13 60.0 166.7 -18.8
West Virginia 41 1.1 7 14 10 10 10 42.9 -28.6 .
Colorado 40 1.1 5 7 14 14 14 180.0 100.0 .
Wisconsin 40 1.1 9 15 6 6 10 -33.3 -60.0 66.7
Iowa 37 1.0 20 8 5 5 4 -75.0 -37.5 -20.0
Kansas 36 1.0 7 7 13 13 9 85.7 85.7 -30.8
Nevada 30 0.8 5 10 7 7 8 40.0 -30.0 14.3
Minnesota 29 0.8 9 9 6 6 5 -33.3 -33.3 -16.7
Montana 23 0.6 4 3 5 5 11 25.0 66.7 120.0
Nebraska 20 0.6 4 5 5 5 6 25.0 . 20.0
Utah 18 0.5 4 6 6 6 2 50.0 . -66.7
Connecticut 15 0.4 5 4 2 2 4 -60.0 -50.0 100.0
Delaware 11 0.3 4 3 1 1 3 -75.0 -66.7 200.0
Idaho 11 0.3 2 4 3 3 2 50.0 -25.0 -33.3
South Dakota 9 0.3 4 1 3 3 1 -25.0 200.0 -66.7
Dist Of Columbia 8 0.2 2 3 2 2 1 . -33.3 -50.0
North Dakota 8 0.2 1 2 3 3 2 200.0 50.0 -33.3
Wyoming 7 0.2 . 3 . . 4 . . .
Maine 5 0.1 . 4 1 1 . . -75.0 .
Rhode Island 4 0.1 1 1 2 2 . 100.0 100.0 .
Alaska 2 0.1 . 1 . . 1 . . .
New Hampshire 2 0.1 1 1 . . . . . .
Vermont 2 0.1 1 . . . 1 . . .

2005 MASSACHUSETTS CASUALTIES BY COUNTY:

County CASUALTIES Total
Fatal Nonfatal
BERKSHIRE

-

4

4

BRISTOL

-

9

9

ESSEX

1

13

14

FRANKLIN

-

4

4

HAMPDEN

1

11

12

MIDDLESEX

2

22

24

NORFOLK

-

13

13

PLYMOUTH

1

2

3

SUFFOLK

2

78

80

WORCESTER

-

11

11

Total...

7

167

174