MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
RE:

Who Ever Cares
Me
Pedestrian Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Crashes

Below are data the details the number of pedestrian fatalities that were experienced in the
United States during 1994.
Pedestrians Killed by Time of Day and Day of Week
Day of Week
Time of Day
12:00-2:59 a.m.
3:00-5:59 a.m.
6:00-8:59 a.m.
9:00-11:59 a.m.
12:00-2:59 p.m.
3:00-5:59 p.m.
6:00-8:59 p.m.
9:00-11:59 p.m.
Total

Weekday
Weekend
Total
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
188
6.1%
450
19.3%
638
11.7%
142
4.6%
211
9.0%
353
6.5%
346
11.1%
63
2.7%
409
7.5%
281
9.1%
96
4.1%
377
6.9%
382
12.3%
98
4.2%
480
8.8%
601
19.4%
159
6.8%
760
14.0%
694
22.4%
665
28.5%
1359
25.0%
470
15.1%
592
25.4%
1062
19.5%
3104
100.0%
2334
100.0%
5438
100.0%

The following graph reports the total percentages.

Percent of Total Pedestrian Fatalities by Time of Day
25.0%

20.0%

Percent

15.0%

10.0%

5.0%

0.0%
12:002:59
a.m.

3:005:59
a.m.

6:008:59
a.m.

9:0011:59
a.m.

12:002:59
p.m.

Time of Day

3:005:59
p.m.

6:008:59
p.m.

9:0011:59
p.m.