| Characteristic | Number of accidents |
|---|---|
| New York | 1,182 |
| Illinois | 998 |
| Texas | 802 |
| California | 699 |
| New Jersey | 685 |
| Pennsylvania | 682 |
| Indiana | 311 |
| Ohio | 278 |
| Louisiana | 261 |
| Georgia | 253 |
| Kansas | 243 |
| Missouri | 243 |
| Florida | 241 |
| Nebraska | 224 |
| Minnesota | 221 |
| Washington | 207 |
| Tennessee | 200 |
| Iowa | 193 |
| Wisconsin | 188 |
| Virginia | 183 |
| Massachusetts | 181 |
| Maryland | 176 |
| Alabama | 174 |
| Kentucky | 166 |
| North Carolina | 164 |
| Arkansas | 164 |
| Michigan | 162 |
| Colorado | 160 |
| Oklahoma | 155 |
| Connecticut | 150 |
| Montana | 136 |
| North Dakota | 134 |
| Oregon | 123 |
| Mississippi | 120 |
| West Virginia | 118 |
| District of Columbia | 117 |
| South Carolina | 105 |
| New Mexico | 98 |
| Arizona | 88 |
| Wyoming | 67 |
| Delaware | 66 |
| Idaho | 52 |
| Alaska | 51 |
| Utah | 50 |
| South Dakota | 37 |
| Nevada | 37 |
| Rhode Island | 21 |
| Maine | 21 |
| Vermont | 19 |
| New Hampshire | 6 |
| Hawaii | 0 |
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United States
2011
Includes freight railroad, Amtrak, and commuter rail operations.
Includes accidents/incidents, fatalities, and injuries.
According to the source, data are preliminary. Accidents/incidents includes all events reportable to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration under applicable regulations. These include: train accidents comprised of collisions, derailments, and other events involving the operation of on-track equipment and causing reportable damage above an established threshold (8,500 U.S. dollars for 2008); highway-rail grade crossing incidents involving impact between railroad on-track equipment and highway users at crossings; and other incidents involving all other reportable incidents or exposures that cause a fatality or injury to any person, or an occupational illness to a railroad employee.
