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vehicles, and 15 were deleted because their data were incomplete. Thus, 576 individual reporters were included inthe NTD, accounting for 90 to 95 percent <strong>of</strong> passenger-miles traveled on transit.Transit operators report fatalities, injuries, accidents, incidents, and property damage in excess <strong>of</strong> $1,000. Electronicreporting has recently been implemented for the NTD. Certification from a company's Chief Executive Officer mustaccompany all NTD reports along with an independent auditor's statement. Upon receipt, an NTD report is reviewedand outstanding items noted in writing to the agency that submitted the form. (See glossary for transit fatality, injury,and accident definitions.)Four major categories <strong>of</strong> transit safety are collected: 1) collisions, 2) derailments/buses going <strong>of</strong>f the road, 3) personalcasualties, and 4) fires. These major categories are divided into subcategories. The collisions category comprisescollisions with vehicles, objects, and people (except suicides). Of the four major categories, only the first two areincluded in the definition <strong>of</strong> transit accidents adopted in this report (see glossary). Understanding this definition <strong>of</strong>accident is relevant to understanding how double counting is removed in the grand total <strong>of</strong> U.S. transportationfatalities and injuries. (See cross modal comments in box 2-1.)Transit data submitted to the NTD are generally considered accurate because the FTA reviews and validatesinformation submitted by individual transit agencies. However, reliability may vary because some transit agenciescannot obtain accurate information or misinterpret data.SecurityFTA collects security data from transit agencies serving urbanized areas <strong>of</strong> over 200,000 in population, using Form405, and manages it in the National Transit Database (NTD). The reporting <strong>of</strong> security data follows the FBI UniformCrime Reporting Handbook (Washington, DC: 1984) and is divided into two categories: 1) Reported Offenses,including violent and property crime, and 2) Arrests, consisting <strong>of</strong> less serious crimes. The figures for violent andproperty crime are based on records <strong>of</strong> calls for service, complaints, and/or investigations. They do not reflect thefindings <strong>of</strong> a court, coroner, jury, or decision <strong>of</strong> a prosecutor. Security data were first reported in 1995 and were notcompiled for earlier years.In 2008, the number <strong>of</strong> agencies reporting to this database was 692. Of that, 101 transit agencies receivedexemptions from detailed reporting because they operated nine or fewer vehicles, and 15 were deleted because theirdata were incomplete. Thus, 576 individual reporters are included in the full database in 2000.RAILROAD DATATABLE 2-1. <strong>Transportation</strong> Fatalities by ModeTABLE 2-2. <strong>Transportation</strong> Injuries by ModeTABLE 2-3. <strong>Transportation</strong> Accidents by ModeTABLE 2-4. Distribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> Fatalities by ModeTABLE 2-5. Highway-Rail Grade-Crossing Safety Data and Property DamageTABLE 2-7. <strong>Transportation</strong>-Related Occupational FatalitiesTABLE 2-39. Railroad and Grade-Crossing Fatalities by Victim ClassTABLE 2-40. Railroad and Grade-Crossing Injured Persons by Victim ClassTABLE 2-41. Train Fatalities, Injuries, and Accidents by Type <strong>of</strong> AccidentTABLE 2-42. Railroad Passenger Safety Data

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