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Total Traffic Fatalities And Pedalcyclist Traffic Fatalities And Fatality Rates By City, 2021 (1)
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      Pedalcyclists Fatality rate per 100,000 population
City (2) Resident
population		 Total traffic
fatalities		 Fatalities As a percent of
total traffic
fatalities		 Total Pedalcyclist Pedalcyclist
rank (3)
New York, NY 8,467,513 252 8 3.20% 2.98 0.09 25
Los Angeles, CA 3,849,297 332 12 3.60 8.62 0.31 16
Chicago, IL 2,696,555 233 11 4.70 8.64 0.41 12
Houston, TX 2,288,250 337 12 3.60 14.73 0.52 7
Phoenix, AZ 1,624,569 291 10 3.40 17.91 0.62 4
Philadelphia, PA 1,576,251 133 7 5.30 8.44 0.44 11
San Antonio, TX 1,451,853 200 6 3.00 13.78 0.41 12
San Diego, CA 1,381,611 118 5 4.20 8.54 0.36 14
Dallas, TX 1,288,457 228 3 1.30 17.7 0.23 18
San Jose, CA 983,489 76 5 6.60 7.73 0.51 8
Austin, TX 964,177 118 4 3.40 12.24 0.41 12
Jacksonville, FL 954,614 180 6 3.30 18.86 0.63 3
Fort Worth, TX 935,508 128 2 1.60 13.68 0.21 19
Columbus, OH 906,528 97 3 3.10 10.7 0.33 15
Indianapolis, IN 882,039 144 6 4.20 16.33 0.68 2
Charlotte, NC 879,709 109 2 1.80 12.39 0.23 18
San Francisco, CA 815,201 31 0 (4) 3.8 (5) 26
Seattle, WA 733,919 45 3 6.70 6.13 0.41 12
Denver, CO 711,463 68 1 1.50 9.56 0.14 24
Oklahoma City, OK 687,725 100 2 2.00 14.54 0.29 17
Nashville, TN 678,851 118 0 (4) 17.38 (5) 26
El Paso, TX 678,415 82 0 (4) 12.09 (5) 26
Washington, DC 670,050 41 3 7.30 6.12 0.45 10
Boston, MA 654,776 32 0 (4) 4.89 (5) 26
Las Vegas, NV 646,790 34 0 (4) 5.26 (5) 26
Portland, OR 641,162 63 0 (4) 9.83 (5) 26
Detroit, MI 632,464 150 1 0.70 23.72 0.16 23
Louisville, KY 628,594 106 3 2.80 16.86 0.48 9
Memphis, TN 628,127 238 3 1.30 37.89 0.48 9
Baltimore, MD 576,498 48 1 2.10 8.33 0.17 22
Milwaukee, WI 569,330 71 1 1.40 12.47 0.18 21
Albuquerque, NM 562,599 133 3 2.30 23.64 0.53 6
Fresno, CA 544,510 81 3 3.70 14.88 0.55 5
Tucson, AZ 543,242 114 7 6.10 20.99 1.29 1
Sacramento, CA 525,041 70 1 1.40 13.33 0.19 20
Mesa, AZ 509,475 56 2 3.60 10.99 0.39 13
Kansas City, MO 508,394 81 0 (4) 15.93 (5) 26

(1) Ranked by city population. Pedalcyclists are defined by the National Highway Safety Administration as bicyclists and other cyclists including riders of two-wheeled, nonmotorized vehicles, tricycles and unicycles.
(2) Population of 500,000 or more.
(3) Cities with the same pedalcyclist fatality rate per million population receive the same rank.
(4) Less than 0.1 percent.
(5) Less than 0.01 per 100,000 population.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; U.S. Census Bureau.

 

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Total And Pedalcyclists Traffic Fatalities And Fatality Rates By City, 2014 (1)
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      Pedalcyclists Fatality rate per
million population
City (2) Resident
population		 Total traffic
fatalities		 Killed As a percent of total
traffic fatalities		 Total Pedalcyclist Rank (3)
New York, NY 8,491,079 248 20 8.1% 29.21 2.36 9
Los Angeles, CA 3,928,864 240 7 2.9 61.09 1.78 17
Chicago, IL 2,722,389 120 6 5.0 44.08 2.20 11
Houston, TX 2,239,558 232 6 2.6 103.59 2.68 8
Philadelphia, PA 1,560,297 97 3 3.1 62.17 1.92 15
Phoenix, AZ 1,537,058 177 11 6.2 115.16 7.16 2
San Antonio, TX 1,436,697 147 1 0.7 102.32 0.70 26
San Diego, CA 1,381,069 79 3 3.8 57.2 2.17 12
Dallas, TX 1,281,047 154 1 0.6 120.21 0.78 25
San Jose, CA 1,015,785 55 2 3.6 54.15 1.97 13
Austin, TX 912,791 58 0 0.0 63.54 0.00 27
Jacksonville, FL 853,382 106 1 0.9 124.21 1.17 24
San Francisco, CA 852,469 32 2 6.3 37.54 2.35 10
Indianapolis, IN 848,788 83 1 1.2 97.79 1.18 23
Columbus, OH 835,957 49 3 6.1 58.62 3.59 5
Fort Worth, TX 812,238 76 1 1.3 93.57 1.23 21
Charlotte, NC 809,958 62 1 1.6 76.55 1.23 22
Detroit, MI 680,250 125 3 2.4 183.76 4.41 4
El Paso, TX 679,036 49 0 0.0 72.16 0.00 27
Seattle, WA 668,342 18 2 11.1 26.93 2.99 7
Denver, CO 663,862 42 3 7.1 63.27 4.52 3
Washington, DC 658,893 23 1 4.3 34.91 1.52 20
Memphis, TN 656,861 89 0 0.0 135.49 0.00 27
Boston, MA 655,884 22 1 4.5 33.54 1.52 20
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan area,TN 644,014 52 0 0.0 80.74 0.00 27
Baltimore, MD 622,793 30 1 3.3 48.17 1.61 19
Oklahoma City, OK 620,602 68 2 2.9 109.57 3.22 6
Portland, OR 619,360 21 0 0.0 33.91 0.00 27
Las Vegas, NV 613,599 39 0 0.0 63.56 0.00 27
Louisville/Jefferson County metropolitan area, KY 612,780 70 1 1.4 114.23 1.63 18
Milwaukee, WI 599,642 50 0 0.0 83.38 0.00 27
Albuquerque, NM 557,169 55 1 1.8 98.71 1.79 16
Tucson, AZ 527,972 51 6 11.8 96.6 11.36 1
Fresno, CA 515,986 21 1 4.8 40.7 1.94 14

(1) Ranked by city population.
(2) Population of 500,000 or more.
(3) Cities with the same pedalist fatality rate per million population receive the same rank.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; U.S. Census Bureau.

 
Total And Pedalcyclists Traffic Fatalities And Fatality Rates By City, 2016 (1)
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      Pedalcyclists Fatality rate
per million
population
City (2) Resident
population		 Total
traffic
fatalities		 Fatalities As a percent
of total
traffic fatalities		 Total Pedalcyclist Pedalcyclist
rank (3)
New York, NY 8,537,673 230 19 8.3% 26.94 2.23 17
Los Angeles, CA 3,976,322 315 20 6.3 79.22 5.03 7
Chicago, IL 2,704,958 123 5 4.1 45.47 1.85 20
Houston, TX 2,303,482 248 7 2.8 107.66 3.04 14
Phoenix, AZ 1,615,017 225 8 3.6 139.32 4.95 8
Philadelphia, PA 1,567,872 101 3 3.0 64.42 1.91 19
San Antonio, TX 1,492,510 194 5 2.6 129.98 3.35 9
San Diego, CA 1,406,630 96 1 1.0 68.25 0.71 30
Dallas, TX 1,317,929 190 0 (4) 144.17 (5) 31
San Jose, CA 1,025,350 60 3 5.0 58.52 2.93 15
Austin, TX 947,890 86 2 2.3 90.73 2.11 18
Jacksonville, FL 880,619 149 7 4.7 169.2 7.95 1
San Francisco, CA 870,887 28 1 3.6 32.15 1.15 29
Columbus, OH 860,090 53 1 1.9 61.62 1.16 28
Indianapolis, IN 855,164 96 6 6.3 112.26 7.02 3
Fort Worth, TX 854,113 84 1 1.2 98.35 1.17 27
Charlotte, NC 842,051 93 1 1.1 110.44 1.19 26
Seattle, WA 704,352 27 2 7.4 38.33 2.84 16
Denver, CO 693,060 54 4 7.4 77.92 5.77 5
El Paso, TX 683,080 67 0 (4) 98.09 (5) 31
Washington, DC 681,170 27 1 3.7 39.64 1.47 25
Boston, MA 673,184 27 0 (4) 40.11 (5) 31
Detroit, MI 672,795 118 4 3.4 175.39 5.95 4
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan area,TN 660,388 65 1 1.5 98.43 1.51 24
Memphis, TN 652,717 120 2 1.7 183.85 3.06 13
Portland, OR 639,863 43 5 11.6 67.2 7.81 2
Oklahoma City, OK 638,367 87 2 2.3 136.29 3.13 12
Las Vegas, NV 632,912 58 2 3.4 91.64 3.16 11
Louisville/Jefferson County metropolitan area, KY 616,261 87 2 2.3 141.17 3.25 10
Baltimore, MD 614,664 41 1 2.4 66.7 1.63 23
Milwaukee, WI 595,047 59 1 1.7 99.15 1.68 22
Albuquerque, NM 559,277 94 1 1.1 168.07 1.79 21
Tucson, AZ 530,706 59 3 5.1 111.17 5.65 6
Fresno, CA 522,053 13 0 (4) 24.9 (5) 31

(1) Ranked by city population. Pedalcyclists are defined by the National Highway Safety Administration as bicyclists and othe cyclists including riders of two-wheeled, nonmotorized vehicles, tricycles and unicycles.
(2) Population of 500,000 or more.
(3) Cities with the same pedalist fatality rate per million population receive the same rank.
(4) Less than 0.1 percent.
(5) Less than 0.01 per million population.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; U.S. Census Bureau.

 
Total And Pedalcyclists Traffic Fatalities And Fatality Rates By City, 2017 (1)
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      Pedalcyclists Fatality rate per million population
City (2) Resident
population		 Total traffic
fatalities		 Fatalities As a percent of
total traffic
fatalities		 Total Pedalcyclist Pedalcyclist
rank (3)
New York, NY 8,622,698 207 22 10.6% 24.01 2.55 20
Los Angeles, CA 3,999,759 257 14 5.4 64.25 3.50 10
Chicago, IL 2,716,450 147 6 4.1 54.11 2.21 23
Houston, TX 2,312,717 245 6 2.4 105.94 2.59 19
Phoenix, AZ 1,626,078 249 14 5.6 153.13 8.61 1
Philadelphia, PA 1,580,863 94 2 2.1 59.46 1.27 28
San Antonio, TX 1,511,946 146 3 2.1 96.56 1.98 24
San Diego, CA 1,419,516 74 0 (4) 52.13 (5) 32
Dallas, TX 1,341,075 194 1 0.5 144.66 0.75 31
San Jose, CA 1,035,317 45 4 8.9 43.46 3.86 8
Austin, TX 950,715 80 5 6.3 84.15 5.26 5
Jacksonville, FL 892,062 145 4 2.8 162.54 4.48 6
San Francisco, CA 884,363 25 2 8.0 28.27 2.26 22
Columbus, OH 879,170 58 1 1.7 65.97 1.14 29
Fort Worth, TX 874,168 110 1 0.9 125.83 1.14 29
Indianapolis, IN 863,002 96 2 2.1 111.24 2.32 21
Charlotte, NC 859,035 103 5 4.9 119.90 5.82 3
Seattle, WA 724,745 30 3 10.0 41.39 4.14 7
Denver, CO 704,621 49 1 2.0 69.54 1.42 27
Washington, DC 693,972 31 2 6.5 44.67 2.88 18
Boston, MA 685,094 26 2 7.7 37.95 2.92 17
El Paso, TX 683,577 50 1 2.0 73.14 1.46 26
Detroit, MI 673,104 103 0 (4) 153.02 (5) 32
Nashville, TN 667,560 68 0 (4) 101.86 (5) 32
Memphis, TN 652,236 99 2 2.0 151.79 3.07 16
Portland, OR 647,805 48 2 4.2 74.10 3.09 15
Oklahoma City, OK 643,648 96 2 2.1 149.15 3.11 14
Las Vegas, NV 641,676 45 2 4.4 70.13 3.12 13
Louisville, KY 621,349 89 2 2.2 143.24 3.22 12
Baltimore, MD 611,648 38 0 (4) 62.13 (5) 32
Milwaukee, WI 595,351 70 2 2.9 117.58 3.36 11
Albuquerque, NM 558,545 84 2 2.4 150.39 3.58 9
Tucson, AZ 535,677 64 1 1.6 119.47 1.87 25
Fresno, CA 527,438 61 3 4.9 115.65 5.69 4
Sacramento, CA 501,901 69 3 4.3 137.48 5.98 2

(1) Ranked by city population. Pedalcyclists are defined by the National Highway Safety Administration as bicyclists and othe cyclists including riders of two-wheeled, nonmotorized vehicles, tricycles and unicycles.
(2) Population of 500,000 or more.
(3) Cities with the same pedalcyclist fatality rate per million population receive the same rank.
(4) Less than 0.1 percent.
(5) Less than 0.01 per million population.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; U.S. Census Bureau.

 
Total Traffic Fatalities And Pedalcyclist Traffic Fatalities And Fatality Rates By City, 2018 (1)
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      Pedalcyclists Fatality rate per million population
City (2) Resident
population		 Total traffic
fatalities		 Fatalities As a percent of
total traffic
fatalities		 Total Pedalcyclist Pedalcyclist
rank (3)
New York, NY 8,398,748 195 9 4.6% 23.22 1.07 27
Los Angeles, CA 3,990,456 273 20 7.3 68.41 5.01 7
Chicago, IL 2,705,994 131 6 4.6 48.41 2.22 23
Houston, TX 2,325,502 204 8 3.9 87.72 3.44 13
Phoenix, AZ 1,660,272 245 2 0.8 147.57 1.20 25
Philadelphia, PA 1,584,138 102 4 3.9 64.39 2.53 22
San Antonio, TX 1,532,233 148 4 2.7 96.59 2.61 21
San Diego, CA 1,425,976 95 1 1.1 66.62 0.70 29
Dallas, TX 1,345,047 198 6 3.0 147.21 4.46 10
San Jose, CA 1,030,119 60 5 8.3 58.25 4.85 8
Austin, TX 964,254 71 1 1.4 73.63 1.04 28
Jacksonville, FL 903,889 136 9 6.6 150.46 9.96 3
Fort Worth, TX 895,008 102 1 1.0 113.97 1.12 26
Columbus, OH 892,533 66 0 (4) 73.95 (5) 30
San Francisco, CA 883,305 24 3 12.5 27.17 3.40 15
Charlotte, NC 872,498 96 3 3.1 110.03 3.44 13
Indianapolis, IN 867,125 103 4 3.9 118.78 4.61 9
Seattle, WA 744,955 20 2 10.0 26.85 2.68 20
Denver, CO 716,492 60 6 10.0 83.74 8.37 5
Washington, DC 702,455 31 3 9.7 44.13 4.27 11
Boston, MA 694,583 15 0 (4) 21.60 (5) 31
El Paso, TX 682,669 70 0 (4) 102.54 (5) 32
Detroit, MI 672,662 107 2 1.9 159.07 2.97 19
Nashville, TN 669,053 71 0 (4) 106.12 (5) 33
Portland, OR 653,115 37 2 5.4 56.65 3.06 18
Memphis, TN 650,618 117 2 1.7 179.83 3.07 17
Oklahoma City, OK 649,021 73 2 2.7 112.48 3.08 16
Las Vegas, NV 644,644 59 1 1.7 91.52 1.55 24
Louisville, KY 620,118 66 6 9.1 106.43 9.68 4
Baltimore, MD 602,495 34 0 (4) 56.43 (5) 34
Milwaukee, WI 592,025 61 0 (4) 103.04 (5) 35
Albuquerque, NM 560,218 85 7 8.2 151.73 12.50 2
Tucson, AZ 545,975 81 4 4.9 148.36 7.33 6
Fresno, CA 530,093 21 0 (4) 39.62 (5) 36
Mesa, AZ 508,958 44 2 4.5 86.45 3.93 12
Sacramento, CA 508,529 50 8 16.0 98.32 15.73 1

(1) Ranked by city population. Pedalcyclists are defined by the National Highway Safety Administration as bicyclists and other cyclists including riders of two-wheeled, nonmotorized vehicles, tricycles and unicycles.
(2) Population of 500,000 or more.
(3) Cities with the same pedalcyclist fatality rate per million population receive the same rank.
(4) Less than 0.1 percent.
(5) Less than 0.01 per million population.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; U.S. Census Bureau.

 
Total Traffic Fatalities And Pedalcyclist Traffic Fatalities And Fatality Rates By City, 2019 (1)
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      Pedalcyclists Fatality rate per 100,000 population
City (2) Resident
population		 Total traffic
fatalities		 Fatalities As a percent of
total traffic
fatalities		 Total Pedalcyclist Pedalcyclist
rank (3)
New York, NY 8,336,817 214 24 11.2% 2.57 0.29 22
Los Angeles, CA 3,979,576 267 14 5.2 6.71 0.35 13
Chicago, IL 2,693,976 141 5 3.5 5.23 0.19 25
Houston, TX 2,320,268 256 16 6.3 11.03 0.69 4
Phoenix, AZ 1,680,992 205 8 3.9 12.20 0.48 6
Philadelphia, PA 1,584,064 90 2 2.2 5.68 0.13 30
San Antonio, TX 1,547,253 151 5 3.3 9.76 0.32 16
San Diego, CA 1,423,851 88 6 6.8 6.18 0.42 7
Dallas, TX 1,343,573 182 3 1.6 13.55 0.22 24
San Jose, CA 1,021,795 79 4 5.1 7.73 0.39 9
Austin, TX 978,908 91 3 3.3 9.30 0.31 18
Jacksonville, FL 911,507 149 9 6.0 16.35 0.99 2
Fort Worth, TX 909,585 95 0 (4) 10.44 (5) 32
Columbus, OH 898,553 74 1 1.4 8.24 0.11 31
Charlotte, NC 885,708 73 0 (4) 8.24 (5) 32
San Francisco, CA 881,549 39 1 2.6 4.42 0.11 31
Indianapolis, IN 876,384 100 3 3.0 11.41 0.34 14
Seattle, WA 753,675 24 2 8.3 3.18 0.27 23
Denver, CO 727,211 61 3 4.9 8.39 0.41 8
Washington, DC 705,749 23 1 4.3 3.26 0.14 28
Boston, MA 692,600 20 1 5.0 2.89 0.14 28
El Paso, TX 681,728 69 1 1.4 10.12 0.15 27
Nashville, TN 670,820 97 0 (4) 14.46 (5) 32
Detroit, MI 670,031 115 2 1.7 17.16 0.30 21
Oklahoma City, OK 655,057 83 2 2.4 12.67 0.31 18
Portland, OR 654,741 49 2 4.1 7.48 0.31 18
Las Vegas, NV 651,319 33 0 (4) 5.07 (5) 32
Memphis, TN 651,073 130 0 (4) 19.97 (5) 32
Louisville, KY 617,638 94 2 2.1 15.22 0.32 16
Baltimore, MD 593,490 44 2 4.5 7.41 0.34 13
Milwaukee, WI 590,157 55 1 1.8 9.32 0.17 26
Albuquerque, NM 560,513 101 4 4.0 18.02 0.71 3
Tucson, AZ 548,073 107 6 5.6 19.52 1.09 1
Fresno, CA 531,576 45 2 4.4 8.47 0.38 12
Mesa, AZ 518,012 44 3 6.8 8.49 0.58 5
Sacramento, CA 513,624 50 2 4.0 9.73 0.39 9
Atlanta, GA 506811 86 2 2.3 16.97 0.39 9

(1) Ranked by city population. Pedalcyclists are defined by the National Highway Safety Administration as bicyclists and other cyclists including riders of two-wheeled, nonmotorized vehicles, tricycles and unicycles.
(2) Population of 500,000 or more.
(3) Cities with the same pedalcyclist fatality rate per million population receive the same rank.
(4) Less than 0.1 percent.
(5) Less than 0.01 per 100,000 population.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; U.S. Census Bureau.

 
Total Traffic Fatalities And Pedalcyclist Traffic Fatalities And Fatality Rates By City, 2020 (1)
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      Pedalcyclists Fatality rate per 100,000 population
City (2) Resident
population		 Total traffic
fatalities		 Fatalities As a percent of
total traffic
fatalities		 Total Pedalcyclist Pedalcyclist
rank (3)
New York, NY 8,253,213 235 17 7.20% 2.85 0.21 19
Los Angeles, CA 3,970,219 282 12 4.30 7.10 0.30 16
Chicago, IL 2,677,643 190 8 4.20 7.10 0.30 16
Houston, TX 2,316,120 266 10 3.80 11.48 0.43 10
Phoenix, AZ 1,708,127 224 5 2.20 13.11 0.29 15
Philadelphia, PA 1,578,487 166 5 3.00 10.52 0.32 15
San Antonio, TX 1,567,118 157 1 0.60 10.02 0.06 26
San Diego, CA 1,422,420 104 2 1.90 7.31 0.14 22
Dallas, TX 1,343,266 222 3 1.40 16.53 0.22 18
San Jose, CA 1,013,616 56 3 5.40 5.52 0.30 16
Austin, TX 995,484 94 4 4.30 9.44 0.40 11
Fort Worth, TX 927,720 110 1 0.90 11.86 0.11 25
Jacksonville, FL 920,570 178 10 5.60 19.34 1.09 3
Columbus, OH 903,852 81 1 1.20 8.96 0.11 25
Charlotte, NC 900,350 101 3 3.00 11.22 0.33 14
Indianapolis, IN 877,903 134 5 3.70 15.26 0.57 8
San Francisco, CA 866,606 31 1 3.20 3.58 0.12 24
Seattle, WA 769,714 26 1 3.80 3.38 0.13 23
Denver, CO 735,538 51 0 (4) 6.93 (5) 27
Washington, DC 712,816 36 1 2.80 5.05 0.14 22
Boston, MA 691,531 18 2 11.10 2.60 0.29 17
El Paso, TX 681,534 64 0 (4) 9.39 (5) 27
Nashville, TN 671,295 104 0 (4) 15.49 (5) 27
Detroit, MI 665,369 191 8 4.20 28.71 1.20 2
Las Vegas, NV 662,368 32 2 6.30 4.83 0.30 16
Oklahoma City, OK 662,314 81 2 2.50 12.23 0.30 16
Portland, OR 656,751 56 5 8.90 8.53 0.76 5
Memphis, TN 649,705 223 4 1.80 34.32 0.62 7
Louisville, KY 618,338 113 1 0.90 18.27 0.16 21
Milwaukee, WI 589,067 87 3 3.40 14.77 0.51 9
Baltimore, MD 586,131 62 1 1.60 10.58 0.17 20
Albuquerque, NM 562,540 105 4 3.80 18.67 0.71 6
Tucson, AZ 553,571 125 7 5.60 22.58 1.26 1
Fresno, CA 530,267 71 5 7.00 13.39 0.94 4
Mesa, AZ 528,159 47 2 4.30 8.90 0.38 13
Sacramento, CA 512,838 43 2 4.70 8.38 0.39 12
Atlanta, GA 512,550 81 0 (4) 15.80 (5) 27

(1) Ranked by city population. Pedalcyclists are defined by the National Highway Safety Administration as bicyclists and other cyclists including riders of two-wheeled, nonmotorized vehicles, tricycles and unicycles.
(2) Population of 500,000 or more.
(3) Cities with the same pedalcyclist fatality rate per million population receive the same rank.
(4) Less than 0.1 percent.
(5) Less than 0.01 per 100,000 population.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; U.S. Census Bureau.