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Pedestrian train deaths by the numbers
Comments450 TO 500
Average number per year in the U.S. from Jan. 1, 1998 to May 31, 2008
159
Total number in Washington state in the same period
32
Total number in Pierce County during same period
34
Total number in King County during same period
9
Highest number in Pierce County in any single year (in 2005 and so far in 2008) Proportion of deaths classified as suicides in Pierce County
Sources: Federal Railroad Administration, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, News Tribune archives
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