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Staten Island Ferry customer accident injury rate (per million passengers)
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This rate is based on a small number of injuries (21 to 29 per year) divided by ridership in the millions, so it is sensitive to small year-to-year changes. DOT attributed the Fiscal 2023 rise to 1.97 injuries per million passengers to a rebound in ridership as the ferry returned to normal post-pandemic service, with slip-and-fall incidents as the leading cause; the number of injuries then declined even as ridership kept growing, improving the rate to 1.46 by Fiscal 2025.
Researched July 16, 2026 — NYC Department of Transportation, Fiscal 2023 Mayor's Management Report, NYC Department of Transportation, Fiscal 2024 Mayor's Management Report
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above.
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| Fiscal year | Actual | Target |
|---|---|---|
| FY22 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| FY23 | 2 | 1.3 |
| FY24 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| FY25 | 1.5 | 2 |
| FY26 (YTD) | 1.2 | 2 |
Why this is tracked
Mayor Bill de Blasio launched Vision Zero in January 2014, adapting a road-safety approach pioneered in Sweden, with the goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries on city streets. DOT has led much of the implementation, completing over 1,200 street-safety projects and more than 200 miles of protected bike lanes as of the program's tenth anniversary. City data shows eight of the ten safest years on New York City streets have occurred during the Vision Zero era, though advocates note that progress has not been steady every year and traffic violence remains an ongoing public safety problem.
Vision Zero (New York City) - Wikipedia, NYC Streets Safer and More Equitable After 10 Years of Vision Zero, Vision Zero in New York City - FHWA
Source: Division of the Staten Island Ferry — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported monthly.
Definition: The number of ferry passengers, per one million passengers, that reported an injury and requested professional medical treatment.