Pedestrian deaths spiked in 2016 Pedestrian deaths are climbing faster than motorist fatalities, reaching nearly 6,000 deaths last year — the highest total in more than two decades.

Dangerous sea crossings drive sharp increase in migrant deaths The International Organization for Migration documented 7,763 migrant deaths around the world in 2016, 27% more than the previous year.

2016 Was Below Average For Celeb Deaths You might find it hard to accept, but contrary to all the news stories (and Facebook posts) that declared 2016 as an unusually bad year for celebrity dea...

2016 Was a Bad Year for Celebrity Deaths, by These Measures Confirming an unusual number of deaths in a given year is tricky, since celebrity is a subjective quality. But several media tallies point to a trend.

Notable deaths of 2016 (updated)

Notable deaths in 2016

You Can’t Really Say 2016 Was Worse For Celebrity Deaths Than Other Years Was 2016 the worst or the fucking worst?

Notable deaths in 2016

Over 7,100 migrant deaths in 2016 is a world record. More than half were in the Mediterranean.

Shooting deaths of law enforcement spike in 2016, report says Shooting deaths of law enforcement officers spiked 78 percent in the first half of 2016 compared to last year.