The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) collects injury data and provides national injury estimates through the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. In 2017, the CPSC estimated that 43,405 people were injured by amusement attractions.
A breakdown of estimates by age is as follows:
0–4: 7,338
5–14: 19,047
15–24: 6,092
25–64: 10,507
65+: 421
The age group with the highest rate of amusement park injuries is young children between 5 and 14 years old.