What does the low frequency of documented fatal encounters contrast with regarding cosmic geology and biology?

The high frequency of strikes on inanimate objects or open ground

A central theme in the study of terrestrial impacts is the stark contrast between the rarity of human fatalities and the comparative commonality of strikes on non-living targets. While meteoroids disintegrate harmlessly high above most of the time, those that survive the atmosphere and land often strike objects like houses (as seen in Roanoke in 1956) or cars (like the one in Peekskill in 1967), or simply land on uninhabited areas. The fact that only one or perhaps two potential fatal incidents are cited across millennia of human recording, set against numerous documented strikes on infrastructure and open land, underscores that the issue is one of target density in populated areas, rather than a scarcity of objects reaching the ground.