7/19/2002
Mean Streets 2000 - Pedestrian Deaths
Metro Areas with the Highest Proportion of Pedestrian Deaths
In some communities, pedestrian deaths represent a high proportion of all
traffic deaths and so deserve proportional public safety attention. Below
are listed the large metro areas where 20 percent or more of traffic fatalities
are pedestrians.
|
Rank |
Metro Area |
Number of Ped Fatalities (1997) |
Number of Ped Fatalities (1998) |
Percent of Traffic Deaths that Were Pedestrians |
|
1 |
New-York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA |
447 |
422 |
29% |
|
2 |
San Diego, CA |
62 |
72 |
28% |
|
3 |
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA |
137 |
131 |
27% |
|
4 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL |
136 |
138 |
27% |
|
5 |
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA |
401 |
336 |
25% |
|
6 |
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT |
30 |
30 |
25% |
|
7 |
Orlando, FL |
62 |
77 |
25% |
|
8 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
106 |
86 |
24% |
|
9 |
San Antonio, TX |
39 |
42 |
22% |
|
10 |
New Orleans, LA |
47 |
41 |
21% |
|
11 |
Jacksonville, FL |
28 |
43 |
21% |
|
12 |
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI |
176 |
157 |
20% |
|
13 |
Phoenix, AZ |
95 |
95 |
20% |
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Nationwide |
5,406 |
5,293 |
13% |
Surface
Transportation Policy Project - Mean Streets 2000
The Surface Transportation Policy Project is a nationwide network of more than 800
organizations, including planners, community development organizations, and advocacy groups,
devoted to improving the nation’s transportation system.
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