Dangerous By Design: Metro Area Pedestrian Safety Rankings by State
| Dangerous By Design: Full Rankings and Tables | ||
| Table 1: | Most Dangerous Metro Areas (Over 1 Million in Population) | |
| Table 2: | Top 10 Metros with Highest Share of Pedestrian Fatalities | |
| Table 3: | Highest Avg. Fatalities per 100k People Age 65 and Older (by State) | |
| Table 4: | Metros > 1m With Highest Yearly Spending on Pedestrians | |
| Table 5: | State Pedestrian Fatalities & Federal Spending on Walking & Biking | |
| Appendix C: | All 360 Metros with Pedestrian Danger Index Grouped by State | |
| Appendix A: | Methodology | |
The Pedestrian Danger Index (PDI) is a measure of the relative risk of walking, adjusted for exposure. It is calculated by dividing the average pedestrian fatality rate (2007-2008), by the percentage of residents walking to work (2000). Metropolitan areas are organized within each state from the safest to the least safe places according to their PDI for 2007-2008; the safest places for walking are those with lower PDI. From Appendix C in the full report.
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Alaska |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Anchorage | 57.1 | 11 | 15.5% | $7.75 | 2.7% | 364,701 |
| 2 | Fairbanks | 24.6 | 2 | 8.7% | $3.46 | 4.2% | 97,970 |
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Alabama |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Mobile | 305.7 | 31 | 16.7% | $1.09 | 1.3% | 406,309 |
| 2 | Huntsville | 159.9 | 16 | 13.6% | $1.86 | 1.3% | 395,645 |
| 3 | Montgomery | 156.8 | 15 | 9.1% | $2.95 | 1.3% | 365,924 |
| 4 | Birmingham-Hoover | 110.0 | 29 | 7.0% | $1.12 | 1.2% | 1,117,608 |
| 5 | Decatur | 104.8 | 3 | 5.0% | $1.64 | 1.0% | 150,125 |
| 6 | Florence-Muscle Shoals | 82.3 | 3 | 7.1% | $4.09 | 1.3% | 143,791 |
| 7 | Tuscaloosa | 78.6 | 7 | 5.9% | $0.00 | 2.2% | 206,765 |
| 8 | Anniston-Oxford | 76.6 | 2 | 4.3% | $0.00 | 1.2% | 113,419 |
| 9 | Dothan | 74.2 | 2 | 3.4% | $0.86 | 1.0% | 140,961 |
| 10 | Columbus | 41.7 | 12 | 12.0% | $0.57 | 5.1% | 287,653 |
| 11 | Auburn-Opelika | 39.9 | 2 | 4.3% | $0.62 | 1.9% | 133,010 |
| 12 | Gadsden | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $3.27 | 0.9% | 208,460 |
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Arkansas |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Pine Bluff | 289.9 | 8 | 15.7% | $0.61 | 1.4% | 100,647 |
| 2 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | 173.6 | 30 | 12.7% | $1.10 | 1.3% | 675,069 |
| 3 | Memphis | 137.7 | 47 | 11.4% | $0.58 | 1.3% | 1,285,732 |
| 4 | Hot Springs | 85.4 | 4 | 8.2% | $0.89 | 2.4% | 97,465 |
| 5 | Texarkana | 77.6 | 3 | 5.8% | $0.66 | 1.4% | 135,509 |
| 6 | Jonesboro | 69.3 | 3 | 5.5% | $0.79 | 1.9% | 117,361 |
| 7 | Fort Smith | 63.2 | 5 | 4.5% | $0.23 | 1.4% | 290,977 |
| 8 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | 39.0 | 8 | 6.2% | $0.53 | 2.3% | 443,976 |
| Download the Arkansas Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Arizona |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman | 125.4 | 12 | 11.0% | $0.00 | 2.4% | 196,281 |
| 2 | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale | 97.0 | 171 | 17.2% | $1.50 | 2.1% | 4,281,899 |
| 3 | Tucson | 72.8 | 37 | 13.9% | $2.52 | 2.6% | 1,012,018 |
| 4 | Yuma | 72.4 | 12 | 21.1% | $1.05 | 4.3% | 194,322 |
| 5 | Flagstaff | 51.5 | 10 | 9.3% | $8.17 | 7.6% | 128,558 |
| 6 | Prescott | 27.5 | 4 | 4.0% | $0.60 | 3.4% | 215,503 |
| Download the Arizona Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
California |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Bakersfield | 128.0 | 39 | 14.4% | $1.21 | 1.9% | 800,458 |
| 2 | Stockton | 112.4 | 35 | 17.9% | $0.11 | 2.3% | 672,388 |
| 3 | Redding | 99.3 | 8 | 17.4% | $3.88 | 2.2% | 180,214 |
| 4 | Fresno | 92.8 | 40 | 13.5% | $0.87 | 2.4% | 909,153 |
| 5 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | 89.5 | 159 | 13.0% | $0.72 | 2.2% | 4,115,871 |
| 6 | Visalia-Porterville | 86.6 | 18 | 10.4% | $4.73 | 2.5% | 426,276 |
| 7 | Vallejo-Fairfield | 84.5 | 11 | 12.8% | $1.83 | 1.6% | 407,515 |
| 8 | Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville | 75.9 | 69 | 17.2% | $1.95 | 2.2% | 2,109,832 |
| 9 | Chico | 73.5 | 11 | 15.9% | $1.20 | 3.4% | 220,337 |
| 10 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | 71.9 | 47 | 22.2% | $2.45 | 1.8% | 1,819,198 |
| 11 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | 70.8 | 491 | 26.9% | $0.45 | 2.7% | 12,872,808 |
| 12 | Madera | 70.6 | 5 | 6.0% | $0.42 | 2.4% | 148,333 |
| 13 | Merced | 68.8 | 10 | 9.8% | $0.68 | 3.0% | 246,117 |
| 14 | El Centro | 58.2 | 7 | 8.0% | $1.53 | 3.7% | 163,972 |
| 15 | Yuba City | 57.9 | 4 | 7.7% | $0.49 | 2.1% | 165,274 |
| 16 | San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | 55.7 | 113 | 20.4% | $1.03 | 3.4% | 3,001,072 |
| 17 | Modesto | 53.2 | 13 | 9.6% | $1.05 | 2.4% | 510,694 |
| 18 | Hanford-Corcoran | 50.3 | 5 | 7.2% | $0.00 | 3.3% | 149,518 |
| 19 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | 48.3 | 16 | 10.7% | $0.83 | 2.1% | 797,740 |
| 20 | Salinas | 48.0 | 15 | 15.5% | $2.13 | 3.8% | 408,238 |
| 21 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | 40.9 | 136 | 27.7% | $1.52 | 3.9% | 4,274,531 |
| 22 | Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta | 40.4 | 13 | 14.8% | $1.11 | 4.0% | 405,396 |
| 23 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville | 31.2 | 7 | 12.3% | $0.87 | 4.4% | 253,137 |
| 24 | Napa | 27.2 | 3 | 9.1% | $0.42 | 4.1% | 133,433 |
| 25 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma | 24.4 | 7 | 7.8% | $1.76 | 3.1% | 466,741 |
| 26 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles | 15.4 | 3 | 3.8% | $3.67 | 3.7% | 265,297 |
| Download the California Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Colorado |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Denver-Aurora | 75.6 | 79 | 20.4% | $0.65 | 2.1% | 2,506,626 |
| 2 | Grand Junction | 38.2 | 3 | 7.0% | $1.33 | 2.8% | 143,171 |
| 3 | Pueblo | 34.1 | 2 | 4.1% | $1.08 | 1.9% | 156,737 |
| 4 | Greeley | 21.4 | 3 | 3.3% | $0.41 | 2.9% | 249,775 |
| 5 | Boulder | 16.7 | 4 | 10.5% | $3.55 | 4.1% | 293,161 |
| 6 | Fort Collins-Loveland | 12.6 | 2 | 3.9% | $1.73 | 2.7% | 292,825 |
| 7 | Colorado Springs | 6.7 | 3 | 3.4% | $0.69 | 3.7% | 617,714 |
| Download the Colorado Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Connecticut |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | 36.6 | 15 | 15.6% | $0.07 | 2.3% | 895,030 |
| 2 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | 35.3 | 21 | 12.1% | $2.77 | 2.5% | 1,190,512 |
| 3 | New Haven-Milford | 35.3 | 19 | 12.7% | $1.55 | 3.2% | 846,101 |
| 4 | Norwich-New London | 29.6 | 6 | 10.9% | $1.71 | 3.8% | 264,519 |
| Download the Connecticut Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
District of Columbia |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | 57.2 | 186 | 21.4% | $1.19 | 3.0% | 5,358,130 |
| Download the District of Columbia Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Delaware |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Dover | 86.0 | 6 | 12.2% | $0.89 | 2.3% | 155,415 |
| 2 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | 44.3 | 201 | 19.8% | $1.24 | 3.9% | 5,838,471 |
| Download the Delaware Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Florida |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Punta Gorda | 398.2 | 9 | 16.7% | $0.53 | 0.7% | 150,060 |
| 2 | Sebastian-Vero Beach | 293.1 | 10 | 20.4% | $0.07 | 1.3% | 132,315 |
| 3 | Ocala | 236.6 | 22 | 14.5% | $0.08 | 1.4% | 329,628 |
| 4 | Panama City-Lynn Haven | 222.5 | 12 | 21.1% | $4.90 | 1.6% | 163,946 |
| 5 | Orlando-Kissimmee | 221.5 | 117 | 17.4% | $0.87 | 1.3% | 2,054,574 |
| 6 | Lakeland-Winter Haven | 220.7 | 36 | 15.1% | $2.55 | 1.4% | 580,594 |
| 7 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | 205.5 | 192 | 22.4% | $1.86 | 1.7% | 2,733,761 |
| 8 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville | 201.8 | 28 | 15.6% | $0.37 | 1.3% | 536,521 |
| 9 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers | 183.3 | 32 | 17.5% | $1.12 | 1.5% | 593,136 |
| 10 | Palm Coast | 183.0 | 4 | 8.5% | $0.00 | 1.2% | 91,247 |
| 11 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | 181.2 | 329 | 22.5% | $0.65 | 1.7% | 5,414,772 |
| 12 | Jacksonville | 157.4 | 68 | 14.6% | $2.25 | 1.7% | 1,313,228 |
| 13 | Port St. Lucie | 150.8 | 14 | 10.6% | $0.78 | 1.2% | 403,768 |
| 14 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach | 147.7 | 28 | 13.0% | $1.20 | 1.9% | 498,036 |
| 15 | Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice | 126.3 | 27 | 12.6% | $0.00 | 1.6% | 687,823 |
| 16 | Tallahassee | 109.4 | 14 | 11.6% | $0.94 | 1.8% | 357,259 |
| 17 | Naples-Marco Island | 105.4 | 12 | 13.6% | $2.87 | 1.8% | 315,258 |
| 18 | Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin | 74.1 | 4 | 7.8% | $2.44 | 1.5% | 179,693 |
| 19 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent | 58.3 | 24 | 14.4% | $0.85 | 4.5% | 452,992 |
| 20 | Gainesville | 55.5 | 9 | 7.8% | $2.18 | 3.1% | 258,555 |
| Download the Florida Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Georgia |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Macon | 398.9 | 22 | 20.6% | $0.00 | 1.2% | 230,777 |
| 2 | Brunswick | 260.1 | 9 | 15.0% | $0.29 | 1.7% | 102,850 |
| 3 | Rome | 221.3 | 6 | 16.7% | $0.00 | 1.4% | 95,980 |
| 4 | Albany | 118.2 | 7 | 13.7% | $0.00 | 1.8% | 164,919 |
| 5 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta | 108.3 | 146 | 11.6% | $2.39 | 1.3% | 5,376,285 |
| 6 | Dalton | 88.2 | 3 | 5.8% | $0.00 | 1.3% | 134,139 |
| 7 | Savannah | 83.0 | 13 | 12.5% | $0.00 | 2.4% | 334,353 |
| 8 | Chattanooga | 78.6 | 12 | 7.2% | $1.67 | 1.5% | 518,441 |
| 9 | Augusta-Richmond County | 68.1 | 19 | 8.5% | $1.46 | 2.6% | 534,218 |
| 10 | Warner Robins | 66.0 | 2 | 8.7% | $0.75 | 1.2% | 133,161 |
| 11 | Gainesville | 63.9 | 3 | 5.8% | $1.52 | 1.3% | 184,814 |
| 12 | Athens-Clarke County | 51.7 | 6 | 10.5% | $0.21 | 3.1% | 189,264 |
| 13 | Columbus | 41.7 | 12 | 12.0% | $0.57 | 5.1% | 287,653 |
| 14 | Valdosta | 32.2 | 2 | 4.2% | $0.37 | 2.3% | 133,348 |
| 15 | Hinesville-Fort Stewart | 24.4 | 2 | 6.7% | $0.00 | 5.8% | 69,943 |
| Download the Georgia Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Hawaii |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Honolulu | 34.6 | 35 | 31.8% | $0.47 | 5.6% | 905,034 |
| Download the Hawaii Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Iowa |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Des Moines-West Des Moines | 38.9 | 9 | 9.4% | $10.62 | 2.1% | 556,230 |
| 2 | Omaha-Council Bluffs | 34.5 | 11 | 7.6% | $0.00 | 1.9% | 837,925 |
| 3 | Sioux City | 24.9 | 2 | 5.3% | $1.87 | 2.8% | 143,157 |
| 4 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | 17.6 | 3 | 4.8% | $2.31 | 2.3% | 377,626 |
| 5 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls | 13.3 | 2 | 6.1% | $3.58 | 4.6% | 164,220 |
| 6 | Dubuque | 11.2 | 1 | 6.3% | $1.02 | 4.8% | 92,724 |
| 7 | Cedar Rapids | 7.2 | 1 | 2.4% | $0.95 | 2.7% | 255,452 |
| 8 | Ames | 6.1 | 1 | 8.3% | $3.82 | 9.6% | 86,754 |
| 9 | Iowa City | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $1.70 | 9.1% | 99,033 |
| Download the Iowa Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Idaho |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Boise City-Nampa | 36.8 | 10 | 9.1% | $1.23 | 2.3% | 599,753 |
| 2 | Idaho Falls | 19.8 | 1 | 4.0% | $0.96 | 2.1% | 122,995 |
| 3 | Pocatello | 19.3 | 1 | 5.9% | $6.21 | 3.0% | 88,495 |
| 4 | Logan (Utah/Id.) | 17.2 | 2 | 12.5% | $0.38 | 4.7% | 125,070 |
| 5 | Coeur d’Alene | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.47 | 2.2% | 54,867 |
| 6 | Lewiston | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $3.82 | 3.0% | 73,129 |
| Download the Idaho Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Illinois |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Rockford | 93.2 | 9 | 13.4% | $0.00 | 1.4% | 354,394 |
| 2 | Springfield | 93.0 | 8 | 17.0% | $0.66 | 2.1% | 207,389 |
| 3 | Danville | 92.2 | 3 | 12.0% | $0.04 | 2.0% | 80,680 |
| 4 | Decatur | 88.2 | 4 | 19.0% | $2.19 | 2.1% | 108,328 |
| 5 | St. Louis | 76.9 | 72 | 10.9% | $1.29 | 1.7% | 2,816,710 |
| 6 | Peoria | 53.8 | 9 | 11.5% | $0.35 | 2.2% | 372,487 |
| 7 | Kankakee-Bradley | 51.4 | 3 | 9.1% | $0.00 | 2.6% | 112,524 |
| 8 | Chicago-Naperville-Joliet | 39.3 | 235 | 18.4% | $0.75 | 3.1% | 9,569,624 |
| 9 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | 17.6 | 3 | 4.8% | $2.31 | 2.3% | 377,626 |
| 10 | Bloomington-Normal | 17.4 | 3 | 9.1% | $0.42 | 5.2% | 165,298 |
| 11 | Champaign-Urbana | 14.5 | 5 | 10.0% | $0.24 | 7.8% | 224,191 |
| Download the Illinois Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Indiana |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Louisville/Jefferson County | 114.8 | 48 | 14.2% | $2.39 | 1.7% | 1,244,696 |
| 2 | Elkhart-Goshen | 64.4 | 5 | 6.7% | $0.00 | 2.0% | 199,137 |
| 3 | Indianapolis-Carmel | 58.6 | 34 | 9.2% | $1.85 | 1.7% | 1,715,459 |
| 4 | Fort Wayne | 54.5 | 7 | 9.3% | $2.56 | 1.6% | 411,154 |
| 5 | Michigan City-La Porte | 45.4 | 2 | 4.2% | $0.32 | 2.0% | 110,888 |
| 6 | Evansville | 40.9 | 6 | 6.4% | $2.94 | 2.1% | 350,261 |
| 7 | Chicago-Naperville-Joliet | 39.3 | 235 | 18.4% | $0.75 | 3.1% | 9,569,624 |
| 8 | Terre Haute | 38.0 | 4 | 6.3% | $0.00 | 3.1% | 170,233 |
| 9 | Cincinnati-Middletown | 33.5 | 33 | 8.5% | $0.94 | 2.3% | 2,155,137 |
| 10 | Anderson | 32.9 | 2 | 6.5% | $0.02 | 2.3% | 131,501 |
| 11 | South Bend-Mishawaka | 30.7 | 7 | 11.1% | $2.78 | 3.6% | 316,865 |
| 12 | Lafayette | 25.9 | 6 | 11.5% | $1.08 | 6.0% | 192,870 |
| 13 | Muncie | 18.2 | 2 | 5.9% | $3.67 | 4.8% | 114,685 |
| 14 | Bloomington | 12.2 | 3 | 6.5% | $3.50 | 6.7% | 183,944 |
| 15 | Columbus | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.72 | 1.1% | 137,475 |
| 16 | Kokomo | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $2.81 | 1.5% | 75,360 |
| Download the Indiana Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Kansas |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Kansas City | 84.6 | 47 | 10.7% | $1.70 | 1.4% | 2,002,047 |
| 2 | Wichita | 72.4 | 14 | 10.6% | $2.64 | 1.6% | 603,716 |
| 3 | Topeka | 44.0 | 3 | 5.7% | $3.70 | 1.5% | 229,619 |
| 4 | St. Joseph | 41.4 | 2 | 4.9% | $3.93 | 1.9% | 126,359 |
| 5 | Lawrence | 6.5 | 1 | 5.3% | $0.00 | 6.7% | 114,748 |
| Download the Kansas Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Kentucky |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Louisville/Jefferson County | 114.8 | 48 | 14.2% | $2.39 | 1.7% | 1,244,696 |
| 2 | Owensboro | 60.5 | 2 | 6.7% | $25.11 | 1.5% | 112,762 |
| 3 | Huntington-Ashland | 59.9 | 9 | 8.8% | $0.48 | 2.6% | 284,234 |
| 4 | Lexington-Fayette | 44.6 | 14 | 11.0% | $1.89 | 3.5% | 453,424 |
| 5 | Evansville | 40.9 | 6 | 6.4% | $2.94 | 2.1% | 350,261 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 39.0 | 3 | 7.3% | $2.12 | 3.3% | 117,947 |
| 7 | Cincinnati-Middletown | 33.5 | 33 | 8.5% | $0.94 | 2.3% | 2,155,137 |
| 8 | Clarksville | 16.4 | 3 | 4.0% | $2.02 | 3.5% | 261,220 |
| 9 | Elizabethtown | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.99 | 2.9% | 112,268 |
| Download the Kentucky Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Louisiana |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Lafayette | 265.6 | 20 | 19.0% | $0.26 | 1.5% | 259,073 |
| 2 | Monroe | 176.0 | 8 | 13.3% | $1.32 | 1.3% | 172,743 |
| 3 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | 169.8 | 13 | 10.4% | $0.90 | 1.9% | 201,148 |
| 4 | Lake Charles | 133.7 | 8 | 7.9% | $0.80 | 1.6% | 192,856 |
| 5 | Shreveport-Bossier City | 129.1 | 15 | 10.3% | $0.25 | 1.5% | 389,533 |
| 6 | New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | 98.4 | 58 | 18.6% | $0.85 | 2.7% | 1,134,029 |
| 7 | Alexandria | 93.8 | 6 | 10.9% | $1.65 | 2.1% | 153,105 |
| 8 | Baton Rouge | 92.6 | 28 | 8.3% | $0.53 | 2.0% | 774,327 |
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Massachusetts |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Providence-New Bedford-Fall River | 38.4 | 40 | 17.5% | $4.01 | 3.3% | 1,596,611 |
| 2 | Barnstable Town | 34.2 | 4 | 8.5% | $4.56 | 2.6% | 221,049 |
| 3 | Worcester | 29.8 | 14 | 11.5% | $0.42 | 3.0% | 783,806 |
| 4 | Springfield | 24.1 | 16 | 16.8% | $3.98 | 4.8% | 687,558 |
| 5 | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | 23.2 | 96 | 20.3% | $1.11 | 4.6% | 4,522,858 |
| 6 | Pittsfield | 21.8 | 3 | 13.0% | $0.00 | 5.3% | 129,395 |
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Maryland |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Baltimore-Towson | 61.9 | 97 | 19.7% | $0.59 | 2.9% | 2,667,117 |
| 2 | Salisbury | 60.0 | 4 | 11.8% | $0.00 | 2.8% | 120,165 |
| 3 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | 57.2 | 186 | 21.4% | $1.19 | 3.0% | 5,358,130 |
| 4 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg | 48.6 | 5 | 5.7% | $0.64 | 2.0% | 263,753 |
| 5 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | 44.3 | 201 | 19.8% | $1.24 | 3.9% | 5,838,471 |
| 6 | Cumberland | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 3.8% | 103,303 |
| Download the Maryland Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Maine |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Bangor | 44.3 | 6 | 17.1% | $0.87 | 4.6% | 148,651 |
| 2 | Lewiston-Auburn | 35.0 | 3 | 15.8% | $1.59 | 4.0% | 106,877 |
| 3 | Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | 8.0 | 3 | 2.8% | $1.28 | 3.7% | 514,065 |
| Download the Maine Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Michigan |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Flint | 168.9 | 18 | 17.8% | $0.68 | 1.2% | 428,790 |
| 2 | Monroe | 159.4 | 5 | 10.0% | $0.00 | 1.0% | 152,949 |
| 3 | Saginaw-Saginaw Township North | 156.0 | 10 | 18.9% | $1.98 | 1.6% | 200,745 |
| 4 | Detroit-Warren-Livonia | 98.5 | 125 | 19.5% | $0.73 | 1.4% | 4,425,110 |
| 5 | Battle Creek | 67.4 | 5 | 12.2% | $2.44 | 2.7% | 135,861 |
| 6 | Muskegon-Norton Shores | 60.9 | 3 | 6.8% | $2.52 | 1.4% | 174,344 |
| 7 | Kalamazoo-Portage | 46.1 | 8 | 8.3% | $1.16 | 2.7% | 323,713 |
| 8 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming | 44.3 | 14 | 8.1% | $1.61 | 2.0% | 776,833 |
| 9 | Niles-Benton Harbor | 43.7 | 4 | 8.0% | $1.32 | 2.9% | 159,481 |
| 10 | Holland-Grand Haven | 37.3 | 5 | 11.6% | $1.14 | 2.6% | 260,364 |
| 11 | Lansing-East Lansing | 33.3 | 12 | 14.3% | $1.35 | 4.0% | 454,035 |
| 12 | Jackson | 32.9 | 2 | 4.9% | $1.50 | 1.9% | 160,180 |
| 13 | South Bend-Mishawaka | 30.7 | 7 | 11.1% | $2.78 | 3.6% | 316,865 |
| 14 | Bay City | 28.2 | 1 | 6.3% | $0.00 | 1.6% | 107,495 |
| 15 | Ann Arbor | 7.8 | 4 | 6.7% | $2.73 | 7.4% | 347,376 |
| Download the Michigan Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Minnesota |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | La Crosse | 23.3 | 3 | 27.3% | $1.93 | 4.9% | 131,872 |
| 2 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | 22.3 | 35 | 8.1% | $2.61 | 2.4% | 3,229,878 |
| 3 | Fargo | 21.7 | 4 | 18.2% | $1.64 | 4.7% | 195,685 |
| 4 | Rochester | 13.9 | 2 | 6.7% | $0.39 | 3.9% | 182,924 |
| 5 | Grand Forks | 10.8 | 1 | 4.2% | $2.73 | 4.8% | 97,279 |
| 6 | St. Cloud | 5.5 | 1 | 3.4% | $2.74 | 4.8% | 186,954 |
| 7 | Duluth | 4.4 | 1 | 1.6% | $1.58 | 4.1% | 274,571 |
| Download the Minnesota Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Missouri |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Kansas City | 84.6 | 47 | 10.7% | $1.70 | 1.4% | 2,002,047 |
| 2 | St. Louis | 76.9 | 72 | 10.9% | $1.29 | 1.7% | 2,816,710 |
| 3 | St. Joseph | 41.4 | 2 | 4.9% | $3.93 | 1.9% | 126,359 |
| 4 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | 39.0 | 8 | 6.2% | $0.53 | 2.3% | 443,976 |
| 5 | Springfield | 37.1 | 7 | 6.6% | $2.48 | 2.2% | 426,144 |
| 6 | Jefferson City | 34.6 | 2 | 4.4% | $3.76 | 2.0% | 146,363 |
| 7 | Joplin | 28.7 | 2 | 2.7% | $4.44 | 2.0% | 172,933 |
| 8 | Columbia | 12.8 | 2 | 3.8% | $5.10 | 4.8% | 164,283 |
| Download the Missouri Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Mississippi |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Pascagoula | 194.3 | 6 | 8.0% | $1.36 | 1.0% | 153,100 |
| 2 | Jackson | 155.7 | 25 | 10.0% | $1.94 | 1.5% | 537,285 |
| 3 | Memphis | 137.7 | 47 | 11.4% | $0.58 | 1.3% | 1,285,732 |
| 4 | Gulfport-Biloxi | 59.6 | 11 | 8.6% | $3.29 | 3.9% | 234,625 |
| 5 | Hattiesburg | 42.4 | 3 | 3.6% | $7.20 | 2.6% | 140,781 |
| Download the Mississippi Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Montana |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Billings | 23.6 | 2 | 4.8% | $5.65 | 2.8% | 152,005 |
| 2 | Missoula | 17.1 | 2 | 4.7% | $10.67 | 5.5% | 107,320 |
| 3 | Great Falls | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $8.45 | 3.3% | 128,775 |
| Download the Montana Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
North Carolina |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Rocky Mount | 201.8 | 7 | 10.0% | $0.95 | 1.2% | 146,356 |
| 2 | Wilmington | 161.4 | 18 | 13.2% | $0.20 | 1.6% | 347,012 |
| 3 | Burlington | 153.3 | 6 | 19.4% | $0.00 | 1.3% | 148,053 |
| 4 | Greenville | 142.4 | 11 | 16.7% | $0.75 | 2.2% | 176,758 |
| 5 | Raleigh-Cary | 128.6 | 43 | 16.7% | $0.95 | 1.6% | 1,088,765 |
| 6 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton | 114.7 | 9 | 7.4% | $0.38 | 1.1% | 363,036 |
| 7 | Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord | 103.9 | 43 | 11.0% | $0.71 | 1.2% | 1,701,799 |
| 8 | Goldsboro | 88.3 | 4 | 8.5% | $0.00 | 2.0% | 113,671 |
| 9 | Asheville | 84.1 | 12 | 11.7% | $2.36 | 1.8% | 408,436 |
| 10 | Winston-Salem | 78.0 | 12 | 9.5% | $4.55 | 1.7% | 468,124 |
| 11 | Greensboro-High Point | 66.8 | 15 | 6.6% | $0.40 | 1.6% | 705,684 |
| 12 | Fayetteville | 58.2 | 16 | 13.9% | $1.14 | 3.9% | 356,105 |
| 13 | Durham | 54.2 | 19 | 15.4% | $1.80 | 3.6% | 489,762 |
| 14 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | 44.1 | 39 | 12.4% | $0.22 | 2.7% | 1,658,292 |
| 15 | Jacksonville | 32.2 | 11 | 17.7% | $1.42 | 10.4% | 165,938 |
| Download the North Carolina Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
North Dakota |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Fargo | 21.7 | 4 | 18.2% | $1.64 | 4.7% | 195,685 |
| 2 | Bismarck | 17.2 | 1 | 5.0% | $5.93 | 2.8% | 104,944 |
| 3 | Grand Forks | 10.8 | 1 | 4.2% | $2.73 | 4.8% | 97,279 |
| Download the North Dakota Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Nebraska |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Omaha-Council Bluffs | 34.5 | 11 | 7.6% | $0.00 | 1.9% | 837,925 |
| 2 | Sioux City | 24.9 | 2 | 5.3% | $1.87 | 2.8% | 143,157 |
| 3 | Lincoln | 4.9 | 1 | 2.1% | $1.79 | 3.5% | 295,486 |
| Download the Nebraska Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
New Hampshire |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Manchester-Nashua | 35.2 | 6 | 11.3% | $3.09 | 2.1% | 402,042 |
| 2 | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | 23.2 | 96 | 20.3% | $1.11 | 4.6% | 4,522,858 |
| Download the New Hampshire Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
New Jersey |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Atlantic City-Hammonton | 71.5 | 17 | 19.8% | $0.58 | 4.4% | 270,681 |
| 2 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | 44.3 | 201 | 19.8% | $1.24 | 3.9% | 5,838,471 |
| 3 | Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton | 30.9 | 2 | 4.4% | $0.39 | 2.1% | 156,830 |
| 4 | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | 28.1 | 633 | 31.1% | $0.61 | 6.0% | 19,006,798 |
| 5 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | 24.6 | 14 | 8.4% | $1.84 | 3.5% | 808,210 |
| 6 | Trenton-Ewing | 24.3 | 8 | 16.3% | $0.53 | 4.5% | 364,883 |
| 7 | Ocean City | 12.0 | 1 | 3.1% | $0.00 | 4.3% | 95,838 |
| Download the New Jersey Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
New Mexico |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Farmington | 175.9 | 8 | 11.4% | $7.00 | 1.9% | 122,500 |
| 2 | Albuquerque | 101.5 | 40 | 20.0% | $1.80 | 2.3% | 845,913 |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 45.0 | 4 | 12.1% | $5.13 | 3.1% | 143,937 |
| 4 | Las Cruces | 20.1 | 2 | 5.4% | $0.74 | 2.5% | 201,603 |
| Download the New Mexico Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Nevada |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Las Vegas-Paradise | 105.6 | 91 | 20.3% | $0.37 | 2.3% | 1,865,746 |
| 2 | Reno-Sparks | 64.5 | 17 | 21.8% | $1.10 | 3.2% | 414,784 |
| 3 | Carson City | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $1.45 | 2.7% | 82,026 |
| Download the Nevada Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
New York |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Buffalo-Niagara Falls | 49.3 | 30 | 19.4% | $0.52 | 2.7% | 1,124,309 |
| 2 | Binghamton | 42.1 | 8 | 25.0% | $1.04 | 3.9% | 245,189 |
| 3 | Utica-Rome | 37.2 | 9 | 16.1% | $0.00 | 4.1% | 293,790 |
| 4 | Rochester | 31.6 | 23 | 14.4% | $3.06 | 3.5% | 1,034,090 |
| 5 | Kingston | 29.2 | 4 | 6.8% | $0.28 | 3.8% | 181,670 |
| 6 | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | 28.1 | 633 | 31.1% | $0.61 | 6.0% | 19,006,798 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 26.3 | 14 | 12.4% | $0.85 | 4.1% | 643,794 |
| 8 | Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | 23.9 | 13 | 10.0% | $0.47 | 4.0% | 672,525 |
| 9 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy | 18.7 | 12 | 10.1% | $0.54 | 3.8% | 853,919 |
| 10 | Elmira | 14.0 | 1 | 7.7% | $0.00 | 4.1% | 87,813 |
| 11 | Ithaca | 5.9 | 2 | 12.5% | $0.45 | 16.8% | 101,136 |
| 12 | Glens Falls | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.34 | 3.5% | 149,437 |
| Download the New York Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Ohio |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Springfield | 98.8 | 6 | 12.0% | $0.54 | 2.2% | 139,859 |
| 2 | Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | 84.2 | 17 | 12.1% | $2.72 | 1.8% | 565,947 |
| 3 | Mansfield | 69.1 | 3 | 10.0% | $0.20 | 1.7% | 124,999 |
| 4 | Toledo | 61.2 | 19 | 11.1% | $1.06 | 2.4% | 649,104 |
| 5 | Huntington-Ashland | 59.9 | 9 | 8.8% | $0.48 | 2.6% | 284,234 |
| 6 | Akron | 50.6 | 14 | 11.9% | $1.96 | 2.0% | 698,553 |
| 7 | Canton-Massillon | 50.5 | 8 | 11.6% | $0.66 | 1.9% | 407,653 |
| 8 | Columbus | 49.4 | 41 | 12.2% | $1.24 | 2.3% | 1,773,120 |
| 9 | Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor | 37.1 | 34 | 10.9% | $1.17 | 2.2% | 2,088,291 |
| 10 | Cincinnati-Middletown | 33.5 | 33 | 8.5% | $0.94 | 2.3% | 2,155,137 |
| 11 | Dayton | 33.0 | 13 | 8.1% | $1.74 | 2.4% | 836,544 |
| 12 | Wheeling | 19.2 | 2 | 5.3% | $2.76 | 3.6% | 144,847 |
| 13 | Lima | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $3.93 | 2.2% | 99,304 |
| 14 | Sandusky | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.78 | 1.5% | 60,395 |
| 15 | Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.76 | 2.5% | 77,062 |
| 16 | Weirton-Steubenville | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.03 | 3.3% | 232,930 |
| Download the Ohio Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Oklahoma |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Tulsa | 130.4 | 40 | 14.0% | $0.20 | 1.7% | 916,079 |
| 2 | Oklahoma City | 95.3 | 38 | 11.9% | $0.77 | 1.7% | 1,206,142 |
| 3 | Fort Smith | 63.2 | 5 | 4.5% | $0.23 | 1.4% | 290,977 |
| 4 | Lawton | 18.3 | 3 | 7.9% | $1.83 | 7.3% | 111,772 |
| Download the Oklahoma Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Oregon |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Medford | 56.0 | 8 | 19.5% | $0.71 | 3.6% | 201,138 |
| 2 | Salem | 48.6 | 12 | 15.2% | $1.92 | 3.2% | 391,680 |
| 3 | Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton | 36.4 | 47 | 15.6% | $1.98 | 2.9% | 2,207,462 |
| 4 | Eugene-Springfield | 31.3 | 9 | 11.8% | $1.44 | 4.2% | 346,560 |
| 5 | Bend | 28.6 | 2 | 6.5% | $0.80 | 2.3% | 158,456 |
| 6 | Corvallis | 7.9 | 1 | 5.9% | $1.33 | 7.7% | 81,859 |
| Download the Oregon Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Pennsylvania |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | 84.2 | 17 | 12.1% | $2.72 | 1.8% | 565,947 |
| 2 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | 44.3 | 201 | 19.8% | $1.24 | 3.9% | 5,838,471 |
| 3 | Altoona | 43.6 | 4 | 16.0% | $4.16 | 3.7% | 125,174 |
| 4 | Scranton–Wilkes-Barre | 42.7 | 16 | 11.3% | $3.71 | 3.4% | 549,150 |
| 5 | Harrisburg-Carlisle | 41.2 | 16 | 10.5% | $2.80 | 3.7% | 531,108 |
| 6 | Reading | 37.6 | 11 | 9.8% | $0.97 | 3.6% | 403,595 |
| 7 | Lebanon | 36.9 | 3 | 7.3% | $3.23 | 3.2% | 128,934 |
| 8 | York-Hanover | 32.8 | 6 | 5.6% | $1.68 | 2.2% | 424,583 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 29.1 | 49 | 10.0% | $1.46 | 3.6% | 2,351,192 |
| 10 | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | 28.1 | 633 | 31.1% | $0.61 | 6.0% | 19,006,798 |
| 11 | Lancaster | 27.6 | 12 | 9.2% | $1.11 | 4.4% | 502,370 |
| 12 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | 24.6 | 14 | 8.4% | $1.84 | 3.5% | 808,210 |
| 13 | Williamsport | 21.6 | 2 | 6.1% | $2.39 | 4.0% | 116,670 |
| 14 | Johnstown | 9.9 | 1 | 2.9% | $5.36 | 3.5% | 144,319 |
| 15 | Erie | 8.4 | 2 | 3.0% | $5.11 | 4.3% | 279,175 |
| 16 | State College | 2.8 | 1 | 2.6% | $1.21 | 12.4% | 144,779 |
| Download the Pennsylvania Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Rhode Island |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Providence-New Bedford-Fall River | 38.4 | 40 | 17.5% | $4.01 | 3.3% | 1,596,611 |
| Download the Rhode Island Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
South Carolina |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Sumter | 328.8 | 8 | 17.0% | $0.00 | 1.2% | 104,148 |
| 2 | Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | 250.8 | 22 | 16.2% | $0.58 | 1.7% | 257,380 |
| 3 | Spartanburg | 197.2 | 15 | 14.7% | $0.25 | 1.4% | 280,738 |
| 4 | Florence | 184.4 | 13 | 11.2% | $0.57 | 1.8% | 199,831 |
| 5 | Anderson | 176.3 | 9 | 12.0% | $0.00 | 1.4% | 182,825 |
| 6 | Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord | 103.9 | 43 | 11.0% | $0.71 | 1.2% | 1,701,799 |
| 7 | Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | 94.2 | 27 | 11.7% | $0.00 | 2.3% | 624,715 |
| 8 | Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | 83.8 | 37 | 15.4% | $0.19 | 3.5% | 644,506 |
| 9 | Augusta-Richmond County | 68.1 | 19 | 8.5% | $1.46 | 2.6% | 534,218 |
| 10 | Columbia | 35.7 | 17 | 6.2% | $2.03 | 3.3% | 728,063 |
| Download the South Carolina Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
South Dakota |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Rapid City | 69.7 | 4 | 9.3% | $0.00 | 2.4% | 122,522 |
| 2 | Sioux City | 24.9 | 2 | 5.3% | $1.87 | 2.8% | 143,157 |
| 3 | Sioux Falls | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.18 | 2.5% | 105,168 |
| Download the South Dakota Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Tennessee |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Memphis | 137.7 | 47 | 11.4% | $0.58 | 1.3% | 1,285,732 |
| 2 | Johnson City | 117.3 | 7 | 11.1% | $0.88 | 1.5% | 195,849 |
| 3 | Chattanooga | 78.6 | 12 | 7.2% | $1.67 | 1.5% | 518,441 |
| 4 | Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin | 70.2 | 32 | 7.0% | $3.82 | 1.5% | 1,550,733 |
| 5 | Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | 54.7 | 4 | 4.6% | $4.23 | 1.2% | 304,689 |
| 6 | Knoxville | 54.5 | 14 | 6.5% | $4.48 | 1.9% | 691,152 |
| 7 | Jackson | 47.1 | 2 | 3.7% | $1.05 | 1.9% | 112,685 |
| 8 | Cleveland | 31.8 | 1 | 2.7% | $1.17 | 1.4% | 112,143 |
| 9 | Morristown | 23.6 | 1 | 1.7% | $0.31 | 1.6% | 135,914 |
| 10 | Clarksville | 16.4 | 3 | 4.0% | $2.02 | 3.5% | 261,220 |
| Download the Tennessee Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Texas |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Beaumont-Port Arthur | 280.1 | 28 | 14.7% | $0.72 | 1.3% | 378,255 |
| 2 | Odessa | 250.5 | 9 | 16.7% | $0.07 | 1.4% | 131,941 |
| 3 | Amarillo | 171.3 | 11 | 14.5% | $0.74 | 1.3% | 243,838 |
| 4 | Waco | 163.7 | 17 | 24.6% | $2.76 | 2.3% | 230,213 |
| 5 | Midland | 156.1 | 4 | 7.8% | $6.56 | 1.0% | 129,494 |
| 6 | Laredo | 154.6 | 15 | 29.4% | $0.00 | 2.1% | 236,941 |
| 7 | Longview | 147.1 | 8 | 5.5% | $3.54 | 1.3% | 204,746 |
| 8 | Tyler | 138.0 | 6 | 7.4% | $1.78 | 1.1% | 201,277 |
| 9 | Sherman-Denison | 114.5 | 5 | 7.5% | $0.00 | 1.8% | 118,804 |
| 10 | Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | 112.4 | 206 | 17.4% | $0.73 | 1.6% | 5,728,143 |
| 11 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 99.3 | 183 | 15.7% | $0.60 | 1.5% | 6,300,006 |
| 12 | El Paso | 93.0 | 30 | 26.5% | $0.06 | 2.2% | 742,062 |
| 13 | Lubbock | 92.9 | 9 | 14.1% | $0.17 | 1.8% | 270,610 |
| 14 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | 88.6 | 24 | 16.4% | $0.00 | 1.9% | 726,604 |
| 15 | Austin-Round Rock | 84.8 | 57 | 15.0% | $0.16 | 2.1% | 1,652,602 |
| 16 | Corpus Christi | 73.2 | 13 | 16.5% | $0.00 | 2.1% | 415,376 |
| 17 | Brownsville-Harlingen | 65.9 | 12 | 16.4% | $0.39 | 2.3% | 392,736 |
| 18 | San Antonio | 58.9 | 56 | 13.5% | $1.65 | 2.4% | 2,031,445 |
| 19 | San Angelo | 45.4 | 4 | 16.7% | $0.00 | 4.1% | 109,563 |
| 20 | Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood | 41.4 | 14 | 14.9% | $3.01 | 4.5% | 378,935 |
| 21 | College Station-Bryan | 40.7 | 5 | 5.3% | $0.72 | 3.0% | 207,425 |
| 22 | Abilene | 40.5 | 3 | 4.2% | $0.00 | 2.3% | 159,521 |
| 23 | Victoria | 27.5 | 1 | 2.8% | $0.82 | 1.6% | 114,313 |
| 24 | Wichita Falls | 25.4 | 5 | 8.8% | $0.00 | 6.7% | 147,328 |
| Download the Texas Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Utah |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Ogden-Clearfield | 101.1 | 16 | 21.3% | $0.65 | 1.5% | 531,488 |
| 2 | Salt Lake City | 50.2 | 23 | 14.3% | $1.66 | 2.1% | 1,115,692 |
| 3 | Provo-Orem | 30.8 | 16 | 20.3% | $1.14 | 4.9% | 540,820 |
| 4 | Logan (Utah/Id.) | 17.2 | 2 | 12.5% | $0.38 | 4.7% | 125,070 |
| 5 | St. George | 15.8 | 1 | 2.5% | $0.30 | 2.4% | 137,589 |
| Download the Utah Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Virginia |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Danville | 169.7 | 4 | 8.9% | $0.00 | 1.1% | 105,783 |
| 2 | Richmond | 74.5 | 33 | 9.2% | $0.15 | 1.8% | 1,225,626 |
| 3 | Roanoke | 66.1 | 7 | 8.5% | $0.75 | 1.8% | 298,108 |
| 4 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | 57.2 | 186 | 21.4% | $1.19 | 3.0% | 5,358,130 |
| 5 | Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | 54.7 | 4 | 4.6% | $4.23 | 1.2% | 304,689 |
| 6 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | 44.1 | 39 | 12.4% | $0.22 | 2.7% | 1,658,292 |
| 7 | Lynchburg | 33.4 | 4 | 5.3% | $0.24 | 2.4% | 245,809 |
| 8 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | 27.7 | 4 | 10.8% | $0.57 | 4.6% | 158,328 |
| 9 | Winchester | 16.7 | 1 | 3.6% | $0.00 | 2.5% | 122,369 |
| 10 | Charlottesville | 15.3 | 3 | 4.3% | $0.00 | 5.1% | 194,391 |
| 11 | Harrisonburg | 8.9 | 1 | 4.0% | $0.29 | 4.8% | 118,409 |
| Download the Virginia Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Vermont |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Burlington-South Burlington | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $8.69 | 5.8% | 160,678 |
| Download the Vermont Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Washington |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Yakima | 80.7 | 10 | 15.2% | $1.12 | 2.6% | 234,564 |
| 2 | Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | 51.2 | 4 | 12.1% | $1.18 | 1.7% | 235,841 |
| 3 | Bellingham | 37.1 | 6 | 16.2% | $2.29 | 4.1% | 196,529 |
| 4 | Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton | 36.4 | 47 | 15.6% | $1.98 | 2.9% | 2,207,462 |
| 5 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | 31.1 | 65 | 16.7% | $3.28 | 3.1% | 3,344,813 |
| 6 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes | 28.4 | 2 | 6.7% | $0.00 | 3.0% | 118,000 |
| 7 | Bremerton-Silverdale | 22.3 | 4 | 10.3% | $0.45 | 3.8% | 239,769 |
| 8 | Wenatchee | 22.0 | 2 | 8.7% | $4.25 | 4.2% | 108,193 |
| 9 | Longview | 21.9 | 1 | 4.5% | $0.61 | 2.3% | 101,254 |
| 10 | Spokane | 19.4 | 5 | 9.1% | $1.30 | 2.8% | 462,677 |
| 11 | Olympia | 15.0 | 2 | 4.3% | $1.85 | 2.8% | 245,181 |
| 12 | Lewiston | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $3.82 | 3.0% | 73,129 |
| Download the Washington Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Wisconsin |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Racine | 90.0 | 7 | 17.9% | $1.53 | 2.0% | 199,510 |
| 2 | Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis | 48.6 | 43 | 22.1% | $0.83 | 2.9% | 1,549,308 |
| 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Joliet | 39.3 | 235 | 18.4% | $0.75 | 3.1% | 9,569,624 |
| 4 | Sheboygan | 34.8 | 3 | 12.5% | $5.82 | 3.8% | 114,561 |
| 5 | Wausau | 29.1 | 2 | 4.8% | $8.98 | 2.6% | 130,962 |
| 6 | Green Bay | 28.6 | 5 | 8.3% | $0.00 | 2.9% | 302,935 |
| 7 | Oshkosh-Neenah | 28.1 | 3 | 10.7% | $2.07 | 3.3% | 162,111 |
| 8 | Fond du Lac | 27.1 | 2 | 7.1% | $0.87 | 3.7% | 99,453 |
| 9 | La Crosse | 23.3 | 3 | 27.3% | $1.93 | 4.9% | 131,872 |
| 10 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | 22.3 | 35 | 8.1% | $2.61 | 2.4% | 3,229,878 |
| 11 | Eau Claire | 13.5 | 2 | 5.0% | $2.49 | 4.7% | 158,742 |
| 12 | Janesville | 11.6 | 1 | 2.0% | $1.54 | 2.7% | 160,213 |
| 13 | Madison | 7.8 | 5 | 3.8% | $3.18 | 5.8% | 561,505 |
| 14 | Appleton | 6.9 | 1 | 2.6% | $0.44 | 3.3% | 219,720 |
| 15 | Duluth | 4.4 | 1 | 1.6% | $1.58 | 4.1% | 274,571 |
| Download the Wisconsin Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
West Virginia |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Charleston | 94.8 | 13 | 10.4% | $0.35 | 2.3% | 303,944 |
| 2 | Huntington-Ashland | 59.9 | 9 | 8.8% | $0.48 | 2.6% | 284,234 |
| 3 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | 57.2 | 186 | 21.4% | $1.19 | 3.0% | 5,358,130 |
| 4 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg | 48.6 | 5 | 5.7% | $0.64 | 2.0% | 263,753 |
| 5 | Morgantown | 22.8 | 3 | 5.3% | $0.77 | 5.6% | 118,506 |
| 6 | Wheeling | 19.2 | 2 | 5.3% | $2.76 | 3.6% | 144,847 |
| 7 | Winchester | 16.7 | 1 | 3.6% | $0.00 | 2.5% | 122,369 |
| 8 | Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.76 | 2.5% | 77,062 |
| 9 | Weirton-Steubenville | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.03 | 3.3% | 232,930 |
| 10 | Cumberland | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 3.8% | 103,303 |
| Download the West Virginia Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||
Wyoming |
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| Safety Rank within State |
Metro Area | Pedestrian Danger Index |
Total Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008) |
% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Pedestrians |
Avg. Yr. Fed $ Spent per Person |
% of Workers Walking to Work |
2008 Population |
| 1 | Cheyenne | 26.3 | 1 | 10.0% | $3.17 | 2.2% | 87,542 |
| 2 | Casper | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | $4.46 | 1.4% | 122,054 |
| Download the Wyoming Dangerous by Design fact sheet (pdf) | |||||||

