WS Item 4 - Most Dangerous For Pedestrians-2011EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TRANSPORTATION FOR AMERICA
DANGEROUS BY DESIGN 2011
Rank Metro area
Total
pedestrian
deaths
(2000-2009)
Avg. annual
pedestrian
deaths per
100,000
(2000-2009)
Percent of
workers
walking to
work
(2005-2009)
Pedestrian
Danger Index
1 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 557 3.0 1.2% 255.4
2 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 905 3.5 1.6% 212.7
3 Jacksonville, FL 342 2.8 1.6%* 177.8
4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano
Beach, FL
1,555 2.9 1.7% 167.9
5 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 938 2.5 1.8% 139.2
6 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 421 2.5 1.9% 135.2
7 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 266 2.1 1.6%* 132.6
8 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 867 2.3 1.7% 132.4
9 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 1,024 2.0 1.5% 128.2
10 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 942 1.6 1.4% 119.4
The Most Dangerous Large Metro Areas, Ranked by PDI
*These two metros have a margin of error of over 10 percent for the Journey To Work data.