Pedestrian Accidents

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Florida is one of the most dangerous states for pedestrians, and is the second leading state when it comes to annual fatalities per capita.¹

Sorted by State

State	Pedestrian Fatalities per 100K Population – 2016
Alabama	2.51
Alaska	1.62
Arizona	2.85
Arkansas	1.64
California	2.43
Colorado	1.52
Connecticut	1.73
Delaware	2.83
DC	1.32
Florida	3.22
Georgia	2.25
Hawaii	2.24

Sorted by Fatality Rate

State	Pedestrian Fatalities per 100K Population – 2016
New Mexico	3.45
Florida	3.22
South Carolina	2.96
Arizona	2.85
Delaware	2.83
Nevada	2.76
Louisiana	2.73
Alabama	2.51
Texas	2.44
California	2.43
Vermont	2.41
Oklahoma	2.32

In fact, Broward and Miami-Dade counties were among the top eight counties in the entire country for pedestrian fatalities. Florida law enforcement officers and emergency medical responders handle hundreds of calls each day that involve a car, truck, or motorcycle hitting a pedestrian. The combination of aggressive, distracted drivers and poor roadway designs continue to cause these numbers to grow each year.

State	County	Number of Pedestrian Fatalities
CA	Los Angeles	265
AZ	Maricopa	133
TX	Harris	128
TX	Dallas	84
FL	Miami-Dade	83
IL	Cook	74
CA	San Diego	71
TX	Bexar	68
FL	Broward	67
CA	Orange	63

¹ See Preliminary figures released by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) (https://www.ghsa.org/sites/default/files/2018-03/pedestrians_18.pdf)

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