Table 2-5: Pedestrian Fatalities Involving Motor Vehicles: 2000
Table 2-5: Pedestrian Fatalities Involving Motor Vehicles: 2000
| State | Total traffic fatalities | Pedestrians killed | Pedestrian fatalities as percent of total | State population (thousands) | Pedestrian fatality rate per 100,000 population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 995 | 61 | 6.1 | 4,451 | 1.4 |
| Alaska | 103 | 8 | 7.8 | 653 | 1.2 |
| Arizona | 1,036 | 130 | 12.5 | 4,798 | 2.7 |
| Arkansas | 652 | 38 | 5.8 | 2,631 | 1.4 |
| California | 3,753 | 670 | 17.9 | 32,521 | 2.1 |
| Colorado | 681 | 80 | 11.7 | 4,168 | 1.9 |
| Connecticut | 342 | 49 | 14.3 | 3,284 | 1.5 |
| Delaware | 123 | 22 | 17.9 | 768 | 2.9 |
| District of Columbia | 49 | 18 | 36.7 | 523 | 3.4 |
| Florida | 2,999 | 492 | 16.4 | 15,233 | 3.2 |
| Georgia | 1,541 | 137 | 8.9 | 7,875 | 1.7 |
| Hawaii | 131 | 29 | 22.1 | 1,257 | 2.3 |
| Idaho | 276 | 6 | 2.2 | 1,347 | 0.4 |
| Illinois | 1,418 | 187 | 13.2 | 12,051 | 1.6 |
| Indiana | 875 | 51 | 5.8 | 6,045 | 0.8 |
| Iowa | 445 | 25 | 5.6 | 2,900 | 0.9 |
| Kansas | 461 | 19 | 4.1 | 2,668 | 0.7 |
| Kentucky | 820 | 53 | 6.5 | 3,995 | 1.3 |
| Louisiana | 937 | 100 | 10.7 | 4,425 | 2.3 |
| Maine | 169 | 15 | 8.9 | 1,259 | 1.2 |
| Maryland | 588 | 91 | 15.5 | 5,275 | 1.7 |
| Massachusetts | 433 | 82 | 18.9 | 6,199 | 1.3 |
| Michigan | 1,382 | 170 | 12.3 | 9,679 | 1.8 |
| Minnesota | 625 | 38 | 6.1 | 4,830 | 0.8 |
| Mississippi | 949 | 64 | 6.7 | 2,816 | 2.3 |
| Missouri | 1,157 | 88 | 7.6 | 5,540 | 1.6 |
| Montana | 237 | 11 | 4.6 | 950 | 1.2 |
| Nebraska | 276 | 20 | 7.2 | 1,705 | 1.2 |
| Nevada | 323 | 43 | 13.3 | 1,871 | 2.3 |
| New Hampshire | 126 | 7 | 5.6 | 1,224 | 0.6 |
| New Jersey | 731 | 145 | 19.8 | 8,178 | 1.8 |
| New Mexico | 430 | 47 | 10.9 | 1,860 | 2.5 |
| New York | 1,458 | 335 | 23.0 | 18,146 | 1.8 |
| North Carolina | 1,472 | 144 | 9.8 | 7,777 | 1.9 |
| North Dakota | 86 | 5 | 5.8 | 662 | 0.8 |
| Ohio | 1,351 | 96 | 7.1 | 11,319 | 0.8 |
| Oklahoma | 652 | 43 | 6.6 | 3,373 | 1.3 |
| Oregon | 451 | 50 | 11.1 | 3,397 | 1.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,520 | 170 | 11.2 | 12,202 | 1.4 |
| Rhode Island | 80 | 6 | 7.5 | 998 | 0.6 |
| South Carolina | 1,065 | 84 | 7.9 | 3,858 | 2.2 |
| South Dakota | 173 | 13 | 7.5 | 777 | 1.7 |
| Tennessee | 1,306 | 99 | 7.6 | 5,657 | 1.7 |
| Texas | 3,769 | 412 | 10.9 | 20,119 | 2.0 |
| Utah | 373 | 33 | 8.8 | 2,207 | 1.5 |
| Vermont | 79 | 7 | 8.9 | 617 | 1.1 |
| Virginia | 930 | 92 | 9.9 | 6,997 | 1.3 |
| Washington | 632 | 66 | 10.4 | 5,858 | 1.1 |
| West Virginia | 410 | 25 | 6.1 | 1,841 | 1.4 |
| Wisconsin | 799 | 51 | 6.4 | 5,326 | 1.0 |
| Wyoming | 152 | 12 | 7.9 | 525 | 2.3 |
| United States | 41,821 | 4,739 | 11.3 | 274,634 | 1.7 |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts 2000: Pedestrians, Washington, DC: 2001, available at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/ncsa/factshet.html as of Dec. 5, 2001.