Table 2-7: Pedestrian Fatalities Involving Motor Vehicles: 2009
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 2-7: Pedestrian Fatalities Involving Motor Vehicles: 2009
| State | Total traffic fatalities | Pedestrians killed | Pedestrian fatalities as percent of total | Population (thousands) | Pedestrian fatality rate per 100,000 population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 848 | 64 | 7.5 | 4,709 | 1.4 |
| Alaska | 64 | 9 | 14.1 | 698 | 1.3 |
| Arizona | 807 | 120 | 14.9 | 6,596 | 1.8 |
| Arkansas | 585 | 36 | 6.2 | 2,889 | 1.2 |
| California | 3,081 | 563 | 18.3 | 36,962 | 1.5 |
| Colorado | 465 | 47 | 10.1 | 5,025 | 0.9 |
| Connecticut | 223 | 26 | 11.7 | 3,518 | 0.7 |
| Delaware | 116 | 15 | 12.9 | 885 | 1.7 |
| District of Columbia | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 600 | 2.3 |
| Florida | 2,558 | 466 | 18.2 | 18,538 | 2.5 |
| Georgia | 1,284 | 150 | 11.7 | 9,829 | 1.5 |
| Hawaii | 109 | 16 | 14.7 | 1,295 | 1.2 |
| Idaho | 226 | 10 | 4.4 | 1,546 | 0.6 |
| Illinois | 911 | 111 | 12.2 | 12,910 | 0.9 |
| Indiana | 693 | 50 | 7.2 | 6,423 | 0.8 |
| Iowa | 372 | 21 | 5.6 | 3,008 | 0.7 |
| Kansas | 386 | 22 | 5.7 | 2,819 | 0.8 |
| Kentucky | 791 | 41 | 5.2 | 4,314 | 1.0 |
| Louisiana | 821 | 107 | 13.0 | 4,492 | 2.4 |
| Maine | 159 | 11 | 6.9 | 1,318 | 0.8 |
| Maryland | 547 | 113 | 20.7 | 5,699 | 2.0 |
| Massachusetts | 334 | 48 | 14.4 | 6,594 | 0.7 |
| Michigan | 871 | 118 | 13.5 | 9,970 | 1.2 |
| Minnesota | 421 | 42 | 10.0 | 5,266 | 0.8 |
| Mississippi | 700 | 58 | 8.3 | 2,952 | 2.0 |
| Missouri | 878 | 68 | 7.7 | 5,988 | 1.1 |
| Montana | 221 | 15 | 6.8 | 975 | 1.5 |
| Nebraska | 223 | 9 | 4.0 | 1,797 | 0.5 |
| Nevada | 243 | 35 | 14.4 | 2,643 | 1.3 |
| New Hampshire | 110 | 8 | 7.3 | 1,325 | 0.6 |
| New Jersey | 583 | 157 | 26.9 | 8,708 | 1.8 |
| New Mexico | 361 | 39 | 10.8 | 2,010 | 1.9 |
| New York | 1,156 | 306 | 26.5 | 19,541 | 1.6 |
| North Carolina | 1,314 | 146 | 11.1 | 9,381 | 1.6 |
| North Dakota | 140 | 4 | 2.9 | 647 | 0.6 |
| Ohio | 1,021 | 85 | 8.3 | 11,543 | 0.7 |
| Oklahoma | 738 | 31 | 4.2 | 3,687 | 0.8 |
| Oregon | 377 | 35 | 9.3 | 3,826 | 0.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,256 | 134 | 10.7 | 12,605 | 1.1 |
| Rhode Island | 83 | 16 | 19.3 | 1,053 | 1.5 |
| South Carolina | 894 | 89 | 10.0 | 4,561 | 2.0 |
| South Dakota | 131 | 4 | 3.1 | 812 | 0.5 |
| Tennessee | 989 | 70 | 7.1 | 6,296 | 1.1 |
| Texas | 3,071 | 344 | 11.2 | 24,782 | 1.4 |
| Utah | 244 | 19 | 7.8 | 2,785 | 0.7 |
| Vermont | 74 | 5 | 6.8 | 622 | 0.8 |
| Virginia | 757 | 73 | 9.6 | 7,883 | 0.9 |
| Washington | 492 | 61 | 12.4 | 6,664 | 0.9 |
| West Virginia | 356 | 21 | 5.9 | 1,820 | 1.2 |
| Wisconsin | 561 | 38 | 6.8 | 5,655 | 0.7 |
| Wyoming | 134 | 2 | 1.5 | 544 | 0.4 |
| United States, total | 33,808 | 4,092 | 12.1 | 307,007 | 1.3 |
NOTE: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2009 Early Edition (Washington, DC: 2010), tables 106 and 116, available at http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Cats/index.aspx as of Jun. 20, 2010.