Most Dangerous Large Metro Areas for Pedestrians
Ranking of the 52 largest metro areas according to their Pedestrian Danger Index for 2007-2008. The safest places for walking are those with a lower PDI. These metros tend to be older northeastern or northern states, or places with a generally compact development pattern. Metros such as Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; and Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN are investing to build a well-developed network of sidewalks and crosswalks and have many people walking and bicycling.
The list of the most dangerous metro areas for walking is striking in its uniformity. Nine of the ten metro areas are in the South, and the top four are in Florida. These areas are dominated by lower density and automobile-oriented development patterns, which include high-speed urban arterials that are particularly hazardous for walking. A national FHWA survey affirms these results, finding that respondents in the South rate pedestrian safety far lower than their counterparts in the rest of the country.
| Attributes | Range | Median | Mean | Std. Dev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| city | City column (no statistics available) | |||
| average annual pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents (2007-2008) |
0.54 to
3.52
|
1.39 | 1.55 | 0.64 |
| metropolitan area | Text column (no statistics available) | |||
| percent of workers walking to work (2000) |
1.20 to
4.60
|
2.20 | 2.23 | 0.79 |
| pedestrian danger index (pdi) |
22.30 to
221.50
|
74.50 | 81.62 | 50.08 |
| ranking |
1 to
52
|
25 | 25.71 | 16.46 |
| state | State or Province column (no statistics available) | |||
| geo_score |
0.86 to
0.86
|
0.86 | 0.86 | 0.00 |
| geo_precision | Text column (no statistics available) | |||
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