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Pedestrian Safety in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area
County & City Comparisons from Mean Streets 2004
For the first time in Mean Streets 2004, the Coalition for Smarter Growth and the Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP) provide a pedestrian danger index for each major city and county in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan area. Outer suburban counties, Spotsylvania County, VA & Charles County, MD top the list as the most dangerous places for walkers, while the District of Columbia and Arlington County are the safest places for pedestrians.
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Ranking |
City/County | 2002
& 2003 Pedestrian Fatalities |
%
of Traffic Fatalities that are Pedestrians |
%
of Residents Walking to Work |
Pedestrian
Danger Index |
1 |
Spotsylvania County (VA) | 4 |
12% |
0.7% |
273.27 |
2 |
Charles County (MD) | 6 |
13% |
0.9% |
269.71 |
3 |
Prince George's County (MD) | 57 |
22% |
2.2% |
153.73 |
4 |
Howard County (MD) | 7 |
16% |
1.1% |
119.2 |
5 |
Loudoun County (VA) | 6 |
15% |
1.2% |
115.12 |
6 |
Baltimore County (MD) | 34 |
20% |
2.0% |
107.79 |
7 |
Harford County (MD) | 5 |
7% |
1.4% |
77.73 |
8 |
Prince William County (VA) | 7 |
13% |
1.4% |
76.6 |
9 |
Montgomery County (MD) | 25 |
22% |
1.9% |
73.59 |
10 |
Fairfax County (VA) |
19 |
15% |
1.3% |
72.22 |
11 |
Anne Arundel County (MD) | 16 |
13% |
2.3% |
68.00 |
12 |
Carroll County (MD) | 3 |
6% |
1.5% |
63.46 |
13 |
Frederick County (MD) | 6 |
17% |
2.4% |
59.95 |
14 |
Washington County (MD) | 3 |
6% |
2.1% |
51.79 |
15 |
Alexandria (VA) | 3 |
38% |
3.0% |
39.03 |
16 |
Stafford County (VA) | 2 |
13% |
2.5% |
37.83 |
17 |
Baltimore City (MD) |
27 |
35% |
7.1% |
30.04 |
18 |
Arlington County (VA) | 5 |
24% |
5.6% |
23.79 |
19 |
District of Columbia | 25 |
22% |
11.8% |
18.75 |
| Washington-Baltimore CMSA | 280 |
17% |
3% |
59.2 |
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