Jacksonville has the 4th highest death rate for pedestrian accidents. Walking in Jacksonville is dangerous everywhere, according to a national study released Monday. It found that Jacksonville is the fourth most dangerous metropolitan area in the country for pedestrians.
The rest of Florida isn’t so safe, either: The three most dangerous areas were Orlando-Kissimmee, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach.
Other cities in the top 10 most dangerous include Memphis, Tenn; Louisville, Ky.; Houston; Birmingham, Ala.; and Atlanta.
This study demonstrates the need for more spending on pedestrian safety, said Geoff Anderson, co-chairman of Transportation for America , the Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group that conducted the study.
Its review was based on what it called a “pedestrian danger index,” which uses the average pedestrian fatality rate per 100,000 population and the percentage of people who walk to work.
Only metropolitan areas with a population of more than one million were counted.
Jacksonville had an average of 2.61 deaths per 100,000 population, the fifth-highest death rate in the country behind the other Florida areas and New Orleans . Jacksonville rated worse than New Orleans overall because fewer residents here walk to work. If you have been injured in a Jacksonville accident please call the Law Offices of Henry Gare at (904) 387-6101.