2009 Pedestrian Fatality Rate by County
I just realized I could get this report by county from FARS. Keep in mind Maryland has the 4th highest pedestrian fatality rate and the National average is 1.33 per 100,000 Population.
| Rank | County | Pedestrians Killed | Population | Pedestrian Fatality Rate per 100,000 Population | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICOMICO (45) | 5 | 94,222 | 5.31 | ||||||
| 2 | WORCESTER (47) | 2 | 49,122 | 4.07 | ||||||
| 3 | SOMERSET (39) | 1 | 25,959 | 3.85 | ||||||
| 4 | DORCHESTER (19) | 1 | 32,043 | 3.12 | ||||||
| 5 | CAROLINE (11) | 1 | 33,367 | 3.00 | ||||||
| 6 | CECIL (15) | 3 | 100,796 | 2.98 | ||||||
| 7 | PRINCE GEORGE'S (33) | 23 | 834,560 | 2.76 | ||||||
| 8 | ANNE ARUNDEL (3) | 14 | 521,209 | 2.69 | ||||||
| 9 | BALTIMORE (5) | 21 | 789,814 | 2.66 | ||||||
| 10 | BALTIMORE (510) | 16 | 637,418 | 2.51 | ||||||
| 11 | CHARLES (17) | 3 | 142,226 | 2.11 | ||||||
| 12 | QUEEN ANNE'S (35) | 1 | 47,958 | 2.09 | ||||||
| 13 | HARFORD (25) | 4 | 242,514 | 1.65 | ||||||
| 14 | ALLEGANY (1) | 1 | 72,532 | 1.38 | ||||||
| 15 | CARROLL (13) | 2 | 170,089 | 1.18 | ||||||
| 16 | HOWARD (27) | 3 | 281,884 | 1.06 | ||||||
| 17 | ST. MARY'S (37) | 1 | 102,999 | 0.97 | ||||||
| 18 | MONTGOMERY (31) | 9 | 971,600 | 0.93 | ||||||
| 19 | FREDERICK (21) | 2 | 227,980 | 0.88 | ||||||
| 20 | CALVERT (9) | 0 | 89,212 | 0.00 | ||||||
| 21 | GARRETT (23) | 0 | 29,555 | 0.00 | ||||||
| 22 | KENT (29) | 0 | 20,247 | 0.00 | ||||||
| 23 | TALBOT (41) | 0 | 36,262 | 0.00 | ||||||
| 24 | WASHINGTON (43) | 0 | 145,910 | 0.00 | ||||||
| 25 | INDEPENDENT CITY/S (500) | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| Total | 113 | 5,699,478 | 1.98 | |||||||
http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/States/StatesPedestrians.aspx
(Double click Maryland.)