A new study released by The Fitch Law Firm analyzed a decade of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data to reveal the most dangerous states for pedestrians. New Mexico, which ranks just 46th in population density, was the deadliest, with 3.20 pedestrian deaths per 100,000 people. Over the years measured from 2011 to 2020, New Mexico’s pedestrian death rate doubled — there were 83 deaths in 2018 and 2019, the state’s worst years.
Florida earned a second-place podium finish, with 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people. Sadly, as the state is much more populated than New Mexico, Florida saw 6,106 pedestrian fatalities during the decade study. The
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