In this report by Car Insurance Comparison Maryland did very good overall, that is till you look at the Careless Driving table… and oh look Maryland comes in the top ten (worst) states. 🙁
| State | Pedestrians Killed | Pedacyclists Killed | Population (Thousands) | “Pedestrian Fatality Rate per 100,000 Population” | “Pedacyclist Fatality Rate per 100,000 Population” | Total (Pedestrians + Pedacyclist) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 490 | 125 | 19058 | 2.57 | 0.66 | 3.23 | 51 |
| South Carolina | 113 | 15 | 4679 | 2.41 | 0.32 | 2.73 | 50 |
| Arizona | 147 | 23 | 6483 | 2.27 | 0.35 | 2.62 | 49 |
| Louisiana | 88 | 18 | 4575 | 1.92 | 0.39 | 2.31 | 48 |
| New Mexico | 41 | 4 | 2082 | 1.97 | 0.19 | 2.16 | 47 |
| Delaware | 18 | 0 | 907 | 1.98 | 0 | 1.98 | 46 |
| California | 625 | 114 | 37692 | 1.66 | 0.3 | 1.96 | 45 |
| North Carolina | 160 | 25 | 9656 | 1.66 | 0.26 | 1.92 | 44 |
| Nevada | 46 | 4 | 2723 | 1.69 | 0.15 | 1.84 | 43 |
| Maryland | 102 | 5 | 5828 | 1.75 | 0.09 | 1.84 | 42 |
| Hawaii | 23 | 2 | 1375 | 1.67 | 0.15 | 1.82 | 41 |
| Mississippi | 47 | 7 | 2979 | 1.58 | 0.23 | 1.81 | 40 |
| Texas | 421 | 43 | 25675 | 1.64 | 0.17 | 1.81 | 39 |
| New Jersey | 142 | 17 | 8821 | 1.61 | 0.19 | 1.8 | 38 |
| New York | 287 | 57 | 19465 | 1.47 | 0.29 | 1.76 | 37 |
(This rest is continued in the read more.)
| State | Pedestrians Killed | Pedacyclists Killed | Population (Thousands) | “Pedestrian Fatality Rate per 100,000 Population” | “Pedacyclist Fatality Rate per 100,000 Population” | Total (Pedestrians + Pedacyclist) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 79 | 5 | 4803 | 1.64 | 0.1 | 1.74 | 36 |
| Michigan | 138 | 24 | 9876 | 1.4 | 0.24 | 1.64 | 35 |
| Arkansas | 42 | 6 | 2938 | 1.43 | 0.2 | 1.63 | 34 |
| Montana | 15 | 1 | 998 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 33 |
| Oregon | 46 | 15 | 3872 | 1.19 | 0.39 | 1.58 | 32 |
| Alaska | 9 | 2 | 723 | 1.25 | 0.28 | 1.53 | 31 |
| North Dakota | 9 | 1 | 684 | 1.32 | 0.15 | 1.47 | 30 |
| Georgia | 130 | 14 | 9815 | 1.32 | 0.14 | 1.46 | 29 |
| District of Columbia | 8 | 1 | 618 | 1.29 | 0.16 | 1.45 | 28 |
| Rhode Island | 14 | 0 | 1051 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.33 | 27 |
| Tennessee | 80 | 5 | 6403 | 1.25 | 0.08 | 1.33 | 26 |
| Missouri | 75 | 1 | 6011 | 1.25 | 0.02 | 1.27 | 25 |
| Illinois | 134 | 27 | 12869 | 1.04 | 0.21 | 1.25 | 24 |
| Utah | 30 | 5 | 2817 | 1.06 | 0.18 | 1.24 | 23 |
| Pennsylvania | 147 | 11 | 12743 | 1.15 | 0.09 | 1.24 | 22 |
| Wyoming | 6 | 1 | 568 | 1.06 | 0.18 | 1.24 | 21 |
| Wisconsin | 57 | 12 | 5712 | 1 | 0.21 | 1.21 | 20 |
| Kentucky | 50 | 2 | 4369 | 1.14 | 0.05 | 1.19 | 19 |
| Oklahoma | 43 | 1 | 3792 | 1.13 | 0.03 | 1.16 | 18 |
| Indiana | 61 | 11 | 6517 | 0.94 | 0.17 | 1.11 | 17 |
| Washington | 64 | 11 | 6830 | 0.94 | 0.16 | 1.1 | 16 |
| West Virginia | 20 | 0 | 1855 | 1.08 | 0 | 1.08 | 15 |
| Ohio | 104 | 16 | 11545 | 0.9 | 0.14 | 1.04 | 14 |
| Colorado | 45 | 8 | 5117 | 0.88 | 0.16 | 1.04 | 13 |
| Iowa | 25 | 5 | 3062 | 0.82 | 0.16 | 0.98 | 12 |
| Virginia | 73 | 6 | 8097 | 0.9 | 0.07 | 0.97 | 11 |
| South Dakota | 7 | 1 | 824 | 0.85 | 0.12 | 0.97 | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 58 | 5 | 6588 | 0.88 | 0.08 | 0.96 | 9 |
| Connecticut | 26 | 8 | 3581 | 0.73 | 0.22 | 0.95 | 8 |
| Minnesota | 39 | 5 | 5345 | 0.73 | 0.09 | 0.82 | 7 |
| Maine | 10 | 0 | 1328 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.75 | 6 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 4 | 1318 | 0.38 | 0.3 | 0.68 | 5 |
| Idaho | 9 | 0 | 1585 | 0.57 | 0 | 0.57 | 4 |
| Kansas | 14 | 2 | 2871 | 0.49 | 0.07 | 0.56 | 3 |
| Nebraska | 7 | 2 | 1843 | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.49 | 2 |
| Vermont | 3 | 0 | 626 | 0.48 | 0 | 0.48 | 1 |
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