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Here are the 10 most dangerous states for pedestrians

New Obrella study identifies the top states for pedestrian fatalities

By Patricia Harman | Updated on November 03, 2014

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 4,743 pedestrians were killed in 2012 and an estimated 76,000 were injured in traffic crashes, a 6% increase over 2011. This translates to an average of one pedestrian being killed every two hours in traffic crashes and one being injured every seven minutes.

The NHTSA defines a pedestrian as “someone on foot who is walking, running, hiking, jogging, sitting or lying down” who is involved in a motor vehicle crash that originates on a public traffic way. Crashes that occurred on private property such as driveways were not included in the NHTSA figures.

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