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New Jersey Pedestrian Injuries and Fatalities

In 1993, 788 people were killed in traffic crashes in New Jersey. 193, or 24% of all traffic deaths, were suffered by pedestrians. Recent disputes over traffic safety measures in Monmouth County suggest that pedestrian safety is not uniformly recognized as a transportation issue throughout the state, although many towns are paying more attention to walkers, provision of sidewalks and slowing traffic in crowded or dangerous intersections.

          
NJ Pedestrian Injuries and Deaths
Counties Ranked by Injuries/Capita

            Reported      1989-1994    Injuries/    Avg. Fatals.
            Injuries    Annual avg.     100,000k        100,000k
NJ County       1993     fatalities   population      population
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1.  Essex       1512           22.2        196.3             2.9
2.  Hudson       911           15.5        164.8             2.8
3.  Passaic      544           10.7        118.4             2.3
4.  Atlantic     216           10.0         93.5             4.3
5.  Union        437           14.3         88.3             2.9
6.  Camden       419           16.0         82.7             3.2
7.  Mercer       261            6.3         79.4             1.9
8.  Cape May      62            2.5         63.9             2.6
9.  Bergen       528           17.5         63.0             2.1
10. Cumberland    80            3.3         57.6             2.4
11. Middlesex    334           16.8         48.6             2.4
12. Ocean        147            9.7         32.6             2.1    
13. Monmouth     182           11.0         31.8             1.9
14. Morris       126            6.2         29.1             1.4
15. Warren        26            1.3         27.5             1.4
16. Gloucester    65            6.5         27.3             2.7
17. Somerset      67            5.0         26.2             2.0
18. Burlington    98            8.0         24.8             2.0
19. Sussex        29            1.2         21.2             0.9
20. Salem         12            2.8         18.4             4.3
21. Hunterdon     11            1.0          9.7             0.9

An excerpt from:
Mobilizing the Region
A Weekly Bulletin from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign
Electronic Edition Number 42
25 August 1995

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