Florida is the worst place to live if you're a pedestrian

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Florida is the worst place to live if you're a pedestrian
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Almost three pedestrians are killed per every 100,000 in the Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida, metro area — twice the national average, according to a report from Smart Growth America. And that wasn't even the most unsafe metro area, per the group's Pedestrian Danger Index, which incorporates a city's fatality rate and the share of its commuters who walk to work. That ignominious honor belongs to Orlando, whose 244 PDI dwarfed second-place St. Pete's 190.

If you're starting to sense a pattern, that's because there is one. The four most dangerous metro regions in the nation are all in Florida, with Jacksonville and Miami placing third and fourth, respectively.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.