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Also Tuesday, a report on pedestrian fatalities and injuries released by the National Complete Streets Coalition, a program of Smart Growth America, ranked Virginia 22nd out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on the degree of danger faced by pedestrians.

The Richmond region was ranked the 19th most dangerous region for pedestrians out of the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan regions, according to regional data in the “Dangerous by Design” report, making metropolitan Richmond comparatively more dangerous for pedestrians than the Washington region (35th) and Hampton Roads (36th).

The rankings were based on a pedestrian danger index measured by the share of local commuters who walk to work. During 2003-12, 167 pedestrians died in the Richmond region, the report said.

However, the region ranked 46th among the large metro areas based on the percentage of pedestrian deaths — 10.6 percent — among regional traffic fatalities during 2003-12.

The nation’s top four dangerous large metropolitan areas for pedestrians were all in Florida, according to the report. Orlando-Kissimmee was rated the most dangerous, followed by Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Jacksonville and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach.