A crash site in Montgomery County where Antonio Martinez Cruz was killed. Courtesy of Google Maps. 

In Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, pedestrian deaths are on the rise. We plugged fatalities from just this year so far into a map to get an expansive look at where people have died while walking.

You can check out the data we collected from both counties’ Vision Zero data, along with additional information from local police reports and press releases. Click into the map for more information.

The number of pedestrian fatalities in Prince George’s County has ticked up from 20 in 2015 to 27 by 2018, according to data from the Maryland Highway Safety Office and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. From 2011 through 2015, pedestrian-involved crashes in Maryland have increased by 21%, with nearly 3,000 pedestrian-involved crashes occurring on Maryland roads each year, according to the 2018 Maryland Highway Safety Plan.

In Montgomery County, the number of pedestrian deaths has also steadily risen from 2016 to 2018. The number of deaths to date in 2019 is nine. In Prince George’s there were 15 pedestrian deaths so far from crashes, according to data from the Prince George’s County Police department. As we reported earlier, Montgomery County has a Vision Zero goal to end road injuries and deaths by 2030.

Prince George’s also has a similar Vision Zero initiative, which it launched at the end of July. Prince George’s doesn’t have a set date by which it aims to end road deaths yet, but it has outlined its “6E” approach to doing so, which includes education, emergency response, engineering, enforcement, evaluation, and equity.

Readers: What do you notice about the map? Are there any trends that stick out to you?