NYC Pedestrian Safety Map

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Crashes shown –
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Median risk –
What's included: Pedestrian crashes during morning (8–9 AM), midday (11:30–12:30), and evening (5–6 PM) on weekdays and weekends, 2012–2025. Only areas with 2 or more crashes are shown. Foot traffic from MIT City Form Lab model.
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Where is it dangerous to walk in NYC?

Crash risk adjusted for foot traffic · 2012–2025
Risk = crashes ÷ foot traffic
A busy intersection in Midtown may have many crashes but still be relatively safe because millions of people walk through it. A quieter block with fewer crashes can be far more dangerous per pedestrian.

This map shows where crashes are disproportionately high given how many people walk there.
Risk score = (crashes ÷ pedestrian foot traffic) × 1,000,000
Higher score = more dangerous per pedestrian
Color guide
Highest riskCrashes far exceed what foot traffic predicts
Elevated risk
Low riskCrashes are rare given foot traffic here
No crashes recordedPeople walk here but no crashes in dataset
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Crash Risk — where crashes are disproportionately high relative to foot traffic. Only areas with 2 or more crashes are shown. The most meaningful measure of pedestrian danger.
Priority locations
Highlights the top 10% highest-risk locations — where pedestrian safety improvements are most urgently needed.
Map display
Area size
50m
Each hexagon covers this radius. Smaller = more precise.
Color scale
Rank: color shows how this area compares to all others.
Exact: color shows the actual risk score.
Lower riskHigher risk
p25:–p50:–p75:–p95:–
No crashes recorded (people do walk here)
Years
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2012
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2025
Crashes are combined across all selected years.
Time of day
Day type
Time window
Only crashes during these three 1-hour windows are included.
Summary
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Crashes in filter
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Areas with ≥2 crashes
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Median risk
(per 1M ped-days)
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Highest risk
(per 1M ped-days)
About this map

Crash data: NYPD Motor Vehicle Collisions, pedestrian-involved crashes only.

Foot traffic: MIT City Form Lab predictive model of pedestrian volumes by street segment and time of day.

Exposure: For each area, the highest-volume street segment is used as the representative pedestrian flow — the busiest street in the area sets the denominator.

Risk score: Crashes ÷ pedestrian-days × 1,000,000. Only areas with 2+ crashes are shown in the risk view.

Percentile rank is computed among areas with ≥2 crashes. Grey areas had no crashes but are included to show where foot traffic exists without incidents.

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