Question

The 2017 population of California was 39536653 and of Arizona was 7016270. Compute and compare the rate of pedestrian fatalities per 100,000 residents.

Answer 1

The pedestrian fatality rate for California per 100,000 residents would be;

= (858/39,536,653) * 100,000

= 2.17 people per 100,000

In Arizona that figure is;

= (216/7,016,270) * 100,000

= 3.08 people per 100,000

This shows that even though California has a higher number of pedestrian fatalities in absolute terms, when this figure is made relative to population, Arizona has more pedestrian fatalities.