About this map
This visualization shows pedestrian fatalities in the City of Albuquerque, 2012–2023.
Use the year controls and facet tabs (Light, Hit & Run, Facility, Substance) to explore
patterns over time. The SVI layer can be toggled in the map’s layer control.
Layers
- Fatal Crashes (points): NMDOT/City of Albuquerque crash records (cleaned & normalized by author).
- SVI (tracts): The Social Vulnerability Index is a measure developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) using census tract–level data. It combines factors such as income, household composition, minority status, language, housing, and transportation to highlight areas where residents may be more vulnerable to social and environmental stresses.
- Basemap: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Why show SVI?
About 14% of Bernalillo County residents live in census tracts with
SVI ≥ 0.8, yet across 2012–2023 roughly 49% of pedestrian fatalities
occurred within or immediately adjacent to those tracts. The SVI layer is provided
to give context for disparities; it does not imply causation.
What is more shocking is that 27% of all pedestrian fatalities in Albuquerque over the last 12 years occurred in the International District in SE Albuquerque. The International District makes up about 6% of Albuquerque's overall population.
Method: SVI from CDC; population field E_TOTPOP. “High SVI” = RPL_THEMES ≥ 0.8.
“Adjacent” = within a 100ft buffer of high-SVI tracts.
Notes & Attribution
Any errors or interpretations are my own. Please treat counts as subject to reporting and
geocoding limitations.
© Willy Simon