Los Angeles leads its peer cities in traffic deaths per capita .
INTRODUCTION
Los Angeles leads its peer cities in traffic deaths per capita .
Los Angeles is facing a public health crisis : traffic deaths . Los Angeles experiences more traffic fatalities per capita than any other peer city in the United States ( see table below ). 3 In 2016 , 260 people lost their lives from traffic violence in Los Angeles .
Data help illuminate who is most affected by traffic deaths . Thirty percent of all people killed or severely injured while walking and biking are youth and older adults . Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death of children between the ages of 5 and 14 . 4 We cannot stand by while our loved ones lose their lives . Los Angeles needs Vision Zero .
The data show that speed skills . Collisions will happen . Deaths do not have to be the consequence , however . We can stop deaths by focusing on controlling vehicle speeds .
YEAR 2012 DEATHS PER 100,000
City
Number of People
Los Angeles 6.27
Chicago |
5.34 |
Portland |
5.31 |
San Diego |
5.23 |
San Jose |
4.27 |
Seattle |
4.26 |
Boston |
3.61 |
San Francisco |
3.51 |
New York |
3.21 |
SOURCE : U . S . Department of Transportation , Traffic Safety Facts 2012 : A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the General Estimates System ( Washington , D . C .: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , 2012 ).
3 U . S . Department of Transportation , Traffic Safety Facts 2012 : A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the General Estimates System ( Washington , D . C .: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , 2012 ). 4 Vision Zero Los Angeles , Los Angeles Vision Zero Technical Analysis : Final Report 2015 ( Los Angeles : Los Angeles Department of Transportation , 2015 ).
VEHICLE SPEED DEATH RISK
IF HIT BY A PERSON DRIVING
20 MPH
40MPH
10
CHANCES OF SURVIVAL
80 %
%
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