January vehicle/pedestrian collision stats

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As part of our continued focus on pedestrian safety, Halifax Regional Police and Halifax District RCMP have committed to releasing a monthly vehicle/pedestrian collision report to provide police and citizens with more contextual information on this issue.

During the month of January, there were 24 vehicle/pedestrian collisions in Halifax. Twenty-one of these took place in HRP jurisdiction and three occurred in RCMP jurisdiction. Year over year, this represents a decrease from the 27 incidents reported in January 2014. 

Forty-two per cent of vehicle/pedestrian collisions reported in January 2015 occurred in crosswalks. Of the 24 pedestrians involved:

8 reported no injury 11 experienced minor injuries 3 experienced moderate injuries 2 passed away as a result of the collision The full monthly report is available online at:

http://www.halifax.ca/police/PressReleases/documents/HRMVehiclePedestrianCollisionStatsJan2015.pdf