July 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 July, there were six vehicle/pedestrian collisions in Halifax; they all took place in HRP jurisdiction. Year over year, this represents a decrease from the 16 incidents reported in July of 2014. For the first seven months of the year pedestrian/vehicle collisions decreased 28 per cent year over year.

Forty-nine percent (46) of vehicle/pedestrian collisions reported between January 1 and July 31 of 2015 occurred in crosswalks, compared to 63 percent (81) in 2014. Of the 95 pedestrians involved: 

•             25 reported no injury

•             48 experienced minor injuries

•             14 experienced moderate injuries

•             2 passed away as a result of the collision

•             6 did not report their injuries to police