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As part of our continued focus on pedestrian safety, Halifax Regional Police and Halifax District RCMP release a monthly vehicle/pedestrian collision report to provide police and citizens with more contextual information on this issue.
During the month of November, there were 25 vehicle/pedestrian collisions in Halifax. Month over month, this represents a decrease (-2 incidents) from the 27 incidents reported in October 2016. Year over year, there was an increase (+3 incidents) from the 22 incidents reported in November 2015. There is also a slight increase in the number of incidents (183 incidents) when comparing January 1-November 30, 2016 to the same period in 2015 (176 incidents).
For January 1- November 30, 2016, 61 per cent (112 incidents) of vehicle/pedestrian collisions occurred in crosswalks. Of the 191 pedestrians involved:
59 reported no injury 94 experienced minor injuries 21 experienced moderate injuries 5 experienced severe injuries 12 did not report their injuries to police 0 pedestrian fatalities The full monthly report is available online at:
http://www.halifax.ca/police/documents/November2016VehPedReport.pdf