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State of the System

Injury and Fatal Motor Vehicle Collisions Involving Bicyclists and Pedestrians by Bay Area Jurisdiction, 2008

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  Pedestrian-Involved Collisions Bicycle-Involved Collisions
County Jurisdiction 2008 INJURY 2008 FATAL 2008 INJURY and FATAL 2003 - 2007 ANNUAL AVG INJURY and FATAL 2008 INJURY 2008 FATAL 2008 INJURY and FATAL 2003 - 2007 ANNUAL AVG INJURY and FATAL
ALAMEDA Alameda 35 1 36 33 33 0 33 24
  Albany 14 0 14 8 7 0 7 7
  Berkeley 91 0 91 106 180 0 180 134
  Dublin 6 0 6 6 7 0 7 6
  Emeryville 11 0 11 6 8 0 8 3
  Fremont 45 5 50 44 69 0 69 47
  Hayward 74 4 78 57 45 0 45 35
  Livermore 19 2 21 12 36 0 36 29
  Newark 7 1 8 7 13 0 13 10
  Oakland 275 14 289 297 165 1 166 136
  Piedmont 2 0 2 1 3 0 3 2
  Pleasanton 7 1 8 11 30 0 30 22
  San Leandro 20 2 22 30 20 0 20 14
  Union City 11 2 13 13 9 0 9 11
  Unincorporated Alameda County 32 1 33 37 47 0 47 38
Alameda County Total 649 33 682 669   672 1 673 519
 
  Pedestrian-Involved Collisions Bicycle-Involved Collisions
County Jurisdiction 2008 INJURY 2008 FATAL 2008 INJURY and FATAL 2003 - 2007 ANNUAL AVG INJURY and FATAL 2008 INJURY 2008 FATAL 2008 INJURY and FATAL 2003 - 2007 ANNUAL AVG INJURY and FATAL
 
CONTRA COSTA Antioch 22 0 22 20 24 1 25 16
  Brentwood 5 0 5 6 6 0 6 6
  Clayton 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
  Concord 36 2 38 42 45 0 45 49
  Danville 4 0 4 6 13 0 13 12
  El Cerrito 10 0 10 16 9 0 9 11
  Hercules 3 0 3 2 2 0 2 1
  Kensington 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2
  Lafayette 4 0 4 3 5 0 5 4
  Martinez 7 1 8 8 10 1 11 7
  Moraga 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2
  Oakley 4 0 4 2 7 0 7 3
  Orinda 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 1
  Pinole 3 4 7 7 5 0 5 2
  Pittsburg 16 1 17 20 7 2 9 8
  Pleasant Hill 14 0 14 13 23 0 23 17
  Richmond 36 3 39 36 24 1 25 21
  San Pablo 10 0 10 17 9 0 9 9
  San Ramon 8 0 8 5 16 1 17 7
  Walnut Creek 33 0 33 24 30 0 30 18
  Unincorporated Contra Costa County 23 2 25 28   21 1 22 34
Contra Costa County Total 241 13 254 257   260 7 267 233
 
MARIN Belvedere 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
  Corte Madera 3 0 3 2 9 0 9 11
  Fairfax 8 0 8 2 4 0 4 2
  Larkspur 3 0 3 3 7 0 7 7
  Mill Valley 4 0 4 4 6 0 6 4
  Novato 10 1 11 13 19 0 19 15
  Ross 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
  San Anselmo 4 0 4 5 8 0 8 8
  San Rafael 40 0 40 37 44 0 44 25
  Sausalito 4 0 4 3 15 0 15 12
  Tiburon 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2
  Unincorporated Marin County 9 1 10 10 28 0 28 29
Marin County Total 87 2 89 80   141 0 141 116
 
  Pedestrian-Involved Collisions Bicycle-Involved Collisions
County Jurisdiction 2008 INJURY 2008 FATAL 2008 INJURY and FATAL 2003 - 2007 ANNUAL AVG INJURY and FATAL 2008 INJURY 2008 FATAL 2008 INJURY and FATAL 2003 - 2007 ANNUAL AVG INJURY and FATAL
 
NAPA American Canyon 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3
  Calistoga 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
  Napa 24 1 25 23 37 0 37 40
  Saint Helena 1 0 1 3 2 0 2 1
  Yountville 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Unincorporated Napa County 6 1 7 2 20 0 20 13
Napa County Total 31 2 33 31   60 0 60 60
 
SAN FRANCISCO  
San Francisco County Total 790 16 806 772   471 3 474 358
 
SAN MATEO Atherton 2 0 2 2 12 0 12 5
  Belmont 6 0 6 5 9 0 9 7
  Brisbane 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
  Broadmore - rptd in Uninc prior to 2002 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
  Burlingame 16 1 17 16 14 0 14 9
  Colma 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
  Daly City 39 2 41 39 11 0 11 8
  East Palo Alto 13 0 13 13 5 0 5 9
  Foster City 1 0 1 3 7 0 7 6
  Half Moon Bay 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 6
  Hillsborough 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2
  Menlo Park 7 0 7 11 20 0 20 17
  Millbrae 12 0 12 12 3 0 3 4
  Pacifica 18 0 18 12 8 0 8 5
  Portola Valley 0 0     0 0    
  Redwood City 26 0 26 31 33 0 33 30
  San Bruno 12 1 13 16 6 1 7 9
  San Carlos 6 0 6 6 4 0 4 15
  San Mateo 48 3 51 44 41 2 43 30
  South San Francisco 25 1 26 23 11 0 11 8
  Woodside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
  Unincorporated San Mateo County 16 0 16 9 39 1 40 28
San Mateo County Total 250 8 258 249   228 4 232 207
 
  Pedestrian-Involved Collisions Bicycle-Involved Collisions
County Jurisdiction 2008 INJURY 2008 FATAL 2008 INJURY and FATAL 2003 - 2007 ANNUAL AVG INJURY and FATAL 2008 INJURY 2008 FATAL 2008 INJURY and FATAL 2003 - 2007 ANNUAL AVG INJURY and FATAL
 
SANTA CLARA Campbell 10 0 10 10 19 0 19 12
  Cupertino 8 0 8 13 36 1 37 25
  Gilroy 8 1 9 11 13 0 13 14
  Los Altos 4 1 5 5 17 0 17 17
  Los Altos Hills 1 0 1 0 7 0 7 6
  Los Gatos 8 0 8 8 24 1 25 14
  Milpitas 11 0 11 12 18 0 18 18
  Monte Sereno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Morgan Hill 5 0 5 4 0 0 0 5
  Mountain View 24 0 24 26 39 0 39 41
  Palo Alto 24 1 25 26 64 0 64 68
  San Jose 297 16 313 321 335 1 336 286
  Santa Clara 26 1 27 29 36 0 36 28
  Saratoga 3 0 3 5 8 1 9 15
  Sunnyvale 26 1 27 25 52 0 52 44
  Unincorporated Santa Clara County 11 1 12 14 30 1 31 32
Santa Clara County Total 466 22 488 510   698 5 703 625
 
  Pedestrian-Involved Collisions Bicycle-Involved Collisions
County Jurisdiction 2008 INJURY 2008 FATAL 2008 INJURY and FATAL 2003 - 2007 ANNUAL AVG INJURY and FATAL 2008 INJURY 2008 FATAL 2008 INJURY and FATAL 2003 - 2007 ANNUAL AVG INJURY and FATAL
 
Solano Benicia 5 0 5 6 9 0 9 3
  Dixon 4 0 4 4 6 0 6 5
  Fairfield 32 0 32 37 27 0 27 33
  Rio Vista 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
  Suisun City 7 0 7 4 2 0 2 4
  Vacaville 13 0 13 12 14 0 14 14
  Vallejo 38 3 41 54 24 0 24 20
  Unincorporated Solano County 6 1 7 5 2 0 2 4
Solano County Total 106 4 110 123   84 0 84 83
 
  Pedestrian-Involved Collisions Bicycle-Involved Collisions
County Jurisdiction 2008 INJURY 2008 FATAL 2008 INJURY and FATAL 2003 - 2007 ANNUAL AVG INJURY and FATAL 2008 INJURY 2008 FATAL 2008 INJURY and FATAL 2003 - 2007 ANNUAL AVG INJURY and FATAL
 
Sonoma Cloverdale 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 1
  Cotati 1 0 1 1 3 0 3 2
  Healdsburg 1 0 1 3 5 0 5 5
  Petaluma 20 2 22 20 36 0 36 29
  Rohnert Park 13 0 13 6 13 0 13 10
  Santa Rosa 44 1 45 50 55 2 57 60
  Sebastopol 8 0 8 6 3 0 3 6
  Sonoma 4 0 4 2 2 0 2 3
  Windsor 3 0 3 4 2 0 2 3
  Unincorporated Sonoma County 15 1 16 19 31 0 31 39
Sonoma County Total 111 4 115 114   152 2 154 158
 
  Jurisdiction Pedestrian-Involved Collisions Bicycle-Involved Collisions
County Jurisdiction 2008 INJURY 2008 FATAL 2008 INJURY and FATAL 2003 - 2007 ANNUAL AVG INJURY and FATAL 2008 INJURY 2008 FATAL 2008 INJURY and FATAL 2003 - 2007 ANNUAL AVG INJURY and FATAL
 
Total Bay Area 2,731 104 2,835 312   2,766 22 2,788 262
Source: California Highway Patrol, SWITRS

 


Note on Data Collection Techniques:
Motor Vehicle Collisions and Motor Vehicle Collisions
Involving Pedestrians or Cyclists

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) maintains the most complete data on motor vehicle collisions, including those that involve pedestrians or cyclists. The database, called Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), includes injuries and fatalities resulting from all collisions reported to local law enforcement as well as to the Highway Patrol. The Highway Patrol publishes the series Annual Report of Fatal and Injury Motor Vehicle Traffic Collisions, which includes summary statistics by county and for the entire state. This is available on the Web at: www.chp.ca.gov/switrs/ Data at a less aggregated level can be requested from the CHP.

For more information, please contact:

Sean Co
Email: sco@mtc.ca.gov
Phone: 510.817.5748