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State of the System

Injury and Fatal Motor Vehicle Collisions
Involving Pedestrians or Bicyclists, 2004–2008

(See table below for detail.)

Percent Change
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2007-2008 2004-2008
Collisions Involving Pedestrians
Injury Collisions 2,648 2,677 2,592 2,690 2,731 +2% +3%
Fatal Collisions 100 105 118 98 104 +6% +4%
Subtotal 2,748 2,782 2,710 2,788 2,835 +2% +3%
Collisions Involving Bicyclists
Injury Collisions 2,357 2,376 2,298 2,426 2,766 +14% +17%
Fatal Collisions 20 17 23 16 22 +38% +10%
Subtotal 2,377 2,393 2,321 2,442 2,788 +14% +17%
Total Involving Bicyclists or Pedestrians 5,125 5,175 5,031 5,230 5,623 +8% +10%

 

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

PEDESTRIANS
2008 Rank Jurisdiction Total 2008 Annual Average 2003 - 2007 Rank in Population
1 San Francisco 806 772 2
2 San Jose 313 321 1
3 Oakland 289 297 3
4 Berkeley 91 106 15
5 Hayward 78 57 8
6 San Mateo 51 44 21
7 Fremont 50 44 4
8 Santa Rosa 45 50 6
9 Daly City 41 39 16
10 Vallejo 41 54 12
Sources: California Highway Patrol, California Department of Finance
BICYCLISTS
2008 Rank Jurisdiction Total 2008 Annual Average 2003 - 2007 Rank in Population
1 San Francisco  474 358 2
2 San Jose 336 286 1
3 Berkeley 180 134 15
4 Oakland 166 136 3
5 Fremont 69 47 4
6 Palo Alto 64 68 36
7 Santa Rosa 57 60 6
8 Sunnyvale 52 44 10
9  Alameda County 47 38 9
10 Hayward 45 35 8
Sources: California Highway Patrol, California Department of Finance

Table with rankings for all Bay Area cities and counties:
Injury and Fatal Motor Vehicle Collisions
Involving Bicyclists and Pedestrians
by Bay Area Jurisdiction, 2008

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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