MOTORVEHICLECOLLISIONS2012

(Summary)

PUBLISHED
JUNE 2013

2012 QUICK FACTS

STATISTICS

2011
23,442
22
3,482
3,504
19,938
12,412
----22
445
4,001
4,446
----316
320
8
328
190
188
1
189
199
139
4
143

Total Collisions
Fatal Collisions
Injury Collisions
Fatal and Injury Collisions
Property Damage Only (PDO) Collisions
Intersection Collisions
------------------------------------------------------------Number of Fatalities
Number of Major Injuries
Number of Minor Injuries
Number of Major and Minor Injuries
------------------------------------------------------------Pedestrian Collisions
Number of Pedestrian Injuries
Number of Pedestrian Fatalities
Number of Pedestrian Fatalities and Injuries
Bicycle Collisions
Number of Cyclist Injuries
Number of Cyclist Fatalities
Number of Cyclist Fatalities and Injuries
Motorcycle Collisions
Number of Motorcyclist Injuries
Number of Motorcyclist Fatalities
Number of Motorcyclist Fatalities and Injuries
------------------------------------------------------------Population
812,201
Private Passenger Vehicles
491,789
Private Motorcycles
14,087
Collisions per 1,000 Population
28.86
Intersection Collisions per 1,000 Population
15.28
Number of Fatalities and Injuries per 1,000 Population
5.50
Collisions per 1,000 Vehicles
47.67
Intersection Collisions per 1,000 Vehicles
25.24
Number of Fatalities and Injuries per 1,000 Vehicles
9.09

2012
% CHANGE
23,237
-0.9
26
18.2
3,362
-3.4
3,388
-3.3
19,849
-0.4
12,669
2.1
--------27
22.7
517
16.2
3,820
-4.5
4,337
-2.5
--------296
-6.3
302
-5.6
8
0.0
310
-5.5
177
-6.8
176
-6.4
1
0.0
177
-6.3
157
-21.1
126
-9.4
4
0.0
130
-9.1
----- --------817,498
0.7
509,655
3.6
14,945
6.1
28.42
-1.5
15.50
1.4
5.34
-3.0
45.59
-4.3
24.86
-1.5
8.56
-5.8

Legal Note: The City of Edmonton provides this information in good faith but gives no warranty,
nor accepts liability, from any incorrect, incomplete or misleading information, or its use for any
purpose.
Cover Photograph: three-way crash south of Edmontons Old Strathcona. Photo Credit:
Edmonton Journal
(http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Area+reopened+after+three+crash+just+south+Edmont
on+Strathcona/8121195/story.html)

Total Collisions
Fatal and Injury Collisions
Collisions per 1,000 Population

38.5

38.6
36.8
35.9

35.7

34.8
32.2

31.9

32.0

31.7
29.1

28,520

29,072

28,832

28,480

28.9

28.4

23,442

23,237

26,066
23,542
22,784
22,137
20,992

21,000

6,817

7,151

20,606

7,658
6,381
5,564

5,873

6,092

5,513
4,758

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

3,991

3,792

3,504

3,388

2009

2010

2011

2012

Figure 1: Historical Collision Statistics from 2000 to 2012

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Table 1: Summary of Selected Collision Statistics from 2000 to 2012

Total Collisions
Injury Collisions
Injuries

2000
20,992
6,798
9,805

2001
21,000
7,127
10,284

2002
23,542
7,638
11,013

2003
22,137
6,352
9,083

2004
20,606
5,530
7,686

2005
22,784
5,847
8,006

2006
26,066
6,067
8,221

2007
28,520
5,482
7,445

2008
29,072
4,730
6,270

2009
28,832
3,962
5,203

2010
28,480
3,768
4,910

2011
23,442
3,482
4,446

2012
23,237
3,362
4,337

% Chg
-0.9 %
-3.4 %
-2.5 %

Fatal Collisions
Fatalities
Pedestrian Collisions
Pedestrians Injured
Pedestrians Killed

19
19
302
310
9

24
24
372
380
11

20
20
348
365
9

29
32
308
314
6

34
37
296
308
10

26
27
333
346
4

25
25
347
364
0

31
32
366
372
13

28
29
395
395
9

29
32
347
357
9

24
27
306
326
4

22
22
316
320
8

26
27
296
302
8

18.2 %
22.7 %
-6.3 %
-5.6 %
0.0 %

Bicycle Collisions
Cyclists Injured
Cyclists Killed

214
215
1

227
230
0

201
200
0

181
181
0

196
195
2

221
221
1

199
198
0

184
181
4

235
234
2

220
218
2

182
182
2

190
188
1

177
176
1

-6.8 %
-6.4 %
0.0 %

Motorcycle Collisions
Motorcyclists Injured
Motorcyclists Killed

105
98
1

148
137
2

157
144
3

110
111
1

161
137
9

177
162
2

177
144
1

213
160
4

255
184
7

201
150
2

211
135
4

199
139
4

157
126
4

-21.1 %
-9.4 %
0.0 %

Population
Private Pass. Vehicles
Private Motorcycles

652,817
356,679
5,574

657,350
365,232
6,112

676,300
376,157
6,346

697,657
380,475
7,070

707,271
381,456
8,278

712,391
389,471
8,586

730,372
407,732
9,236

741,392
431,425
10,152

752,412
452,101
12,686

782,439
470,602
14,378

793,000
479,194
15,605

812,201
491,789
14,087

817,498
509,655
14,945

0.7 %
3.6 %
6.1 %

Collisions/1,000 Pop.
Intersection Collisions/1,000 Pop.
Fatalities+Injuries/1,000 Pop.
Collisions/1,000 Veh.
Intersection Collisions/1,000 Veh.
Fatalities+Injuries/1,000 Veh.

32.16
18.37
15.05
58.85
33.61
27.54

31.95
17.75
15.68
57.50
31.94
28.22

34.81
17.88
16.31
62.59
32.15
29.33

31.73
15.96
13.07
58.18
29.26
23.96

29.13
14.98
10.92
54.02
27.78
20.25

31.98
15.43
11.28
58.50
28.23
20.63

35.69
18.19
11.29
63.93
32.59
20.22

38.47
19.20
10.09
66.11
32.99
17.33

38.64
18.24
8.37
64.30
30.35
13.93

36.85
16.79
6.69
61.27
27.92
11.12

35.91
17.03
6.23
59.43
28.18
10.30

28.86
15.28
5.50
47.67
25.24
9.09

28.42
15.50
5.34
45.59
24.86
8.56

-1.5 %
1.4 %
-3.0 %
-4.3 %
-1.5 %
-5.8 %

The population figure for 2012 is based on Edmonton's official population on April 1, 2012 from 2012 Edmonton Municipal Census
(http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/municipal-census.aspx); Population figures for previous years were primarily obtained from
either Census of Canada or City of Edmonton Municipal Census, (see Population History of 2012 Edmonton Municipal Census
(http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/facts_figures/population-history.aspx). For those years without census results, the population
figure for 2010 is an estimate and was provided by the Chief Economist of the City of Edmonton. Interpolations were applied to estimate figures
for other years.
Data on passenger vehicle and motorcycle registrations are based on the Alberta Vehicle Registration Statistics by Vehicle Registration Classes,
and reflect the number of registrations as of March 31 of each year.

Contact Information
Yongsheng Chen, Ph.D., EIT
Traffic Safety Predictive Analyst
City of Edmonton Office of Traffic Safety
Suite 200, 9304 41 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6G8
Phone: 780-495-0369
Fax: 780-495-0383
Email: yongsheng.chen@edmonton.ca