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July vehicle/pedestrian collision stats
Halifax Regional Police (HRP) 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 July, there were 11 vehicle/pedestrian collisions in Halifax. Month over month, this represents a decrease of 9 from the 20 incidents reported in June 2017. Year over year, this represents an decrease of 5 from the 16 incidents reported in July 2016.
For January 1- July 31, 2017, there have been 115 reported incidents of vehicle/pedestrian collisions, involving 117 pedestrian victims. Of the incidents, 70 per cent (81 incidents) occurred in crosswalks. Of the 117 pedestrians involved:
• 32 reported no injury
• 63 experienced minor injuries
• 11 experienced moderate injuries
• 1 experienced severe injuries
• 10 did not report their injuries to police
Read the full monthly report, which includes a summary of the vehicle pedestrian collisions, location by HRP division and RCMP area, pedestrian and driver characteristics, and the summary offence tickets issued.