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Overview of traffic fatality and injury statistics
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Chief Obe presents an overview of traffic fatality and injury statistics for 2025, comparing them to previous years and highlighting areas of improvement and concern.
- Reports a decrease in total fatalities from 79 to 52
- Notes reductions in traditional bike fatalities, motorized two-wheel scooter fatalities, and motor vehicle occupant fatalities
- Identifies pedestrian fatalities as a significant concern, accounting for 61% of total fatalities
Olufunmilola "Lola" Obe
0:16:20
For fatalities in general, when you look at 2025, what we see so far, total fatalities fifty two versus seventy nine.
0:16:32
We are down in in pedestrians but see a spike in in this category.
0:16:37
I'll speak to that very quickly.
0:16:38
Traditional bike fatalities are down.
0:16:40
Motorized two wheel scooter fatalities are down eight versus 17, motor vehicle occupants are down 11 versus 24, highway fatalities are down eight versus 14, truck related fatalities are even 12 versus 12.
0:16:53
What's troubling to us and what we see right now is pedestrian fatalities, And I'll give you just a quick snapshot.
0:17:00
This year alone, again, one one through 04/20, we have thirty two versus thirty thirty six fatalities in in this year to date.