Open Data

Traffic Collision Casualties, Alberta

Description

The Alberta Official Statistic shows the trend in motor vehicle casualties in Alberta from 2001-2014 in terms of the number of injuries and fatalities for each year. Bullet points describe the highs and lows over the period. Statistics are based on those reported in the Annual Traffic Collision Statistics.

Updated

January 16, 2016

Tags
AOS Alberta Official Statistics Collision Casualties Traffic
Resources

Title and Dataset Information

Date Modified

2016-01-16

Update Frequency

Annual

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator
Transportation
Publisher

Transportation

Subject Information

Topic
Health and Wellness Roads, Driving and Transport
Start Date

2001-01-01

End Date

2014-12-31

Spatial Coverage

Alberta

Resource Dates

Date Created

2016-01-18

Date Added to catalogue

2015-07-21T18:35:27.608136

Date Issued

2015-05-14

Date Modified

2016-01-16

Audience information

General Public

Language

English (Canadian)

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Usage Considerations

Legislation in Alberta requires that a traffic collision, which results in death, injury or property damage to an apparent extent of $2000.00 or more, be reported immediately to an authorized peace officer. The officer completes a standardized collision report form which provides information on various aspects of the traffic collision. This Alberta Official Statistic is based on the data collected from these report forms.

(Caveat: Prior to January 2011, the property damage reporting threshold was $1,000).

The collision report form is issued with standard instructions to every police service within Alberta, to be completed by the officer attending the scene of a motor vehicle collision or at a police station. Police priorities at the scene of a collision are to care for the injured, protect the motoring public and clear the roadway. Completion of the collision report form is a secondary, but necessary task. After completion, the information on the collision report form is coded for input to computer files.

The Alberta Collision Information System, which has been operational since 1978, undergoes several manual and computerized inspections each year in order to ensure maximum accuracy of the final data output. This collision information is used to develop policies to make Alberta’s roads safer for all road users. Due to continuing police investigation, some numbers presented in this report may be subject to revision.

Licence

Open Government Licence - Alberta

Contact

Contact Name

Office of Statistics and Information

Contact Email

osi.support@gov.ab.ca

Contact Other

(780) 427-2071