The monthly number of pedestrians who died or who suffered personal injury in a traffic accident in New York City was at its lowest in April while the number of deaths and injuries related to bicycle accidents remained high

5 pedestrians died and 696 suffered personal injury in April in New York City compared to respectively 8 and 854 in April 2014 and 12 and 904 in April 2013.  Pedestrian fatalities have been declining since the beginning of this year and reached their lowest in April. The total number of pedestrian fatalities since the beginning of the year was 28 compared to 39 for the same period of 2014 and 55 for the same period of 2013.  Since the beginning of the year there was also a decrease in the number of pedestrians who suffered personal injury in a traffic accident in NYC.

 

2 people died and 300 were injured in a total of 300 bicycle accidents in New York City in April compared to respectively 1, 306 and 382 in April 2014 and 0, 288 and 358 in April 2013.  The number of cyclists fatalities and injuries remains elevated in the City.

 

Even though there was an unusually high number of 10 motorist deaths last April the total number of traffic fatalities in New York City since the beginning of the year is down compared to the same periods of 2014 and 2013.

 

 

Since the beginning of 2015, the total monthly number of people suffering personal injury in a traffic accident in the city stayed below 4000.

 

Distracted driving continue to be the number one cause of accident in New York City (3133 accidents in April) , following too closely is second (1603) and failure to yield third (982)