LOS ANGELES
NEEDS
VISION ZERO
Traffic collisions are a threat to
public health and Angelenos’
quality of life.
The City of Los Angeles has made remarkable progress on
crime, which has declined every year for the past 10 years. In
fact, Los Angeles now has the lowest crime rate among all
major cities within the United States1. Unfortunately, we’ve
failed to make similar gains in protecting those moving
throughout our city. In 2013, there were 201 traffic deaths,
compared with 149 gang-related homicides.
250
GANG-RELATED
HOMICIDES
Gang-related
Homicides
VS. TRAFFIC
vs. Traffic
Deaths DEATHS
(2013)
200
150
100
50
0
Gang-related
Homicides
Traffic
Deaths
Source: City of Los Angeles Police Department, California Statewide Integrated
Traffic Reporting System
1 United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. (November 2014). Crime in the United
States, 2013. Retrieved from https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-theu.s.-2013/tables/table-8/table_8_offenses_known_to_law_enforcement_by_state_by_city_2013.xls/view
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