This Annual Report provides information on personal injury road traffic collisions and casualties in Greater London during 2013, compared to both 2012 and the 2005-09 average baseline. This is the baseline against which TfL measures progress towards the new target of a 40 per cent reduction in KSI casualties by 2020, as set out in Safe Streets for London, London’s Road Safety Action Plan to 2020, published in June 2013. Data included in this report is for personal injury road traffic collisions occurring on the public highway, and reported to the police, in accordance with the STATS19 national reporting system. The Greater London area comprises the 32 London boroughs and the City of London. It is the largest metropolitan area in Great Britain. The information set out here should be understood in the context of the Department for Transport’s national and regional policy on road safety, as set out by the national Strategic Framework for Road Safety (SFRS), published in May 2011. The SFRS sets out the policies that are intended to continue to reduce deaths and injuries on the roads. It encourages local authorities to continue to improve road safety by adopting policies that reflect local priorities and circumstances. The SFRS contains forecasts of expected casualty reductions at a national level from the 2005- 09 average. This Annual Report presents a summary of progress to date towards meeting London’s road safety target, and a detailed breakdown of road casualties, collisions and vehicle details. Annual changes in collisions and casualties during 2013 should be considered in the context of long term casualty trends in London, as fluctuations year on year are not always indicative of longer term trends. It should also be noted that large percentage changes in small numbers may not necessarily be statistically significant. A total of 23,066 road traffic collisions, involving personal injury within Greater London, were reported to the Metropolitan and City of London Police during 2013. These collisions resulted in 27,199 casualties, representing a decrease of five per cent compared to the 28,780 casualties recorded in 2012, - the lowest level of casualties on record. In 2013 there were: • There were 2,324 KSIs, a decrease of 23 per cent. • 132 people were fatally injured, a fall of one per cent. • 24,875 were slightly injured, a three per cent fall. • Pedestrian KSIs were down by 25 per cent. • Motorcyclist KSIs were down by 19 per cent. • Pedal cyclist KSI casualties were down 27 per cent. • Child KSIs were down 31 per cent. The 2013 casualties showed the following changes compared to the 2005-09 baseline: • KSI casualties were down by 36 per cent. • Fatal casualties were down by 37 per cent. • Slight casualties were down by three per cent. • Pedestrian KSIs were down by 31 per cent. • Motorcyclist KSIs were down by 36 per cent. • Pedal cyclist KSI casualties were up 16 per cent. This increase should be seen in the context of a considerable increase in cycling over this period. • Child KSI casualties were down 43 per cent. (Author/publisher)
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