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Area of Impact

Road Safety

Indicator

Traffic Related Fatalities

Integrated Policy & Action Areas

C2.1

Connected Communities

C2.2

Integrated Walk, Roll, Cycle, & Transit Network

C2.4

Safe Mobility (Vision Zero)

C2.5

Complete Streets

Reporting Period Data

Period Score
2018 60%
2019 51%
2020 61%
2021 81%
2022 91%

Sustainability End Goal

The desirable end goal is there are zero traffic-related fatalities. The interim target is to achieve the same safety level as Sweden, a global leader in road safety that currently has fewer than 2 fatalities per 100,000 population.

Metric

Actual traffic-related fatality rate per 100,000 population represented by a percentage score
Zero traffic-related fatality rate represented by a score of 100%

How The Score Is Calculated

This is an exception where the metric needs an adjustment (Refer to B4 Approach in Draft Monitoring Strategy). The score is calculated as follows: 

Score = 100% - 0.1 x actual traffic-related fatality rate x 100%, where a score of 100% means Nanaimo's traffic-related fatality rate is zero. 

If the actual fatality rate is 1 fatality per 100,000 population, the score will be 90%. If the actual fatality rate is 10 or greater, the score will be 0%. 

Indicator Data

Rationale and Analysis

Why We Measure This

The City Plan states we should work towards eliminating traffic related fatalities on the city street network. Road safety is a top priority for enhancing active mobility.

How We Measure It

The City’s Transportation Team receives and reviews annual data on traffic-related fatalities from the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. They set the upper limit (i.e. 0% performance score) of the traffic-related fatality rate to be 10 fatalities per 100,000 population based on their knowledge of poor performers among Canadian provinces. 
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