Collisions and collision-related injuries are down from last year in the 111th Precinct according to web statistics from the New York City Police Department.
On Dec. 17 and Dec. 21, the precinct reported that the number of injury collisions as well as occupant, pedestrian and bicycle injuries had decreased from 2017 to 2018.
The Bayside-based precinct tweeted out the information to followers earlier this month. The command covers parts of the neighborhood as well as Douglaston, Flushing and Little Neck.
.@NYPD111Pct YTD Crash Data:
Injury collisions ⬇️5.9%
Occupant injuries ⬇️8.2%
Pedestrians inj ⬇️9.3%
Bicycle injuries. ⬇️47.1%
? ? ?♂️@NYC_DOT #VisionZero— NYPD 111th Precinct (@NYPD111Pct) December 17, 2018
Injury collisions are down 5.3% for the year so far.
In 2019, we will continue to focus enforcement toward the locations and behaviors that cause these crashes. #VisionZero pic.twitter.com/8PEFtQf9i6
— NYPD 111th Precinct (@NYPD111Pct) December 21, 2018
According to NYPD TrafficStat, the number of total collisions in the 111th Precinct decreased 0.9 percent from 4,294 to 4,256 and collisions with injuries went down 5 percent from 677 in 2017 to 643 in 2018. TrafficStat also reported that total injuries, occupant injuries and bicycle injuries decreased throughout the precinct:
- Total injuries 2017: 952
- Occupant injuries 2017: 831
- Bicycle injuries 2017: 17
- Total injuries 2018: 876 (8 percent decrease)
- Occupant injuries 2018: 762 (8.3 percent decrease)
- Bicycle injuries 2018: 10 (41.2 percent decrease)
Though the precinct reported a decrease in pedestrian injuries, NYPD TrafficStat showed that the number of pedestrian injuries in 2017 and 2018 were both 104 year-to-date.
Officers from the precinct used the hashtag #VisionZero, crediting Mayor Bill de Blasio’s action plan to end traffic deaths and injuries in New York City streets by 2024.
