The streets in one of Denver's trendiest neighborhoods are the riskiest by far.
, a five-year action plan with the mission of"eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries by making our roadways safer for everyone" by 2030. And the latest Vision Zero stats show that eleven people have already been killed in Denver traffic accidents in 2022.
The risks differ widely from neighborhood to neighborhood within Denver, though. Some haven't experienced any traffic accidents this year, while such incidents have been regular occurrences in many others. That's especially true of one trendy Denver enclave, where multiple accidents have happened each week, on average, since the year began — and a high percentage of them have been hit-and-runs.
This last fact isn't all that unusual. In an unexpectedly large number of Denver neighborhoods, most or all of the accidents are classified as hit-and-runs. includes reports about traffic accidents from January 1 through March 11, the most recent date for which 2022 statistics are available.
The reports filed by officers include the neighborhood where the accident happened. Of Denver's 78 neighborhoods, thirteen didn't register a traffic accident from the start of 2022 through March 11. The rest had at least one, with twelve registering at least five accidents, and hit-and-runs in most of these locations were commonplace. Central Park, formerly Stapleton, registered by far the most accidents of any Denver neighborhood — fourteen, including five hit-and-runs.
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