Traffic deaths in Denver last year were the highest in well over a decade. This year is much worse.
, a five-year action plan with the mission of"eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries by making our roadways safer for everyone" as of 2030.
Instead, the situation continues to get worse — so much so that 2022 may set an all-time record for traffic deaths in Denver., 39 people had died in Mile High City traffic accidents this year. That's seven more than the number of deaths through the same date in 2021., when the fatality count hit an even 100 — but that mark could be in jeopardy should fatalities continue to occur at the current pace.
The total traffic-death toll since February 17, 2016, the date Denver officially committed to Vision Zero, is now at 421, according to data collected byAnnual traffic death totals for Denver weren't widely accessible until recent years. However, the DPD was able to providewith numbers for each year since 2010, when the fatality count was 42, exactly half of the 2021 total. The previous high-water mark over this span was 2019, with 71 — thirteen fatalities fewer than in 2021.
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