De Blasio: NYC traffic fatalities reach all-time low for 2016
Brooklyn Led All Boroughs with Record Decline in Traffic Deaths
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday that New York City experienced the lowest number of traffic fatalities in 2016 since record-keeping began in 1910. There were 229 fatalities in 2016, which was an improvement from 234 deaths in 2015.
De Blasio credits the decrease in fatalities to his Vision Zero plan, which has a goal to end all traffic deaths and injuries in the city’s streets. The number of fatalities has decreased steadily for three consecutive years for a total of 23 percent since the plan was implemented in January 2014.
Traffic fatalities include deaths of pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and people in vehicles.