Motor Vehicle Collisions

Motor Vehicle Collisions is the number of injuries and deaths due to motor vehicle collisions in 2013 per 1,000 residents. All injuries and deaths are included regardless of transportation mode or location. Data includes motor vehicle accidents on sections of freeways within neighborhood boundried. The higher the number, the greater the negative impact on neighborhood health. Information is from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and the 2010 U.S. Census.

The risk of death from an accident is higher for walking and bicycling than for driving or taking public transportation. Therefore, high rates of accidents in an area can affect perceptions of walking and biking safety. The perception of lack of safety may deter people from using these active modes of transportation. Active modes of transportation are related to longer life, improved mental health, and cancer prevention. The Motor Vehicle Collisions indicator is in the Health Systems and Public Safety domain.

Neighborhoodsort descending Indicator Value Rank
Armatage 0.8 5
Audubon Park 6.3 44
Bancroft 5.4 41
Beltrami 7.5 48
Bottineau 58.3 81
Bryant 8.7 52
Bryn - Mawr 36.2 77
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 3.9 31
Camden Industrial - -
Cedar - Isles - Dean 2.1 19
Cedar Riverside 32.1 75
Central 12 59
Cleveland 4.7 38
Columbia Park 12.7 61
Como 4.5 34
Cooper 2.1 19
Corcoran 47.9 80
Diamond Lake 7.5 48
Downtown East 23.2 71
Downtown West 25.7 72
East Calhoun (ECCO) 1.8 16
East Harriet 0.6 3
East Isles 4.7 38
East Phillips 19.8 65
Elliot Park 19.7 64
Ericsson 5.9 42
Field 1.7 15
Folwell 4.7 38
Fulton 2.7 27
Hale 2.6 25
Harrison 4.6 37
Hawthorne 22.2 69
Hiawatha 2 18
Holland 4.4 33
Howe 2.1 19
Humboldt Industrial Area - -
Jordan 7.5 48
Keewaydin 0.6 3
Kenny 0.9 7
Kenwood 2.1 19
King Field 4 32
Lind - Bohanon 2.6 25
Linden Hills 0.8 5
Logan Park 3.4 29
Longfellow 9 53
Loring Park 10.9 57
Lowry Hill 0.9 7
Lowry Hill East 74.9 82
Lyndale 7.2 47
Lynnhurst 1.1 9
Marcy Holmes 22 68
Marshall Terrace 4.5 34
McKinley 3.7 30
Mid - City Industrial 26.6 73
Midtown Phillips 8.1 51
Minnehaha 1.4 10
Morris Park 0.1 1
Near - North 144.2 85
Nicollet Island - East Bank 109.2 84
North Loop 45.1 79
Northeast Park 34.1 76
Northrop 6.9 46
Page 0.4 2
Phillips West 31.1 74
Powderhorn Park 2.3 23
Prospect Park - East River Road 4.5 34
Regina 6 43
Seward 23.1 70
Sheridan 9.1 55
Shingle Creek 1.6 14
St. Anthony East 6.6 45
St. Anthony West 13.9 63
Standish 1.4 10
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 12.7 61
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 21.5 67
Tangletown 2.4 24
University of Minnesota 82.3 83
Ventura Village 40.1 78
Victory 1.5 12
Waite Park 1.5 12
Webber - Camden 20 66
Wenonah 1.9 17
West Calhoun 9.3 56
Whittier 11.2 58
Willard - Hay 12.6 60
Windom 9 53
Windom Park 2.9 28

Key Citation:
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