DATA & REPORTS
Each year, the CTSC gathers a variety of bike and pedestrian data to guide and inform our programs. Annual Bike Observation Surveys and Pedestrian Observation Surveys help us to identify behavior trends among cyclists, pedestrians and motorists alike. Focus groups give us an opportunity to hear directly from diverse demographic groups about thier transportation experiences in Santa Cruz County.
CTSC staff also access county injury and fatality data collected by the California Office of Traffic Safety to create annual State of the County reports. Data includes the location of bike and pedestrian injury collisions, the ages of those involved, who was at fault, and top collision factors.
Bicycle Safety Focus Groups
Bicyclist Statistics
Bicyclists Injured and Killed in Santa Cruz County 2008 - 2013
Jurisdiction |
Bicyclists Injured (Killed) |
| 2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| Capitola |
8
|
4
|
9
|
9
|
8
|
8
|
| Santa Cruz |
91 (2)
|
68
|
57
|
70 (1)
|
91 (1)
|
112
|
| Scotts Valley |
4
|
8
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
| Watsonville |
16
|
18 (1)
|
11
|
17
|
23
|
11 (1)
|
| Unincorporated |
70
|
76 (2)
|
69
|
70
|
90
|
59 (2)
|
| UC Santa Cruz |
n/a |
12 |
11 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| S. C. County Total |
189 (2)
|
186 (3)
|
158 (0)
|
169 (1)
|
219 (1)
|
197 (3)
|
Pedestrian Statistics
Pedestrians Injured and Killed in Santa Cruz County 2008 - 2013
Jurisdiction |
Pedestrians Injured (Killed) |
| 2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| Capitola |
2
|
3
|
4 (1)
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
| Santa Cruz |
30
|
28 (3)
|
26
|
31
|
21
|
29
|
| Scotts Valley |
1
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
| Watsonville |
29 (1)
|
28 (1)
|
28 (1)
|
28
|
24 (1)
|
29
|
| Unincorporated |
19 (2)
|
34
|
20 (1)
|
24 (2)
|
38 (1)
|
28 (2)
|
| UC Santa Cruz |
n/a |
n/a |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| S. C. County Total |
81 (3)
|
99 (4)
|
80 (3)
|
91 (2)
|
89 (2)
|
98 (2)
|
*Data in the tables above tabulated from the California Highway Patrol's Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS).