Figure 4.4.6: Motor vehicle collisions causing injury or death
Rates per 100,000 population, Middlesex-London and Ontario, 2008 to 2015
Source:
Ministry of Transportation Collision Database, Released: Feb 1, 2019; Population Estimates, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH Ontario, Date Extracted: May 22, 2018The rate of motor vehicle collisions involving a personal injury or death declined significantly over time between 2008 (729.2 per 100,000) to 2015 (636.1) in Middlesex-London. A similar downward trend was seen in Ontario over the same time period.
Compared to data from 1988 the 2015 rates were a third of what they once were (not shown)
The rate of collisions causing injuries was consistently higher in Middlesex-London than in Ontario.