Safe Oakland Streets
(SOS) Initiative
2024 Annual Report
Too Many People are D y i n g
2024 was another deadly year on
Oakland’s Streets, with a total of
30 crash fatalities
NHTSA, May 2022:https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/8132982 26 36
30 36
33 30
0 5
10 15
20 25
30 35
40 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Fatalities in Oakland 2019-2024
Too Many People are D y i n g
Source: Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) * 2022 and 2023 data are provisional and may be incomplete or subject to change.
People walking,
rolling, biking, or
riding
motorcycles are
especially
vulnerable
to traffic
violence - Making
up over 70% of
fatalities in 2024
3 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fatalities by Mode in Oakland 2019-2024
Pedestrian Bicyclist Driver
Passenger Motorcyclist Other Motorized User*
Other Non-Motorized User Other
KEY
Priority
N e i g h b o r h o o dDesignation:
H i g h
M e d i u m- H i g h
M e d i u m
L o w- M e d i u m
Low
No Data
H i g h Injury Network
Source: H i g hInjury Network: 2012-2016 D a t a
from S W I T R S(Statewide Integrated Traffic
R ec ord s Sy st em) p rep a red by F eh r & Peers.
6% of Oakland’s Streets
that account for
6 0 % of severe a n d fatal
crashes
95% of the H I N is in
Medium to H i g h e s t
Equity Priority
Neighborhoods
2 0 1 8 H i g hInjury Network (HIN)
4 These Factors Account for 90% of Severe and Fatal Crashes Most Dangerous Driving
Behaviors
5 Crashes Causes
(Primary Collision Factors)
Percent of Crashes Resulting
in People Being Killed or
Severely Injured
Failure to Yield 35%
Unsafe Turning 29%
Unsafe Speed 17%
Disobeying Signs and Signals 9%
SWITRS 2023-2024*
*2023 and 2024 SWITRS data are considered provisional and subject to change Source: O a k l a n dC i t y w i d eC r a s hAnalysis
Severe a n d Fatal Crashes
Disproportionately I m p a c tB l a c k
Oaklanders a n d Seniors
6 Speed Kills
7 1. Prevent severe and fatal crashes and
related disparities i m p a ct i ngBlack,
Indigenous, a n d People of Color (BIPOC)
communities, seniors, people with
disabilities a n d low -i n com e populations
2. Eliminate severe and fatal injury
inequities including racial disparities
i m p a ct i ngB I P O C communities that
exist today in Oakland
3. Inform effective a n d equitable
safety strategies that prevent injury
a n d injury inequities, a n d do not have
adverse equity impacts on B I P O C
communities, seniors, people with
disabilities a n d low -income
populations
4. Eliminate crash fatalities on all of
Oakland’s roadways by 2042
t h r ou g h t a r g e t e d a n d s t r a t e g i c p r e v e n t i on
Safe Oak land Streets Goals
8 Safe Oak land Streets History
Oakland
Police
Department
(OPD)
Department
Of Race and
Equity
(DRE)
City
Administrator’s
Office
(CAO)
Oakland
Department of
Transportation
(OakDOT)
SOS is an Interdepartmental Partnership between:
9 E N G I N E E R I N G
P O L I C Y
P L A N N I N G&
E V A L U A T I O N
E N G A G E M E N T ,
E D U C A T I O N&
P R O G R A M S
E N F O R C E M E N T
Evidence
Based
Race
Conscious Systemically
Aware
Institutionally
Focused
Equity
Advancing
Efficacy a n d Equity A s s e s s m e n t
10 S t r a t e g y1. C o o r d i n a t i o n& C o l l a b o r a t i o n 11 In 2024, key agreements were made
between DOT and OFD on the placement of
pedestrian safety islands and flexible plastic
delineator posts in the public right-of-way
while maintaining adequate clearance for
emergency response
Traffic Safety Improvement Highlights (2024)
Strategy 2. E ng ine e r ing
12 Strategy 2. E ng ine e r ing
13 40% of CIP
Traffic Safety
Projects were
on the High
Injury Network
40%
60%
2024 Capital Improvement Program HIN Analysis (25
total)
On HIN (10) Not On HIN (15)
Strategy 2. E ng ine e r ing
14 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
AHSC (3) Paving/Bikeway (15) HSIP (2) Safe Routes to School (5) Percent of CIP Projects by Program on the HIN (25 Total) Strategy 2. E ng ine e r ing
15 68%
32%
2024 Capital Improvement Program
Equity Community Analysis (25 total)
In High and Highest Priority Communities (17)
In Lowest, Low and Medium Priority Communities (8)
68% of CIP Traffic Safety Projects
were in High and Highest Priority
neighborhoods
Image: StreetsBlog SF
Strategy 2. E ng ine e r ing
16 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
AHSC (3) Paving/Bikeway (15) HSIP (2) Safe Routes to School (5) Percent of CIP Projects by Program in High and Highest Priority Equity Communities (25 Total)
Strategy 2. E ng ine e r ing
17 41%
59%
2024 Near-Term Projects HIN Analysis (71 total)
On HIN (29) Not On HIN (42)
41% of Near-
Term Projects
were on the
High Injury
Network
Strategy 2. E ng ine e r ing
18 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Percent of Near-Term Projects by Program on the High Injury Network (71 Total)
Strategy 2. E ng ine e r ing
19 37%
63%
2024 Near-Term Projects Priority
Neighborhood Analysis (115 total,
Including Speed Bumps)
In High and Highest Priority Communities (42)
In Lowest, Low and Medium Priority Communities (73)
37% of Near-Term Projects
were in High and Highest
Priority neighborhoods
Strategy 2. E ng ine e r ing
20 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Percent of Near-Term Projects by Program in High and Highest Priority Equity Community (71 Total)
Strategy 2. E ng ine e r ing
➢ When streets
have projects in
pre-construction,
Rapid Response
treatments are
identified for
inclusion in the
larger project
21 In Progress
39%
Installed
38%
No Action
23%
Status of 2024 Rapid Response Investigations (26 Total) In Progress Installed No Action
S t r a t e g y3. P o l i c yStrategy 3. Policy
22 *More information is available at: City of Oakland | AB 645 (oaklandca.gov) https://www.oaklandca.gov/projects/assembly-bill-645-friedman-speed-safety-systems-pilot-program Significant progress was made in 2024 toward
implementation of Speed Safety Cameras. Locations
were selected and action was taken toward finding a
vendor.*
In 2024, OakDOT, incollaboration with the California City Transportation Initiative (CaCTI), successfully advocated for an appointed seat on the Task Force to represent City perspectives on establishing vehicle weight fees.
S t r a t e g y4. P l a n n i n ga n d Evaluation
Data-driven solutions to
Traffic Safety challenges
Data After
Construction
Data Before
Construction
Novel
Engineering
Solutions
• OakDOT completed a City Wide
Crash Analysis using data from
2017-2021 to create a 2 pages of
infographics which is publicly
available.
• Project evaluation was completed
for the West Street Road Diet.
Improvements included removing
lanes and adding pedestrian
islands, raised intersections, bike
buffers and speed humps.
23 Traffic Stops Have Increased with
Return of Traffic Enforcement Units
5735
2748
3891
6882
7890
0 1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Non-Dispatch, Non-Intel Led Traffic Stops
Over Time
*Traffic Enforcement Units were
reinstated October 2022
Traffic Stops Are More Focused on HIN
and Most Dangerous Moving Violations
• Traffic Stops on the HIN*
- 2019: 61%
- 2024: 69%
• Traffic Stops in Equity Priority Areas
- 2024: 73%
• Traffic Stops for Most Dangerous Behaviors**
- 2019: 40%
- 2024: 83%
*within 500 ft of HIN; Non-Dispatch, Non-Intelligence-Led Traffic Stops, 2019, 2023, 2024 OPD
**SWITRS 2022-2024 (2022 and 2023 SWITRS data provisional and subject to change) Traffic Stops Continue to Focus on
Moving Violations in 2024
Non-Dispatch, Non-Intelligence-Led Traffic Stops, 2020-2024, OPD 89% 93% 95% 96% 91%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Percentage of Traffic Violation Types 2020-2024
Non-Dispatch, Non-Intel Led, Traffic Stops
Equipment violation Moving violation Non-moving violation, including registration Monitoring Moving Violations by Race
Non-Dispatch, Non-Intelligence-Led Traffic Stops, 2020-2024 OPD
• Higher proportion of moving violations
• The gap between racial groups increased slightly in 2024
Racial Disparities in Traffic Stops
• OPD has reduced racial disparities in stops since 2016 • Still, more stops are conducted on Black and Latine Drivers than crashes involving Black and Latine drivers (our best proxy for who is driving on local streets) Non-Dispatch, Non-Intelligence-Led Traffic Stops, 2024 OPD SWITRS 2024 (provisional and subject to change) 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Asian Black Latine Other White
2024 OPD Stops 2024 Drivers in Crashes
L o o k i n g F o r w a r d : 2 0 2 5
•Speed Safety Camera Pilot Program: OakDOT intends for the speed safety camera systems to be installed by the end of 2025 •Data Partnership with Alameda Public Health Department (ACPHD):
OakDOT will continue to work with the ACPHD on augmenting OPD’s crash injury and fatality data with hospital and EMS data to more comprehensively capture crash outcomes to inform prioritization efforts •Evaluate opportunities to improve internal processes to increase the proportion of projects delivered on the HIN and in High and Highest Priority Communities
32 Safe Oakland Streets : www.oaklandca.gov/SOS
• O a k D O TMajor Projects Map : www.oaklandca.gov/resources/active - major - impr ove me nt s -project
• 5-Year P a v i n gPlan : www.oaklandca.gov/topics/paving • O P D S t op Data : www.oaklandca.gov/resources/stop -data • S ide s h ow Prevention: www.oaklandca.gov/topics/sideshow -prevention -efforts • Ge og r a ph ic Equity Toolbox: www.oaklandca.gov/resources/oakdot - g e og r a ph ic- equity -toolbox
• S p e e dB u m p Application: www.oaklandca.gov/services/apply -for -a-s p e e d- b u m p
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