Boulder releases interactive crash dashboard, highlighting city safety efforts
Dec. 6—Boulder released its new interactive crash dashboard on Monday that it created to build awareness of where crashes occur and increase data transparency.
The dashboard includes filters for crash severity; bicycle and pedestrian crashes; alcohol and drug-related crashes; crash type; and more, according to a news release from the city.
Data are periodically updated and have been informed by crashes reported to the Boulder Police Department since 2017, the release said.
About 67% of severe crashes happen on high-traffic arterial streets, which directly informs the prioritization of transportation projects, including safety and connectivity improvements on the city's Core Arterial Network, the release said.
"The data tells us that the top causes of crashes in the city are speeding and left-hand turns, especially in our high-traffic areas," Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said in the news release. "This dashboard will further help the community understand our most challenging locations, why they're a problem and how we can all work together to better share the road."
