SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT

Vision Zero Enforcement Report

Chief Gregory P. Suhr

Commander Ann Mannix
Captain Tim Oberzeir
May 2015

Strategies for Focus on Five and

Vision Zero Enforcement:
In January, a Roll Call Training DVD was released addressing Bicycle and Traffic Safety.
In February, an email was sent to each member of the SFPD explaining Vision Zero and their

role.
Daily Enforcement:
Focus on the Five Enforcement Operations
Traffic Safety Enforcement Operations focusing on top collision locations
Special Enforcement Operations:
Senior Centers
School Zones
Block the Box
Pedestrian Decoy
Lidar
Joint Traffic Safety Operations with our Traffic Safety Partner - CHP
Education and Outreach:
Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety presentations at Schools, Senior Centers and District Station
Community meetings
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Operation Plans - 2015

Continued and expanded School Crossing Guard Program

12 current participating schools
2 schools recently added

Continued Education and Outreach Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety

presentations given at Schools, Senior Centers and District Station Community
meetings

Continued Enforcement at School Zones and Senior Centers

Increased Lidar Speed Enforcement Operations

Continued joint Traffic Safety Operations with our Traffic Safety Partner - CHP

Increase the number of citations issued that focus on the five primary collision
factors
Stations versus Citywide

Continued collaboration with other city agencies and advocacy groups

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Citywide Traffic Citations 2014

Broken Down by Station
Type /
Stations

Red lights Stop signs

Ped R/W

Speeding

Fail Yield
w/Turn

Total
Focus 5

270

224

1,214

12%

129

74

Ped
Offense

Bike
Offense

All Others

Total
Citations
Issued

% of all
Citations
Issued

201

265

14

8,517

10,414

8%

% of Focus
Unlicensed Suspended
Cell Phone
5
Driver
License

Central
441

273

Southern
592

185

149

351

1,282

15%

189

93

180

186

165

6,531

8,626

7%

312

1,743

128

325

84

2,592

21%

344

427

735

177

91

7,936

12,302

9%

327

537

439

75

18

1,396

17%

190

363

279

537

207

5,392

8,364

6%

858

677

314

219

49

2,117

19%

531

157

184

287

151

7,688

11,115

9%

279

878

194

340

10

1,701

24%

344

74

152

31

34

4,816

7,152

6%

486

3,253

580

3,186

89

7,594

58%

298

96

107

51

43

4,910

13,099

10%

296

2,490

385

293

16

3,480

33%

464

331

252

528

62

5,458

10,575

8%

261

1,000

419

1,480

68

3,228

25%

362

159

203

49

10

8,928

12,939

10%

578

73

20

684

10%

283

73

168

3,058

416

2,310

6,992

5%

1,002

1,921

1,427

934

41

5,325

23%

2,188

297

311

752

380

14,039

23,292

18%

72

95

37

211

4%

192

33

48

48

18

4,177

4,727

4%

5,504

13,061

4,415

7,454

30,824

24%

5,514

2,177

2,820

5,969

1,591

80,702

129,597

100%

Bayview

Mission

Northern

Park

Richmond

Ingleside

Taraval

Tenderloin

Traffic

Tact
-

Total
390

Citywide Traffic Citations 2014

Broken Down by Mode & QTR
Period

1st QTR 2014

Station /
Auto
Type

Ped.

2nd QTR 2014

Bike

Auto

Ped.

3rd QTR 2014

Bike

Auto

Ped.

4th QTR 2014

Bike

Auto

Ped.

YTD 2014 - by Type

Bike

YTD
2014

% of All Citations

Total - Total - Total Grand Total - Total - Total

Auto
Ped. Bike
Total Auto Ped. Bike

Central
2,366

51

1 2,303

46

2 2,666

118

3 2,800

50

10,135

265

14

10,414

97%

3%

0%

2,648

56

65 2,424

79

51 1,787

33

30 1,416

18

19

8,275

186

165

8,626

96%

2%

2%

2,924

35

30 3,238

51

33 3,381

33

16 2,491

58

12

12,034

177

91

12,302

98%

1%

1%

2,526

141

48 1,790

221

61 1,586

59

47 1,718

116

51

7,620

537

207

8,364

91%

6%

2%

2,420

61

39 3,175

79

56 2,508

56

30 2,574

91

26

10,677

287

151

11,115

96%

3%

1%

4 1,483

13

16 1,761

14

7,087

31

34

7,152

99%

0%

0%

4 3,340

11

11 13,005

51

43

13,099

99%

0%

0%

15 1,699

112

9,985

528

62

10,575

94%

5%

1%

11

12,880

49

10

12,939 100%

0%

0%

3,518 3,058

416

6,992

50%

44%

6%

Southern
Bayview
Mission
Northern
Park
2,108

11

1,735

Richmond

2,844

15

3,111

14

22 3,710

2,819

173

2,553

20

843

901

132

841

777

6,117

475

140 5,512

1,269

2 1,023

11

144

14 2,727

99

8 3,445

3,671

838

870

109

996

510

72

90

52 4,874

69

102 5,657

118

86

22,160

752

380

23,292

95%

3%

2%

29

7 1,032

1 1,337

10

4,661

48

18

4,727

99%

1%

0%

409 30,289 1,373

373 29,460

1,110

315 122,037 5,969 1,591 129,597

94%

5%

1%

Ingleside
25 2,740

Taraval
3,211

11

Tenderloin

103

Traffic
Tact

Total

31,437 1,943

494 30,851 1,543

2014 Citywide Traffic Citations

Broken Down by Type

Pedestrian; 5%

Bicycle; 1%

Auto; 94%

Traffic Citations - Citywide

Q4 2013 vs Q4 2014
Type / Year
Red Light
Stop Sign
Ped Right of way
Speeding
Fail Yield W/Turn
Cell Phone
Unlicensed Driver
Suspended License
Ped. Offense
Bike Offense
All Others
Total

2013
4 QTR
1,114
2,316
686
933
104
1,362
390
480
436
162
16,394
24,377

2014
4 QTR
1,461
2,777
932
1,781
81
1,269
499
633
1,110
315
20,027
30,885

Increase /
Decrease
+31%
+20%
+36%
+91%
-22%
-7%
+28%
+32%
+155%
+94%
+22%
+27%
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Traffic Citations - Citywide

1 QTR 2014 vs 1 QTR 2015
Type / Year
Red Light Camera

2014-1 Q
4,070

2015-1Q
3,024

Red Lights

1,702

1,445

-15%

Stop Signs

3,399

2,972

-13%

Vio Ped Right of Way

1,502

1,496

0%

Speeding

1,738

1,933

+11%

100

116

+16%

1,419

1,252

-12%

Unlicensed Driver

569

484

-15%

Suspended License

728

755

+4%

Ped Offense

1,943

1,103

-43%

Bike Offense

494

612

+24%

All Others

20,280

21,045

+4%

Total

33,874

33,213

-2%

Fail Yield While Turn

Cell Phone

Increase/Decrease
-26%

Focus Five Citywide Citations by Station

1Q 2014 vs 1Q 2015
Station
Central
Southern
Bayview
Mission
Northern
Park
Richmond
Ingleside
Taraval
Tenderloin
Traffic
Tact
Total

Focus Five
1Q 2014
332
418
611
416
738
569
1687
862
651
168
1902
87
8,441

Focus Five
1Q 2015
295
218
530
289
784
734
1,886
560
832
302
1,444
88
7,962

Change by %
-11%
-48%
-13%
-31%
6%
29%
12%
-35%
28%
80%
-24%
1%
-6%
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Focus Five Traffic Citations by Station

Q 2014 vs 1Q 2015
Failure to
Ped Right
Yield
Total Red Light Stop Sign of Way
Speeding w/Turning Focus 5

Total - All
Cites

% of
Station
Cites

% of
Citywide
Cites

Period

Station

1 QTR

Central

105

73

78

74

332

2,418

14%

7%

2014

Southern

205

58

44

110

418

2,769

15%

8%

Bayview

79

433

43

40

16

611

2,989

20%

9%

Mission

106

144

129

30

416

2,715

15%

8%

Northern

269

247

109

109

738

2,520

29%

7%

Park

86

368

23

92

569

2,123

27%

6%

Richmond

129

775

149

584

50

1,687

2,865

59%

8%

Ingleside

90

607

101

60

862

3,017

29%

9%

Taraval

61

160

144

281

651

2,575

25%

8%

Tenderloin

138

21

168

1,876

9%

6%

Traffic

410

494

639

350

1,902

6,732

28%

20%

Tact

24

38

22

87

1,275

7%

4%

Total

1,702

3,399

1,502

1,738

100

8,441

33,874

25%

100%

Central

135

43

63

53

295

2,410

12%

7%

1 QTR

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Focus Five Citywide Citations by Station

1Q 2014 vs 1Q 2015
1902

1886

2000

1687
1444

1500

1000

784
738
611
530

500 332
295

418
218

862
734
569

416
289

Central Southern Bayview Mission Northern

560

832
651
302
168

Park

Richmond Ingleside Taraval Tenderloin Traffic

8788
Tact

-500

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Focus 5 Traffic Citations

Citywide 1Q 2015

Fail Yield While Turn ; 1%

Red Lights ; 18%
Speeding ; 24%

Vio Ped Right of Way ; 19%

Stop Signs ; 37%

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Citywide Traffic Citations 1Q 2015

Red Lights ; 5%
Stop Signs ; 10%
Vio Ped Right of Way ; 4%
Speeding ; 5%
Fail Yield While Turn ; 0%

Others; 75%

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Top 5 Primary Collision Causes 2014

Broken Down by Station
Central
PCF
Percentage

Unsafe Speed Ped R/W Violation

56
43
33%
25%

Southern
PCF
Percentage

Unsafe Speed
108
38%

Unsafe Turning
49
17%

Bayview
PCF
Percentage

Unsafe Speed
118
51%

Unsafe Turning
40
17%

Mission
PCF
Percentage
Northern
PCF
Percentage

Unsafe Speed
89
36%
Unsafe Speed
86
29%

Park
PCF
Percentage
Richmond
PCF
Percentage

Unsafe Speed
59
47%
Unsafe Speed
60
38%

Ingleside
PCF
Percentage

Unsafe Speed
143
57%

Unsafe Turning
44
18%
Red Light
83
28%
Unsafe
Starting/Backing
21
17%
Ped R/W Violation
30
19%
Unsafe
Starting/Backing
37
15%

Taraval
PCF
Percentage

Unsafe Speed
118
52%

Ped R/W Violation

35
15%

Tenderloin
PCF
Percentage

Unsafe Speed
15
27%

Red Light
12
22%

Red Light
33
20%

Unsafe Turning
20
12%
Unsafe Lane
Change
43
15%

Unsafe Starting/Backing
17
10%

Total - Top 5
169
100%

Ped R/W Violation

39
14%

285
100%

Ped R/W Violation

17
7%

232
100%

Ped R/W Violation

40
16%
Ped R/W Violation
54
18%

Stop Sign
23
10%
Unsafe
Starting/Backing
37
15%
Unsafe Turning
43
14%

FTY - Left Turn

34
14%
Unsafe Starting/Backing
31
10%

244
100%

297
100%

Ped R/W Violation

20
16%
Unsafe Turning
25
16%

Red Light
15
12%
FTY - Left Turn
21
13%

FTY - Left Turn

10
8%
Red Light
21
13%

125
100%

157
100%

Unsafe Turning
25
10%
Unsafe
Starting/Backing
29
13%
Unsafe
Starting/Backing
11
20%

Ped R/W Violation

23
9%

Red Light
21
8%

249
100%

Unsafe Turning
25
11%

Unsafe Lane Change

21
9%

228
100%

Ped R/W Violation

10
18%

Unsafe Lane Change

7
13%
Unsafe
Starting/Backing

55
100%

Red Light
46
16%
Unsafe
Starting/Backing
34
15%

**Citywide
Reported incidents
Unsafe
when
Speed
the primary
Unsafe
collision
Turning
factor
Ped
hasR/W
been
Violation
determined. Red Light

14

Injury Severity
Q1 2014 vs Q1 2015
Type

2014

1Q 2014

1Q 2015

Increase/Decrease

Fatal

29

-56%

Severe Injury

209

48

49

2%

Other Visible Injury

863

200

202

1%

Complaint of Pain

2024

477

514

8%

600

514

500
400
300

200 202

200
100
0

48

1Q 2014
1Q 2015

49

477

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Questions?

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