The Vision Zero Dashboard map provides geospatial information on where accidents have occurred. A visual key to the map exists left of the number of fatalities and serious injuries.
A user can search for a specific location to see what crashes have occurred in that area using the address search bar. Clicking on a datapoint allows the user to see detailed information on where the crash occurred, the type of crash, how many individuals were involved, the age of those involved, and the reporting agency. For example, if a user wants to find the details of a specific crash that occurred near City Hall, they can enter the address and see what crashes have occurred on the streets around the building.
If you wish to see a Heat Map version of the crash data (useful when trying to see the concentration of crashes in an area), click on the Heat Map tab on the bottom of the map. Note that the heat map is static and will not respond to filters.
Filters allow users to select the specific data they want to see. They are located on the left side of the dashboard. Simply click on the desired filter and it will reflect both on the map and the charts. Multiple filters can be shown at the same time, allowing for more detailed data. For example, if a user wants to see data on all pedestrian fatalities in Atlanta in 2018, they could click on the Pedestrian, Fatality, and 2018 filters.
If you want to clear the filters and show the original view of the dashboard, click the blue reset button.
The chart section right of the map gives a visual representation of yearly and total data. There is a total of 7 charts. To see the numerical details of a chart, simply place your curser over the section of the graph you wish to see.
Please note the serious injury chart may not show all serious injury crashes due to the review process of crash reports.
Fatality – A death which occurred 30 days or less after a crash in which a fatal injury occurred.1
Serious Injury - Any injury caused by a crash that prevents the injured person from walking, driving, or normally continuing the activities that person could perform prior to the accident.2
Pedestrian Crash – A crash involving any person afoot, including persons standing, walking, jogging, running, using a wheelchair, or otherwise on foot.3
Bicyclist Crash – A crash involving an individual riding a bicycle.
Scooter Crash – A crash involving an individual riding a scooter.*
Motorcyclist Crash – A crash involving an individual riding a motorcycle, dirt bike, or moped.
High Injury Network – Roads that account for the majority of serious crashes within the City.
Vehicle Only Crash – A crash involving only automobiles.
Community of Concern – Communities identified by the ATLDOT as reliant on walking, bicycling, or taking transit and significantly burdened by the costs associated with a serious injury or fatal crash. Individuals in these communities are more likely to be reliant on walking, bicycling, or taking transit due to the cost of automobile ownership.
Council District – Atlanta City Council voting districts, totaling 12 districts.
Road Ownership – Identifies whether a road is owned by the City of Atlanta or the State of Georgia. “Other” encompasses private streets, parking lots, and/or county roads adjacent to the city limits.
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Interstate/Ramp – Roadways that are part of the Interstate Highway System. Interstates have limited access and divided highways, allowing for high speeds and levels of mobility while linking to other major urban areas of the United States. Ramps to interstates are included in this category.
Freeway or Expressway – Roadways with directional travel lanes that are usually separated by a physical barrier and with access and exit points limited to on- and off-ramp locations or a very limited number of at-grade intersections. They allow for high levels of speed and mobility, but less than interstates.
Arterial – Roadways that serve as major centers of metropolitan areas with easy access to nearby land. Arterial roadways provide a high degree of mobility, but less so than interstates and freeways/expressways.
Collector – Roadways that gather traffic from local roads and funnel it to the Arterial roads.
Local – Roadways intended to serve as direct access to nearby land, such as homes and shops. Most prominent example of local roadways include residential streets.4
* Scooters are a relatively new mode of travel. Crashes involving scooters are not consistently labelled in police crash reports and are difficult to verify. ATLDOT has screened serious injury and fatal crashes since the launch of shared scooters in 2018. These scooter crashes have not been verified by GDOT and therefore the data presented may be incomplete.
1. Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC), 4th Edition Definitions
2. KABCO Injury Classification Scale and Definitions
3. GA Code § 40-6-96 (2022)
3. U.S. Department of Transportation. (2017, June 28). Highway Functional Classification Concepts, Criteria and Procedures. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/processes/statewide/related/highway_functional_classifications/section03.cfm/
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