Progress Tracking

Tracking progress is essential to achieving the vision of safer streets for everyone. The Ole Miss SS4A Safety Blueprint established a shared roadmap for reducing fatal and serious injury crashes and ultimately eliminating traffic deaths and life-altering injuries on campus. This page provides a transparent way to monitor progress toward that vision by tracking changes in crash trends over time and measuring outcomes against the plan’s goals.

As implementation moves forward, progress tracking will expand beyond crash data to include information on safety projects, infrastructure improvements, programs, and other strategies that support safer streets. Together, these measures will help residents, decision-makers, and community stakeholders understand where progress is being made, identify areas requiring additional attention, and support continued investment in a safer transportation system for all.

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Crash Rate Reduction Progress Tracking

University of Mississippi

Fatal (K) and Serious Injury (A) Crashes

Fatal & Serious Injury Crash Rate: The number of fatal and serious injury crashes on campus expressed in terms of student population
Goal Crash Rate: This represents a 60% reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes by 2040
Existing Trend: This represents the general direction or steady rate of change

Vulnerable Road User Crashes

Campus VRU Crash Rate: The number of crashes involving vulnerable road users on campus expressed in terms of student population. This includes all crashes and is not exclusive to Fatal and Serious Injury Crashes.
Goal Crash Rate: This represents a 70% reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes by 2040
Existing Trend: This represents the general direction or steady rate of change

City of Oxford

Fatal (K) and Serious Injury (A) Crashes

Fatal & Serious Injury Crash Rate: The number of fatal and serious injury crashes on campus expressed in terms of student population
Goal Crash Rate: This represents a 50% reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes by 2040
Existing Trend: This represents the general direction or steady rate of change

Vulnerable Road User Crashes

City VRU Crash Rate: The number of crashes involving vulnerable road users in Oxford expressed in terms of population. This includes all crashes and is not exclusive to Fatal and Serious Injury Crashes.
Goal Crash Rate: This represents a 50% reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes by 2040
Existing Trend: This represents the general direction or steady rate of change

Project Updates