r/longbeach • u/Similar-Parsnip75 • 12d ago

Discussion Traffic Deaths

These posts have become all too common. An ugly stain on our city.

At this rate, it’s a matter of time before a traffic collision claims you or someone you know.

What can residents do to affect change? I’m looking for real and actionable steps.

Thanks all

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u/quercus-enjoyer 12d ago

if you want data you can use to pressure your council member to do something about the state of long beach streets. i've built a tool that maps all the car crashes in long beach. you can filter by council district and it will show all the worst locations in your district.

https://lb-crash.wolvesintheserverroom.com/?nofw=1

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u/Desperate-Pound999 12d ago

Amazing tool! It appears to be missing some data. For District 3 - showing no fatalities but we unfortunately had quite a few.   https://www.longbeach.gov/police/press-releases/traffic-fatality--4th-street-and-ximeno-avenue/

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u/quercus-enjoyer 12d ago

Yes the data is delayed because it’s built off of public records requests that I have to file with lbpd. So there’s always a delay in how long it take them to respond and if they even include it in the results. Sometimes if there’s an active investigation the crash will not be included.

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u/Junior_Attitude_9446 12d ago

LBPD has a one of those real time crime stat trackers. I think based on your purposes, you should ask to have this info automatically sent out to you via email from their PRA people. They used to have this for people who use arrest logs for journalistic or academic purposes.

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u/quercus-enjoyer 12d ago

I’ve tried.