Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, analyzed by the Or Yarok association, shows that Jerusalem is the most dangerous city for child pedestrians - by a significant margin compared to other major cities in Israel.
According to the data, six children were killed in traffic accidents in Jerusalem in 2023, and it leads by a significant margin - much more than its relative share of the population, compared to other cities in Israel.
The next cities in the ranking are Modiin Illit and Rahat, where 2 children aged 0 to 14 were killed last year. In Tel Aviv - 0 deaths. In Haifa - 0 deaths. Of the large cities - only in Be'er Sheva and Netanya were recorded children killed in traffic accidents during 2023 - one child in each city.
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The data also shows that during 2023, 79 children aged 0-14 were injured in road accidents in Jerusalem. First place again, by a considerable margin - more than three times as many as were injured in Tel Aviv - 24 children, and almost four times as many as in Haifa - 20 children.
Green Light also examined the data over the past decade in terms of child injuries in traffic accidents within cities.
In this test, Jerusalem also leads the ranking by a significant margin: 22 children were killed within the city limits in the last decade (2014-2023), out of 729 children who were injured in accidents, 226 of them seriously.
Second in the ranking in terms of casualties is the city of Bnei Brak, where 427 children were injured in the past decade, of whom 1 was killed. In Tel Aviv - 326 children were injured in the past decade, including 4 fatalities. In Haifa, 227 children were injured in accidents in the past decade - including 2 fatalities.
Children aged 0-14 killed in urban road accidents in 2023:
Jerusalem - 6
Modiin Illit - 2
Rahat - 2
Beer Sheva - 1
Beitar Illit - 1
Hora - 1
Kafr Qassem - 1
Nazareth - 1
Netanya - 1
Sakhnin - 1
Child injuries (0-14) in urban areas in Israel in the last decade:
• 729 children were injured in traffic accidents while walking in Jerusalem in the last decade (2014-2023), 22 of whom were killed and 226 were seriously injured. In 2023, 79 children were injured as pedestrians in the city, six were killed and 20 were seriously injured.
• 427 children were injured in traffic accidents while walking in Bnei Brak in the last decade (2014-2023), one child was killed and 49 were seriously injured. In 2023, 24 children were injured as pedestrians in the city, six of them seriously.
• 326 children were injured in traffic accidents while walking in Tel Aviv-Yafo in the last decade (2014-2023), four were killed and 35 were seriously injured. In 2023, 24 children were injured as pedestrians in the city, five of them seriously.
• 227 children were injured in traffic accidents while walking in Haifa in the last decade (2014-2023), two were killed and 42 were seriously injured. In 2023, 20 children were injured as pedestrians in the city, one seriously.
• 218 children were injured in traffic accidents while walking in Petah Tikva in the last decade (2014-2023), one child was killed and 19 were seriously injured. In 2023, 26 children were injured as pedestrians in the city in 2023, four of them seriously.
• 181 children were injured in traffic accidents while walking in Netanya in the last decade (2014-2023), one child was killed and ten were seriously injured. In 2023, 18 children were injured as pedestrians in the city, one was killed.
• 171 children were injured in traffic accidents while walking in Ashdod in the last decade (2014-2023), one child was killed and 21 were seriously injured. In 2023, 14 children were injured as pedestrians in the city, three of them seriously.
