Evaluating regional variation in neighbourhood socioeconomic inequalities in motor vehicle injury collisions
Socioeconomic deprivation is associated with higher injury crash incidence across all 16 urban regions of British Columbia, but the strength of the relationship varies regionally, ranging from a 17% increase per standard deviation of deprivation in Vancouver-Fraser Valley to 51% in the Okanagan.
Dec 12, 2025
Spatial Analysis of Social Inequalities in Road Traffic Injury
This ongoing project maps how social inequalities shape the risk of road traffic injuries across neighborhoods in British Columbia. By combining census data, crash records, and spatial modeling, it highlights patterns of deprivation and injury risk—especially for pedestrians and cyclists—to inform safer and more equitable urban planning.
Sep 1, 2025