2012 Ontario Safe Driving Study

Data Charts

Population
(2011
Census)
21,870

20102012
No. of
collision
claims per
100 cars
3.06

20082010
Ranking
4

20082010
No. of
collision
claims per
100 cars
3.87

% decrease
in collision
claims rate
(2008-10 to
2010-12)
-21.01%

20102012
Ranking
1

Southwest

50,631

3.24

3.51

-7.84%

Chatham

Southwest

103,671

3.27

3.94

-16.97%

Amherstburg

Southwest

21,556

3.50

3.58

-2.44%

Sarnia

Southwest

72,366

3.62

20

4.80

-24.69%

St. Thomas

Southwest

37,905

3.84

12

4.34

-11.33%

Greater Sudbury

North

160,274

4.01

11

4.21

-4.77%

Georgetown

GTA

40,150

4.05

14

4.47

-9.50%

Keswick/Georgina

GTA

43,517

4.08

3.88

5.24%

Thunder Bay

North

108,359

4.09

10

4.00

2.18%

Kingston

East

123,363

4.14

11

10

4.13

0.22%

Sault Ste. Marie

North

75,141

4.22

12

3.94

6.92%

Niagara Falls

Southwest

82,997

4.37

13

18

4.71

-7.15%

Peterborough

Central

78,698

4.47

14

21

4.89

-8.67%

Kitchener

Southwest

219,153

4.49

15

15

4.59

-2.18%

St. Catharines

Southwest

131,400

4.50

16

3.91

15.05%

Belleville

East

49,454

4.51

17

3.27

37.87%

Windsor

Southwest

210,891

4.52

18

16

4.64

-2.43%

Cambridge

Southwest

126,748

4.62

19

26

5.29

-12.70%

Brantford

Southwest

93,650

4.71

20

24

5.04

-6.57%

Stouffville

GTA

37,628

4.77

21

17

4.69

1.80%

Guelph

Southwest

121,688

4.84

22

13

4.42

9.33%

Cornwall

East

46,340

4.85

23

19

4.79

1.35%

Community

Brockville
Welland

Region
East

Population
(2011
Census)
43,555

20102012
No. of
collision
claims per
100 cars
4.92

20102012
Ranking
24

20082010
Ranking
23

20082010
No. of
collision
claims per
100 cars
5.01

% decrease
in collision
claims rate
(2008-10 to
2010-12)
-1.92%

Community
Bowmanville

Region
GTA

Newmarket

GTA

79,978

5.00

25

22

4.95

1.03%

Oakville

GTA

182,520

5.20

26

30

5.75

-9.71%

Burlington

GTA

175,779

5.22

27

27

5.32

-1.92%

Hamilton

Southwest

519,949

5.24

28

28

5.40

-3.01%

Bolton

GTA

25,954

5.28

29

35

6.05

-12.70%

Markham

GTA

301,709

5.50

30

39

6.34

-13.19%

North Bay

North

53.651

5.55

31

25

5.08

9.34%

Richmond Hill

GTA

185,541

5.58

32

38

6.23

-10.39%

Aurora

GTA

53,203

5.59

33

31

5.82

-3.81%

Woodbridge

GTA

288,301

5.67

34

34

5.91

-4.02%

Barrie

Central

135,711

5.68

35

36

6.12

-7.20%

London

Southwest

366,151

5.70

36

37

6.15

-7.36%

Oshawa

GTA

149,607

5.71

37

29

5.68

0.51%

Mississauga

GTA

713,443

5.81

38

40

6.38

-8.93%

Ajax

GTA

109,600

5.89

39

42

6.48

-9.16%

Thornhill

GTA

140,265

5.89

40

46

7.04

-16.44%

Pickering

GTA

88,721

5.98

41

43

6.61

-9.47%

Ottawa

East

883,391

6.10

42

32

5.87

3.95%

Toronto

GTA

2,615,060

6.12

43

41

6.43

-4.76%

Maple

GTA

NA

6.14

44

45

6.97

-11.96%

Milton

GTA

84,362

6.32

45

33

5.88

7.51%

Brampton

GTA

523,911

6.45

46

44

6.94

-7.03%

Communities with the Largest Decrease in Collision Claims Rate

Percent Reduction in
Collision Claims Rate
(2008-10 to 2010-12)
-24.69%

Overall
Ranking for
2012 study
5

2. Brockville

-21.01%

3. Chatham

-16.97%

4. Thornhill

-16.44%

40

5. Markham

-13.19%

30

6. Cambridge

-12.70%

19

7. Bolton

-12.70%

29

8. Maple

-11.96%

44

9. St. Thomas

-11.33%

10. Richmond Hill

-10.39%

32

Community
1. Sarnia

Communities with the Largest Increase in Collision Claims Rate

Percent Increase
in Collision
Claims Rate
(200810 to
201012)
37.87%

Overall ranking
for 2012 study
17

2. St. Catharines

15.05%

16

3. North Bay

9.34%

31

4. Guelph

9.33%

22

5. Milton

7.51%

45

Community
1. Belleville

Regional Breakdown: 20082010 vs. 20102012

20082010
Number of
Collision Claims
per 100 cars

20102012
Number of
Collision Claims
per 100 cars

20082010
Ranking

20102012
Ranking

Percent
Reduction
in Collision
Claims
Rate
(2008-10 to
2010-12)

North

3.82%

3.87%

1.21%

Southwest

4.78%

4.60%

-3.63%

East

4.64%

4.73%

2.00%

Central

5.14%

4.80%

-6.57%

GTA (including
Toronto)

6.01%

5.63%

-6.23%

Region