Accident rates of the urban and rural parishes of the Santo Domingo canton according to traffic accident figures for the year 2022 Índices de siniestralidad de las parroquias urbanas y rurales del cantón Santo Domingo según las cifras de siniestros de tránsito del año 2022

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out through an analysis of the statistics of traffic accidents that occurred in the canton of Santo Domingo during the year 2022, with the purpose of identifying the accident levels in the fourteen parishes that make up said canton. This approach is justified because traffic incidents represent one of the main threats to public health globally. For the execution of this investigation, records were available that detail the figures of traffic accidents in urban and rural parishes, which were obtained through the official website of the Municipal Public Transportation Company. Within the framework of the research techniques used, the application of surveys aimed at residents of the area was included, as well as interviews with specialists and authorities involved in the field of road safety. As a result of this investigation, it was found that during the year 2022, the canton in question recorded a total of 844 traffic incidents, of which 769 took place in the seven urban parishes, while the seven rural parishes recorded 75 incidents.