The actions in this section represent how we’ll reduce serious and fatal crashes in the near-term.

Vision Zero is an aggressive, but critical goal; even one serious injury or traffic death is one too many.

What is The Counted?
The Counted is a project by the Guardian – and you – working to count the number of people killed by police and other law enforcement agencies in the United States throughout 2015, to monitor their demographics and to tell the stories of how they died.
The database will combine Guardian reporting with verified crowdsourced information to build a more comprehensive record of such fatalities. The Counted is the most thorough public accounting for deadly use of force in the US, but it will operate as an imperfect work in progress – and will be updated by Guardian reporters and interactive journalists as frequently and as promptly as possible.

Heroin Addiction & Deaths 2002-2013
SOURCE: National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 2002-2013.
SOURCE: Multiple Cause of Death Files from the National Vital Statistics System, 2002-2013