It’s a troubling trend many Calgarians say feels like a near-daily occurrence — pedestrians being struck on city streets. And according to Calgary Police Service (CPS) data, more than half of those injured had the right of way at the time of the collision.

Between 2024 and year-to-date 2025, there have been 879 injury collisions involving pedestrians. Of those, 476 occurred when the pedestrian had the right of way, and in six cases, the victim did not survive.

Police report that 136 of these collisions were hit-and-runs.

The most frequent times pedestrians are struck are between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., coinciding with after-school and dinner hours. The second most common window is 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., during the morning commute.

Collisions are spread fairly evenly across all four city quadrant

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