(a) On a monthly basis, using traffic crash reports as may be furnished by the Department of Police pursuant to Section 9-88-040 of this Code, the Department shall make publicly available summary information related to fatal traffic crashes occurring within the City and any preliminary outcomes from associated analyses conducted pursuant to Section 9-116-020.
(b) Within 60 days after receipt of annual crash data from the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Department shall make publicly available an annual summary report on traffic crashes analyzed pursuant to Section 9-116-020 during the previous calendar year. This summary report shall include, but is not limited to:
(1) the total number of traffic crashes analyzed;
(2) the information set forth in subsection (a) of this section for each fatal traffic crash that occurred during the previous calendar year;
(3) a summary of actions to increase traffic safety identified by the Department;
(4) a description of traffic crash reduction strategies and investments made by the Department during the previous calendar year; and
(5) a multi-year trend analysis of crash patterns.
(c) Each year following publication of the annual summary report on traffic crashes, the Commissioner, or the Commissioner's designee, shall report to the City Council Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety regarding the information contained in the annual summary report.
(d) Nothing required to be reported or made publicly available under this section shall be reported or made publicly available in a manner that:
(1) conflicts with any obligation under State law or this Code regarding the investigation of traffic crashes;
(2) inhibits or interferes with the ability of the Department of Police to pursue criminal investigations;
(3) reveals the identity of a person involved in a traffic crash; or
(4) states an opinion or conclusion as to the cause of a traffic crash.
(Added Coun. J. 9-14-23, p. 2793, § 1)