LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new report says the number of traffic crashes in Lincoln declined in 2010, despite an increase in residents and registered vehicles.

Mayor Chris Beutler said Tuesday that 7,710 crashes were reported in 2010, down from 7,738 the previous year. He credited the city’s transportation safety improvement program, which includes efforts to re-engineer streets and increase traffic enforcement.

The report says drivers in Lincoln faced the greatest crash risk in January, during Friday afternoon rush-hour traffic. Rear-end collisions were most common, accounting for 30 percent of all crashes.

The report also says the number of bicycle crashes rose slightly, to 140, while the number of pedestrian crashes dropped to 72. City officials say both have trended downward over the last two decades.