Official road traffic accident statistics in the Republic of Ireland are compiled by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) using data supplied by the Garda Síochána (police).[1] While related data is collected by other organisations, including the National Roads Authority, local authorities, and the Health Service Executive, these are not factored into RSA statistics.[2]
Year | Deaths | Injuries | Serious Injuries[n 1] | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1922 | 51[n 2][n 3] | 583[n 3] | [4] | |
1923 | 75[n 2][n 3] | 701[n 3] | [4] | |
1924 | 64[n 2][n 3] | 725[n 3] | [4] | |
1925 | 96[n 2][n 3] | 973[n 3] | [4] | |
1926 | 130[n 2][n 3] | 1,148[n 3] | [4] | |
1929[n 4] | 106[n 5] | [5] | ||
1931 | 184 | 2,870 | [6] | |
1932 | 202 | 2,934 | [6] | |
1933 | 185 | 2,747 | [6] | |
1934 | 199 | 2,934 | [7] | |
1935 | 222 | 3,388 | [8] | |
1936 | 201 | 3,534 | [8] | |
1937 | 214 | 4,247 | [9] | |
1938 | 227 | 5,516 | [9] | |
1939 | 192 | 4,989 | [10] | |
1940 | 204 | 3,929 | [10] | |
1941 | 156 | 2,609 | [10] | |
1942 | 176 | 1,881 | [10] | |
1943 | 110 | 1,455 | [10] | |
1944 | 130 | 1,408 | [10] | |
1945 | 115 | 1,679 | [10] | |
1946 | 166 | 2,861 | [10] | |
1947 | 195 | 3,294 | [10] | |
1948 | 201 | 3,836 | [10] | |
1949 | 213 | 3,941 | [10] | |
1950 | 213 | 4,452 | [10] | |
1951 | 251 | 4,471 | [10] | |
1952 | 222 | 4,208 | [10][11] | |
1953 | 257 | 4,476 | [11] | |
1954 | 267 | 4,769 | [11] | |
1955 | 282 | 5,200 | [11] | |
1956 | 313 | 5,027 | [11] | |
1957 | 274 | 4,328 | [11] | |
1958 | 269 | 4,442 | [11] | |
1959 | 306 | 4,489 | [11] | |
1960 | 302 | 5,451 | [11] | |
1961 | 332 | 5,092 | [11] | |
1962 | 340 | 5,160 | [11] | |
1963 | 335 | 4,422 | [11] | |
1964[n 6] | 341 | 4,864 | [11] | |
1965 | 356 | 5,311 | [11] | |
1966 | 382 | 5,030 | [11] | |
1967 | 416 | 5,694 | [11] | |
1968 | 447 | 9,716 | [13] | |
1969 | 462 | 9,566 | [13] | |
1970 | 540 | 9,269 | [13] | |
1971 | 576 | 9,629 | [13] | |
1972 | 640 | 8,955 | [13] | |
1973 | 592 | 8,762 | [13] | |
1974 | 594 | 8,288 | [13] | |
1975 | 586 | 7,198 | [13] | |
1976 | 525 | 7,798 | [13] | |
1977 | 583 | 8,515 | [13] | |
1978 | 628 | 9,313 | [13] | |
1979[n 7] | 614 | 8,250 | [13] | |
1980 | 564 | 8,509 | [13] | |
1981 | 572 | 8,283 | [13] | |
1982 | 533 | 8,006 | [13] | |
1983 | 535 | 7,946 | [13] | |
1984 | 465 | 8,210 | [n 8] | [13] |
1985 | 410 | 7,818 | [n 8] | [13] |
1986 | 387 | 8,329 | [n 8] | [13] |
1987 | 462 | 8,409 | [n 8] | [13] |
1988 | 463 | 8,437 | [n 8] | [13] |
1989 | 460 | 8,803 | [n 8] | [13] |
1990 | 478 | 9,429 | [n 8] | [13] |
1991 | 445 | 9,874 | [n 8] | [13] |
1992 | 415 | 10,188 | [n 8] | [13] |
1993 | 431 | 9,831 | [n 8] | [13] |
1994 | 404 | 10,229 | [n 8] | [13] |
1995 | 437 | 12,673 | [n 8] | [13] |
1996 | 453 | 13,319 | [n 8] | [13] |
1997 | 472 | 13,115 | 2,182 | [13][15] |
1998 | 458 | 12,773 | 1,916 | [13][15] |
1999 | 413 | 12,340 | 1,867 | [13][15] |
2000[n 9] | 415 | 12,043 | 1,640 | [13][15] |
2001 | 411 | 10,222 | 1,417 | [13][15] |
2002[n 10] | 376 | 9,206 | 1,150 | [13][15] |
2003 | 335 | 8,262 | 1,009 | [13][15] |
2004 | 374 | 7,867 | 877 | [13][15] |
2005 | 396 | 9,318 | 1,021 | [13][16][17][15] |
2006 | 365 | 8,575 | 907 | [13][16][17][15] |
2007 | 338 | 7,806 | 860 | [13][16][17][15] |
2008 | 279 | 9,758 | 835 / 610[n 11] | [18][16][17][15] |
2009 | 238 | 9,742 | 640 / 453[n 11] | [18][16][17][15] |
2010 | 212 | 8,270 | 561 / 388[n 11] | [18][16][17][15] |
2011 | 186 | 7,235 | 472 / 333[n 11] | [18][16][17][15] |
2012 | 161[n 12] | 7,942 | 474 / 300[n 11] | [18][16][17] |
2013 | 190 | 6,880 | 508 / 318[n 11] | [18][16][20] |
2014[n 13] | 193 | 8,079 | 758 | [16][22][23][20] |
2015 | 165 | 7,840 | 825 | [24][20] |
2016 | 185 | 7,773 | [25][26] | |
2017 | 156 | 7,800 | [27][26] | |
2018 | 138 | 8,034 | [28][26] | |
2019 | 140 | [29] | ||
2020 | 146 | [30] | ||
2021 | 130 | [31] | ||
2022 | 155 | 1,292 | [32] | |
2023 | 184 | [33] | ||
2024 (so far) | 122 | [34] |
- Footnotes
- ^ 'The definition of "serious injury" is an injury for which the person is detained in hospital as an in-patient, or any of the following injuries whether or not detained in hospital: fractures, concussion, internal injuries, crushings, severe cuts and lacerations, severe general shock requiring medical treatment.'[3]
- ^ a b c d e The 1922–26 figures are for fatal accidents rather than deaths.[4]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j The 1922–26 figures are for accidents caused by motor cars and horse-drawn vehicles only.[4]
- ^ Year ending 1 September 1929.[5]
- ^ Deaths caused by motor cars and buses only.[5]
- ^ A driving test was required from 1964 for issue of new driving licences.[12]
- ^ In autumn 1979 a backlog of driving tests was cleared by awarding licences without a test to about 45,000 learners.[14]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Figure 4: Number of Serious Injury Collisions, 1984-2012" (RSA 2016 p.4) graphs a related number (collisions rather than persons)
- ^ The National Car Test was introduced in 2000 for roadworthiness of older vehicles.
- ^ Penalty points for road traffic offences were introduced on 31 October 2002.
- ^ a b c d e f Where two figures are given for serious injuries, the first is from RSA Road Safety, Research and Driver Education 2017 and the second from RSA Research Department 2016
- ^ Figure revised October 2016.[19]
- ^ Data collection was automated in 2014 via the PULSE system.[21]
References
Sources
- Gárda Síochána (1939). Report on road traffic for the year 1937 : with an appendix containing abstracts from the report for the year 1938, which is in course of preparation (PDF). Official Publications. Vol. P.3424. Dublin: Stationery Office. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- Road Safety Authority (RSA) (March 2013). "Road Safety Strategy 2013–2020" (PDF). Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- RSA (24 October 2016). "Road Collision Facts 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- RSA Research Department (March 2016). "Road Casualties and Collisions in Ireland 2014; Tables" (PDF). Loughrea, County Galway: RSA. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- RSA Road Safety, Research and Driver Education (October 2017). "Serious Injuries In Road Traffic Collisions: Progress to date" (PDF). RSA. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- Short, Jack (October 2017). "Traffic Injuries in Ireland: a neglected problem" (PDF). Dublin: Statistical and Social Inquiry Society. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
Citations
- ^ Short 2017 p.6
- ^ Risk Solutions (November 2012). "Road Collision Data Collection In Ireland" (PDF). Road Collision Data Collection in Ireland and International Benchmarking. pp. 32–41. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ RSA Research Department 2016, p.39; RSA Road Safety, Research and Driver Education 2017, p.4
- ^ a b c d e f g O'Higgins, Kevin (8 February 1927). "Questions. Oral Answers. — Fatal Accidents In Saorstát". Dáil Éireann Debates. Oireachtas. pp. Vol.18 No.4. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Fitzgerald-Kenney, James (31 October 1929). "Questions. Oral Answers. — Fatal Motor Accidents". Dáil Éireann Debate. Oireachtas. pp. Vol.32 No.5 p.5 cc589–590. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Ruttledge, P. J. (1 May 1934). "Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Accidents in Free State". Dáil Éireann Debates. Oireachtas. pp. Vol.52 No.1 p.4 c.3. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ Gárda Síochána 1939, p.4 ["During the seven years 1931 to 1937 there were 1,407 persons killed"; the sum of the other six years' fatalities is 1,208.]
- ^ a b Gárda Síochána 1939, p.4
- ^ a b Gárda Síochána 1939, p.38 Table (A)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Garda Síochána (1953). Statistics of road accidents in Ireland : (excluding the six north-eastern counties) : year 1952 (PDF). Dublin. p. 4; Table 3: Summary showing the number of Accidents which occurred during the years 1938–1952. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ McAleer, Michael (2 April 2008). "Many licensed drivers never sat a test". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an "Archived Road Collision Statistics 1961 to 2007". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ McAleer, Michael (13 April 2011). "Shouldn't amnesty motorists sit a test?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o RSA 2013 p.43 fig.7
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j RSA Research Department 2016, p.5 "Table 2 Persons Killed and Injured, 2005–2014"
- ^ a b c d e f g h RSA Road Safety, Research and Driver Education 2017 p.5 Table 1
- ^ a b c d e f "Serious Injury Collisions — 2008 to 2013" (PDF). Garda Síochána. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ RSA 2016 addendum between p.iv and p.v
- ^ a b c RSA Road Safety, Research and Driver Education 2017 p.6 Table 2
- ^ Short 2017 p.8
- ^ RSA Research Department 2016, p.15 "Table 18: All Casualties Classified by Road User Type"
- ^ "Overview 2014". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Overview 2015". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Overview 2016". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Research Department (February 2020). "Road Casualties and Collisions in Ireland 2018 Tables - Provisional" (PDF). Road Safety Authority. p. 4, Table 2.
- ^ "Overview 2017". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Overview 2018". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Overview 2019". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Overview 2020". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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- "Roads Policing fatalities to date for 2021". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- Wilson, Jade (1 January 2022). "Road deaths in Ireland drop to record low in 2021". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "13% rise in road deaths recorded in 2022". Road Safety Authority. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ http://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0101/1424316-road-deaths/
- ^ "Roads Policing fatalities to date for 2024". An Garda Siochana.