List of road traffic accidents deaths in the Republic of Ireland by year

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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]

Road traffic accident deaths and injuries
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) 63 [34]
Footnotes
  1. ^ '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]
  2. ^ a b c d e The 1922–26 figures are for fatal accidents rather than deaths.[4]
  3. ^ 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]
  4. ^ Year ending 1 September 1929.[5]
  5. ^ Deaths caused by motor cars and buses only.[5]
  6. ^ A driving test was required from 1964 for issue of new driving licences.[12]
  7. ^ In autumn 1979 a backlog of driving tests was cleared by awarding licences without a test to about 45,000 learners.[14]
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ The National Car Test was introduced in 2000 for roadworthiness of older vehicles.
  10. ^ Penalty points for road traffic offences were introduced on 31 October 2002.
  11. ^ 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
  12. ^ Figure revised October 2016.[19]
  13. ^ 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

  1. ^ Short 2017 p.6
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ RSA Research Department 2016, p.39; RSA Road Safety, Research and Driver Education 2017, p.4
  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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.]
  8. ^ a b Gárda Síochána 1939, p.4
  9. ^ a b Gárda Síochána 1939, p.38 Table (A)
  10. ^ 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Central Statistics Office (1968). Statistics of road accidents in Ireland (exclusive of the six counties) in 1967 resulting in death or injury (PDF). Dublin. p. 3: Table 1: Number of road accidents which resulted in personal injury and the number of persons killed and injured in the years 1952–1967 and 1939. Retrieved 13 March 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. ^ McAleer, Michael (2 April 2008). "Many licensed drivers never sat a test". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ McAleer, Michael (13 April 2011). "Shouldn't amnesty motorists sit a test?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o RSA 2013 p.43 fig.7
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j RSA Research Department 2016, p.5 "Table 2 Persons Killed and Injured, 2005–2014"
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h RSA Road Safety, Research and Driver Education 2017 p.5 Table 1
  18. ^ a b c d e f "Serious Injury Collisions — 2008 to 2013" (PDF). Garda Síochána. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  19. ^ RSA 2016 addendum between p.iv and p.v
  20. ^ a b c RSA Road Safety, Research and Driver Education 2017 p.6 Table 2
  21. ^ Short 2017 p.8
  22. ^ RSA Research Department 2016, p.15 "Table 18: All Casualties Classified by Road User Type"
  23. ^ "Overview 2014". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  24. ^ "Overview 2015". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  25. ^ "Overview 2016". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  26. ^ a b c Research Department (February 2020). "Road Casualties and Collisions in Ireland 2018 Tables - Provisional" (PDF). Road Safety Authority. p. 4, Table 2.
  27. ^ "Overview 2017". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  28. ^ "Overview 2018". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  29. ^ "Overview 2019". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  30. ^ "Overview 2020". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  31. ^
  32. ^ "13% rise in road deaths recorded in 2022". Road Safety Authority. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  33. ^ http://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0101/1424316-road-deaths/
  34. ^ "Roads Policing fatalities to date for 2024". An Garda Siochana.
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