3. Reported numbers of Accidents (Table 1)

3. Reported numbers of Accidents (Table 1)

3.1 Table 1 shows the downward trend of injury road accidents recorded by the police. In 2017, there were 7,087 accidents in which someone was killed or injured, 15 per cent fewer than in 2016 and the lowest number since records began. There were 141 fatal accidents in 2017, 34 (19%) less than in 2016. In 2017, there were 1,364 serious injury accidents - a decrease of 70 (5%) from 2016; and 5,582 slight injury accidents reported in 2017, 17 per cent (1,171) fewer than 2016.