1. Main Points

1.1 There were a total of 11,493 road casualties reported in 2013, (1,229 or 10% fewer than 2012), the lowest figure recorded. Of which there were:

172 fatalities: 6 (or 3%) fewer than 2012
1,667 seriously injured: 315 (or 16%) fewer than 2012
9,654 slightly injured: 908 (or 9%) fewer than 2012 [Table 2]

1.2 By mode, in 2013 there were:

6,960 car users injured (-9% on 2012); including 89 fatalities (15 more than 2012).
1,744 pedestrian casualties (-12% on 2012); including 37 fatalities (23 fewer than 2012),
770 motorcycle casualties (-11% on 2012) ; including 23 fatalities (2 more than 2012)
882 pedal cycle casualties (-3% on 2012); including 13 fatalities (4 more than 2012)
394 bus and coach user casualties in 2013 (11% fewer than 2012). [Table 3]

These figures take no account of changes in modal choice so changes could be because more or less people are travelling by a particular mode.

1.3 In 2013 there were 1,062 child casualties reported, 109 (9%) fewer than in 2012. This included 9 fatalities (5 pedestrians, 2 cyclists and 2 car passengers). [Table 4] This is 7 more than last year but conclusions on trend cannot be made from a single year's data as the numbers are small and fluctuate from year to year. Trends using a three year average are included in table 7.

1.4 Male fatalities fell by 8 per cent (to 120). Female fatalities increased by 4 to 52. 16 per cent (1,889) of all casualties were aged 16-22, a decrease of 18 per cent on 2012, of which 1,088 were male and 801 were female. Casualties aged under 5 increased by 6 per cent, from 182 to 193 between 2012 and 2013. [Table 12]

1.5 There are 5 national targets for casualty reductions by 2020 - a reduction compared to the 2004-2008 baseline has been achieved in each case:

172 people were killed in 2013, a reduction of 41 per cent (2020 target: 40% reduction). This updates National Indicator 32: "Reduce deaths on Scotland's roads." [Table 5]
1,667 people were seriously injured in 2013, a reduction of 36 per cent (2020 target: 55% reduction) [Table 6]
On average, there were 6 children killed each year between 2011 and 2013: a reduction of 61 per cent (2020 target: 50% reduction). [Table 7]
There were 143 children seriously injured in 2013: a reduction of 56 per cent (2020 target: 65% reduction). [Table 8]
the 2012 slight casualty rate was 24.25 casualties per 100 million vehicle kilometres, a reduction of 25 per cent (2020 target: 10% reduction) [Table 9]