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Table 9
(a)  Cost per casualty by severity: average costs for Great Britain (£) at 2012 prices
Killed Seriously Injured Slightly Injured Average all casualties
Average cost per casualty for Great Britain 1,703,822 191,462 14,760 38,783
(b)  Costs per accident by element of cost and severity
Accident Severity
Fatal Serious Slight Damage only
Casualty related costs for GB:
    Lost output 635,233 25,157 3,163
    Medical/ambulance 5,529 15,095 1,342
    Pain, grief, suffering 1,247,433 171,356 15,073
Police and damage to property costs for GB:
    Police/administration 17,843 2,085 542 35
    Insurance 313 194 118 56
    Damage to property Total 11,417 5,157 3,098 1,957
- Motorways 17,576 14,997 7,587 2,646
- Non built-up roads 13,817 6,299 4,175 2,753
- Built-up roads 8,147 4,366 2,576 1,842
Total costs per accident for GB 1,917,766 219,043 23,336 2,048

Note: Police costs have been updated following a survey in 2011 of police forces in England, Scotland and Wales.