Reported Road Casualties Scotland 2013

Statistical Tables

Reported Road Accidents

Table 1
Population, vehicles licensed, road lengths, traffic on all roads and on M & A roads, reported injury accidents, vehicles involved and casualties:
Years: 1953 to 2013
Year Population Vehicles licensed(1,2) Road lengths Traffic on all roads Traffic on M & A roads Injury accidents Vehicles involved Casualties
Million Million Thousand km Million vehicle km Million vehicle km Number Number Number
1953 5.100 .. .. .. .. .. 18,343
1954 5.104 .. .. .. .. .. 18,901
1955 5.111 .. 44.1 .. .. .. .. 20,899
1956 5.120 .. 44.4 .. .. .. .. 21,459
1957 5.125 .. 44.6 .. .. .. .. 21,417
1958 5.141 .. 44.8 .. .. .. .. 22,830
1959 5.163 .. 45.0 .. .. .. .. 25,011
1960 5.178 .. 45.2 .. .. .. .. 26,315
1961 5.184 .. 45.4 .. .. .. .. 27,362
1962 5.198 0.775 45.6 .. .. .. .. 26,703
1963 5.205 0.836 45.8 .. .. .. .. 27,728
1964 5.209 0.900 45.9 .. .. .. .. 30,527
1965 5.210 0.951 46.2 .. .. .. .. 31,827
1966 5.201 0.991 46.4 .. .. 23,225 .. 32,280
1967 5.198 1.035 46.4 .. .. 22,838 .. 31,760
1968 5.200 1.065 46.4 .. .. 22,120 .. 30,649
1969 5.208 1.106 47.0 .. .. 21,863 31,885 31,056
1970 5.214 1.124 47.2 .. .. 22,133 33,430 31,240
1971 5.236 1.135 47.5 .. .. 22,332 32,165 31,194
1972 5.231 1.181 47.9 .. .. 22,703 32,832 31,762
1973 5.234 1.252 48.0 .. .. 22,580 32,951 31,404
1974 5.241 1.274 48.3 .. .. 20,581 30,073 28,783
1975 5.232 1.304 48.3 .. .. 20,652 30,613 28,621
1976 5.233 1.314 48.9 .. .. 21,751 32,547 29,933
1977 5.226 .. 48.9 .. .. 21,678 32,893 29,783
1978 5.212 1.308 48.9 .. .. 22,107 33,965 30,506
1979 5.204 1.353 49.3 .. .. 23,064 35,512 31,387
1980 5.193 1.398 49.4 .. .. 21,788 33,626 29,286
1981 5.180 1.397 50.0 .. .. 21,485 33,311 28,766
1982 5.165 1.416 50.2 .. .. 20,850 32,192 28,273
1983 5.148 1.448 50.4 .. .. 19,434 29,918 25,224
1984 5.139 1.489 50.6 .. .. 19,974 31,236 26,158
1985 5.128 1.514 50.7 .. 17,219 20,644 32,446 27,287
1986 5.112 1.546 50.8 .. 17,647 19,819 30,983 26,117
1987 5.099 1.575 51.2 .. 18,767 18,657 29,454 24,748
1988 5.077 1.657 51.3 .. 20,098 19,097 30,465 25,425
1989 5.078 1.729 51.6 .. 21,404 20,605 33,221 27,532
1990 5.081 1.788 51.7 .. 21,786 20,171 32,423 27,228
1991 5.083 1.830 51.9 .. 21,947 19,004 30,897 25,346
1992 5.086 1.884 52.0 .. 22,575 18,008 29,306 24,173
1993 5.092 1.874 52.1 35,175 22,666 16,685 27,356 22,414
1994 5.102 1.900 52.3 36,000 23,300 16,768 27,694 22,573
1995 5.104 1.910 52.8 36,736 23,987 16,534 27,232 22,194
1996 5.092 1.966 53.1 37,777 24,839 16,073 26,676 21,716
1997 5.083 2.023 53.1 38,582 25,452 16,646 28,207 22,629
1998 5.077 2.073 53.3 39,169 25,885 16,519 27,781 22,467
1999 5.072 2.131 53.5 39,770 26,185 15,415 25,834 21,002
2000 5.063 2.188 53.9 39,561 25,937 15,132 25,557 20,518
2001 5.064 2.262 54.1 40,065 26,342 14,724 24,872 19,911
2002 5.055 2.330 54.6 41,535 27,263 14,343 24,154 19,275
2003 5.057 2.383 54.6 42,038 27,682 13,917 23,458 18,756
2004 5.078 2.448 54.6 42,705 28,209 13,919 23,403 18,502
2005 5.095 2.531 54.8 42,718 28,055 13,438 22,476 17,885
2006 5.117 2.564 55.0 44,119 28,898 13,110 21,959 17,269
2007 5.144 2.627 55.2 44,666 28,986 12,507 20,804 16,239
2008 5.169 2.665 55.3 44,470 28,810 12,159 20,220 15,592
2009 5.194 2.684 55.5 44,219 28,961 11,556 19,387 15,043
2010 5.222 2.685 55.6 43,488 28,495 10,295 17,242 13,338
2011 5.255 2.691 55.8 43,390 28,566 9,986 16,755 12,788
2012 5.314 2.717 55.9 43,549 28,853 9,786 16,542 12,721
2013 5.328 2.759 56.0 43,840 29,048 8,986 15,314 11,498
2004-08 average 5.121 2.567 55.0 43,736 28,592 13,027 21,772 17,097
2009-2013 average 5.262 2.707 55.8 43,697 28,785 10,122 17,048 13,078
Per cent changes:
2013 on 2012 0.3 1.5 0.1 0.7 0.7 -8.2 -7.4 -9.6
2013 on 2004-08 ave 4.0 7.5 1.8 0.2 1.6 -31.0 -29.7 -32.8

1. Figures from 1993 onwards are on a different basis from those for previous years, due to a change in the source of the data.
2. DfT have revised stock figures from 2006 to 2009 - see http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/vehicles/licensing/latest/notesvls.pdf