Reported Road Casualties Scotland 2015

Table 9(b) Costs per accident by element of cost and severity

Table 9(b)
Costs per accident by element of cost and severity
Accident Severity
Fatal Serious Slight Damage only
Casualty related costs for GB:
Lost output 706,654 27,953 3,480
Medical/ambulance 6,278 16,778 1,476
Pain, grief, suffering 1,388,835 190,460 16,583
Police and damage to property costs for GB:
Police/administration 19,973 2,344 605 39
Insurance 348 216 131 62
Damage to property Total 12,732 5,807 3,431 2,175
- Motorways 19,565 16,694 8,446 2,945
- Non built-up roads 15,380 7,012 4,648 3,065
- Built-up roads 9,068 4,860 2,867 2,050
Total costs per accident for GB 2,134,821 243,559 25,707 2,277

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