Road Casualty Reduction Figures
Road Casualty Reduction Figures
Reported Road Casualties Scotland 2020, the latest year for which official statistics are available, provides the final assessment of performance towards targets included as part of the Road Safety Framework to 2020.
Due to changes in the reporting system used by Police Scotland, the number of serious and slight casualties cannot be directly compared to previously recorded figures. As a result, progress against the serious casualty reduction targets is based on adjusted figures, produced by the Department for Transport. The adjusted figures show how many serious casualties there would have been in previous years if they had been recorded using the same sort of reporting system that Police Scotland use currently.
The charts show an 'indicative line' representing a constant annual percentage decrease that would result in meeting the 2020 targets.
In 2020, there were 141 (52%) fewer road deaths than the 2004-08 average of 292; the reduction rate indicates Scotland has exceeded the 2020 target.
In 2020, there were 1,547 (68%) fewer seriously injured casualties than the adjusted 2004-08 average of 4,865. The number of people seriously injured has exceeded the 2020 target. Prior to the reduction in serious casualties in 2020, Scotland was not on track to meet or exceed the target.
6 children were reported as killed in 2020, an average of 4 a year in the 2018-20 period. There were 11 (73%) fewer deaths compared to the 2004-08 average of 15. The reduction has exceeded the 2020 target.
In 2020, there were 482 (77%) fewer child seriously injured casualties than the 2004-08 average of 626. The number of children seriously injured exceeded the 2020 target. Prior to the reduction in serious casualties in 2020, Scotland was not on track to meet or exceed the target.