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Collisions and Casualties, 1985-2004

 

Collisions

Victims

Year

Fatal 1

Personal Injury 2

Fatalities 3

Serious
 Injuries 4

Injuries 5
(Total)

1985

3,774  

179,704  

4,362 r

27,057

259,264 r

1986

3,510  

184,053  

4,063 r

27,157

265,160 r

1987

3,729  

193,237  

4,283 r

28,000

280,605 r

1988

3,610  

190,094  

4,154  

28,031

278,820 r

1989

3,651  

192,595  

4,238 r

27,422

284,937  

1990

3,445  

178,515  

3,963  

25,183

262,680  

1991

3,228  

170,693  

3,690  

26,035

249,217  

1992

3,073  

169,640  

3,501  

25,521

249,823 r

1993

3,121  

168,106  

3,615  

23,902

247,593 r

1994

2,869  

166,780  

3,263  

22,830

245,110  

1995

2,854  

164,190  

3,351  

21,494

241,935  

1996

2,708  

156,282  

3,091  

20,170

230,894 r

1997

2,646 r

150,118  

3,063 r

19,027

221,499 r

1998

2,612  

148,414  

2,949  

18,460

217,901 r

1999

2,636  

151,110  

2,985  

17,582

222,579 r

2000

2,569  

156,000  

2,927  

17,283

227,516 r

2001*

2,434  

151,834  

2,781  

16,997

221,121  

2002

2,593  

157,074  

2,931 r

17,830

227,983 r

2003

2,484 r

154,420 r

2,766 r

17,730

222,455 r

2004*

2,434  

148,866  

2,730  

17,533

212,347  

1   "Fatal collisions" include all reportable motor vehicle crashes which resulted in at least one fatality, where death occurred within 30 days of collision, except in Quebec (8 days).

2   "Personal injury collisions" include all reportable motor vehicle crashes which resulted in at least one injury but not death within the timeframes set out in "fatal collisions".

3   "Fatalities" include all those who died as a result of involvement in a reportable traffic collision within 30 days of its occurrence, except in Quebec (8 days).

4   "Serious Injuries" include persons admitted to hospital for treatment or observation.  These are published here for the first time due to non-reporting in British Columbia prior to 2004.  Serious injuries for British Columbia are estimated from 1985 to 2003 and for January, February and March 2004.

5   "Total Injuries" include minimal, minor, moderate, serious and unspecified severities.

*  Data for Nunavut are not reported for 2001 except for fatalities. 
Data for Ontario are preliminary for 2004. 

r   Revised.



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Date modified:
2012-02-29