| Specification | Unit | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1: Up to 2007 only "alcohol", from 2008 onwards "alcohol and other intoxicating substances". | |||||
| Total number of accidents registered by the police | Number | 2,519,525 | 2,406,465 | 2,314,938 | 2,245,245 |
| of which | |||||
| Accidents involving personal injury | Number | 291,890 | 289,672 | 258,987 | 264,499 |
| Serious accidents involving material damage | |||||
| in the strict sense | Number | 65,100 | 62,726 | 62,398 | 58,014 |
| under the influence of intoxicating substances1 | Number | 15,662 | 15,649 | 13,815 | 13,596 |
| Other accidents involving material damage | Number | 2,146,873 | 2,038,418 | 1,979,738 | 1,909,136 |
| Casualties, total | Number | 369,396 | 363,922 | 325,691 | 330,269 |
| of which | |||||
| Persons killed | Number | 2,839 | 2,788 | 2,562 | 2,719 |
| Persons seriously injured | Number | 52,902 | 57,727 | 55,137 | 58,005 |
| Persons slightly injured | Number | 311,655 | 303,407 | 267,992 | 269,545 |
As at 05 July 2024