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Table 7 Child casualties by built-up and non built-up roads, mode of transport and severity

Mode of Transport

Built-up roads

Non built-up roads

All roads

Killed

Killed & Serious

All

Killed

Killed & Serious

All

Killed

Killed & Serious

All

Pedestrian

1994-98 average

11

532

1,886

5

31

52

17

562

1,938

2001

12

342

1,455

2

11

20

14

353

1,475

2002

9

317

1,253

3

23

43

12

340

1,296

2003 prov.

2

258

1,176

3

14

20

5

272

1,196

% change on 2002

*

-19%

-6%

*

*

*

*

-20%

-8%

on 94-98 average

*

-51%

-38%

*

*

-61%

*

-52%

-38%

Pedal cycle

1994-98 average

2

86

497

1

14

40

3

100

537

2001

4

50

281

0

6

26

4

56

307

2002

0

40

251

0

6

25

0

46

276

2003 prov.

1

40

262

1

8

13

2

48

275

% change on 2002

*

*

4%

*

*

*

*

*

0%

on 94-98 average

*

-53%

-47%

*

*

*

*

-52%

-49%

Car

1994-98 average

2

50

541

7

94

553

8

145

1,094

2001

0

29

474

2

81

476

2

110

950

2002

0

24

401

2

87

527

2

111

928

2003 prov.

3

32

394

7

61

428

10

93

822

% change on 2002

*

*

-2%

*

-30%

-19%

*

-16%

-11%

on 94-98 average

*

-36%

-27%

*

-35%

-23%

*

-36%

-25%

Bus/Coach

1994-98 average

1

9

137

0

3

44

1

11

181

2001

0

5

87

0

0

27

0

5

114

2002

0

7

137

0

2

19

0

9

156

2003 prov.

0

4

63

0

1

36

0

5

99

% change on 2002

*

*

-54%

*

*

*

*

*

-37%

on 94-98 average

*

*

-54%

*

*

*

*

*

-45%

Other

1994-98 average

0

12

49

1

12

53

1

24

102

2001

0

9

45

0

11

32

0

20

77

2002

0

12

46

0

9

43

0

21

89

2003 prov.

0

8

48

0

5

30

0

13

78

% change on 2002

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

-12%

on 94-98 average

*

*

*

*

*

-44%

*

*

-23%

All child casualties

1994-98 average

16

689

3,109

14

153

742

30

842

3,852

2001

16

435

2,342

4

109

581

20

544

2,923

2002

9

400

2,088

5

127

657

14

527

2,745

2003 prov.

6

342

1,943

11

89

527

17

431

2,470

% change on 2002

*

-15%

-7%

*

-30%

-20%

*

-18%

-10%

on 94-98 average

*

-50%

-38%

*

-42%

-29%

*

-49%

-36%

* indicates that a percentage change is not shown because the denominator is 50 or fewer
NB: Some figures for 2002 and earlier years may have been revised slightly from those published previously due to late returns, or due to late corrections being made to returns that had been received earlier.

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