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Table 42: Casualties
Casualties killed or seriously injured, child killed or seriously injured, slight casualties, estimated total volume of traffic, and slight casualty rate by police force area
Years: 1994-98 and 2000-2004 averages and 1995-2004
Police force | Killed or Seriously injured | Child killed or Seriously injured | Slight Casualties | Estimated total (1) volume of traffic | Slight casualty rate |
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| numbers | (million veh-km) | (per 100 million veh-km) |
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Northern |
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1994-98 average | 412 | 46 | 942 | 2,669 | 35 |
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1995 | 408 | 54 | 948 | 2,611 | 36 |
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1996 | 461 | 56 | 946 | 2,688 | 35 |
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1997 | 388 | 32 | 1,010 | 2,741 | 37 |
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1998 | 416 | 42 | 1,039 | 2,753 | 38 |
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1999 | 366 | 33 | 1,020 | 2,798 | 36 |
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2000 | 313 | 23 | 880 | 2,762 | 32 |
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2001 | 392 | 35 | 852 | 2,823 | 30 |
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2002 | 258 | 34 | 850 | 2,948 | 29 |
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2003 | 271 | 19 | 941 | 2,984 | 32 |
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2004 | 269 | 17 | 953 | 2,985 | 32 |
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2000-2004 average | 301 | 26 | 895 | 2,900 | 31 |
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% change on 1994-98 average |
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2004 | -35 | -63 | 1 | 12 | -9 |
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2000-2004 average | -27 | -43 | -5 | 9 | -11 |
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Grampian |
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1994-98 average | 395 | 44 | 1,576 | 4,300 | 37 |
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1995 | 390 | 33 | 1,654 | 4,203 | 39 |
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1996 | 384 | 51 | 1,497 | 4,323 | 35 |
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1997 | 400 | 41 | 1,642 | 4,404 | 37 |
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1998 | 406 | 49 | 1,498 | 4,445 | 34 |
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1999 | 314 | 35 | 1,281 | 4,498 | 28 |
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2000 | 371 | 32 | 1,282 | 4,432 | 29 |
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2001 | 323 | 29 | 1,284 | 4,455 | 29 |
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2002 | 315 | 26 | 1,228 | 4,670 | 26 |
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2003 | 329 | 35 | 1,149 | 4,746 | 24 |
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2004 | 317 | 31 | 1,112 | 4,764 | 23 |
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2000-2004 average | 331 | 31 | 1,211 | 4,613 | 26 |
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% change on 1994-98 average |
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2004 | -20 | -30 | -29 | 11 | -38 |
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2000-2004 average | -16 | -30 | -23 | 7 | -30 |
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Tayside |
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1994-98 average | 508 | 77 | 1,264 | 3,726 | 34 |
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1995 | 499 | 78 | 1,300 | 3,639 | 36 |
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1996 | 491 | 82 | 1,254 | 3,741 | 34 |
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1997 | 476 | 75 | 1,249 | 3,823 | 33 |
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1998 | 503 | 61 | 1,209 | 3,870 | 31 |
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1999 | 424 | 56 | 1,324 | 3,884 | 34 |
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2000 | 372 | 53 | 1,182 | 3,852 | 31 |
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2001 | 440 | 61 | 1,250 | 3,893 | 32 |
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2002 | 341 | 50 | 1,242 | 4,065 | 31 |
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2003 | 320 | 36 | 1,078 | 4,057 | 27 |
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2004 | 374 | 44 | 1,087 | 4,127 | 26 |
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2000-2004 average | 369 | 49 | 1,168 | 3,999 | 29 |
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% change on 1994-98 average |
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2004 | -26 | -43 | -14 | 11 | -24 |
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2000-2004 average | -27 | -36 | -8 | 7 | -15 |
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Fife |
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1994-98 average | 267 | 44 | 798 | 2,440 | 33 |
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1995 | 307 | 55 | 777 | 2,383 | 33 |
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1996 | 259 | 45 | 784 | 2,445 | 32 |
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1997 | 270 | 37 | 854 | 2,496 | 34 |
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1998 | 219 | 37 | 796 | 2,530 | 31 |
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1999 | 192 | 36 | 821 | 2,540 | 32 |
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2000 | 251 | 38 | 827 | 2,519 | 33 |
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2001 | 232 | 31 | 780 | 2,571 | 30 |
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2002 | 278 | 28 | 802 | 2,712 | 30 |
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2003 | 200 | 22 | 800 | 2,743 | 29 |
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2004 | 214 | 28 | 798 | 2,804 | 28 |
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2000-2004 average | 235 | 29 | 801 | 2,670 | 30 |
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% change on 1994-98 average |
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2004 | -20 | -37 | 0 | 15 | -15 |
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2000-2004 average | -12 | -34 | 0 | 9 | -9 |
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Lothian & Borders |
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1994-98 average | 635 | 94 | 3,818 | 6,354 | 60 |
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1995 | 762 | 133 | 3,447 | 6,198 | 56 |
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1996 | 509 | 66 | 3,984 | 6,369 | 63 |
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1997 | 524 | 61 | 3,974 | 6,504 | 61 |
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1998 | 518 | 58 | 4,060 | 6,622 | 61 |
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1999 | 546 | 74 | 3,684 | 6,769 | 54 |
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2000 | 615 | 93 | 3,779 | 6,769 | 56 |
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2001 | 556 | 73 | 3,544 | 6,855 | 52 |
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2002 | 536 | 67 | 3,387 | 7,037 | 48 |
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2003 | 429 | 58 | 3,215 | 7,156 | 45 |
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2004 | 418 | 47 | 3,250 | 7,279 | 45 |
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2000-2004 average | 511 | 68 | 3,435 | 7,019 | 49 |
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% change on 1994-98 average |
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2004 | -34 | -50 | -15 | 15 | -25 |
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2000-2004 average | -20 | -28 | -10 | 10 | -18 |
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Central |
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1994-98 average | 290 | 52 | 783 | 2,481 | 32 |
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1995 | 282 | 53 | 690 | 2,412 | 29 |
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1996 | 292 | 54 | 722 | 2,484 | 29 |
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1997 | 278 | 45 | 921 | 2,547 | 36 |
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1998 | 248 | 45 | 850 | 2,597 | 33 |
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1999 | 237 | 28 | 748 | 2,666 | 28 |
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2000 | 229 | 34 | 707 | 2,684 | 26 |
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2001 | 233 | 32 | 626 | 2,728 | 23 |
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2002 | 254 | 32 | 734 | 2,792 | 26 |
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2003 | 244 | 26 | 803 | 2,830 | 28 |
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2004 | 198 | 18 | 706 | 2,890 | 24 |
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2000-2004 average | 232 | 28 | 715 | 2,785 | 26 |
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% change on 1994-98 average |
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2004 | -32 | -65 | -10 | 16 | -25 |
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2000-2004 average | -20 | -46 | -9 | 12 | -19 |
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Strathclyde |
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1994-98 average | 2,117 | 459 | 7,889 | 13,974 | 56 |
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1995 | 2,455 | 520 | 7,692 | 13,632 | 56 |
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1996 | 1,800 | 413 | 7,781 | 14,008 | 56 |
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1997 | 1,892 | 428 | 8,116 | 14,304 | 57 |
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1998 | 1,958 | 377 | 8,106 | 14,561 | 56 |
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1999 | 1,843 | 354 | 7,606 | 14,808 | 51 |
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2000 | 1,578 | 272 | 7,504 | 14,746 | 51 |
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2001 | 1,453 | 273 | 7,370 | 14,919 | 49 |
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2002 | 1,414 | 272 | 7,041 | 15,390 | 46 |
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2003 | 1,372 | 219 | 6,997 | 15,620 | 45 |
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2004 | 1,151 | 184 | 6,986 | 15,922 | 44 |
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2000-2004 average | 1,394 | 244 | 7,180 | 15,319 | 47 |
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% change on 1994-98 average |
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2004 | -46 | -60 | -11 | 14 | -21 |
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2000-2004 average | -34 | -47 | -9 | 10 | -16 |
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Dumfries & Galloway |
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1994-98 average | 214 | 25 | 409 | 1,709 | 24 |
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1995 | 236 | 24 | 347 | 1,659 | 21 |
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1996 | 202 | 23 | 350 | 1,719 | 20 |
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1997 | 196 | 26 | 439 | 1,763 | 25 |
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1998 | 189 | 29 | 452 | 1,791 | 25 |
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1999 | 153 | 9 | 444 | 1,806 | 25 |
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2000 | 164 | 16 | 457 | 1,808 | 25 |
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2001 | 129 | 10 | 449 | 1,821 | 25 |
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2002 | 128 | 18 | 459 | 1,920 | 24 |
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2003 | 117 | 16 | 467 | 1,902 | 25 |
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2004 | 107 | 14 | 465 | 1,920 | 24 |
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2000-2004 average | 129 | 15 | 459 | 1,874 | 25 |
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% change on 1994-98 average |
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2004 | -50 | -44 | 14 | 12 | 0 |
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2000-2004 average | -40 | -41 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
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Scotland |
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1994-98 average | 4,838 | 842 | 17,478 | 37,653 | 46 |
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1995 | 5,339 | 950 | 16,855 | 36,736 | 46 |
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1996 | 4,398 | 790 | 17,318 | 37,777 | 46 |
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1997 | 4,424 | 745 | 18,205 | 38,582 | 47 |
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1998 | 4,457 | 698 | 18,010 | 39,169 | 46 |
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1999 | 4,075 | 625 | 16,928 | 39,770 | 43 |
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2000 | 3,893 | 561 | 16,618 | 39,572 | 42 |
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2001 | 3,758 | 544 | 16,155 | 40,065 | 40 |
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2002 | 3,524 | 527 | 15,743 | 41,535 | 38 |
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2003 | 3,282 | 431 | 15,450 | 42,038 | 37 |
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2004 | 3,048 | 383 | 15,357 | 42,691 | 36 |
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2000-2004 average | 3,501 | 489 | 15,865 | 41,180 | 39 |
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% change on 1994-98 average |
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2004 | -37 | -55 | -12 | 13 | -22 |
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2000-2004 average | -28 | -42 | -9 | 9 | -15 |
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1. These estimates are not National Statistics. They provide only a rough indication of the likely total volume of traffic on roads in each area. For further information, please see the note on the Traffic Estimates, which is in the Introduction.
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