Section 7   Traffic Accidents

Road Traffic Injury Accidents by Region by Severity 1996-2005


Region

Severity

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Hong Kong Island

Fatal

36

47

30

32

32

23

24

16

25

35

Serious

676

676

686

625

634

687

635

544

548

481

Slight

2675

2464

2229

2441

2390

2461

2385

2367

2473

2524

Total

3387

3187

2945

3098

3056

3171

3044

2927

3046

3040

Kowloon

Fatal

82

84

81

69

67

68

51

79

65

50

Serious

1337

1245

1141

976

956

1083

991

973

793

840

Slight

5143

5252

4960

4819

4882

5050

4995

4504

4811

5054

Total

6562

6581

6182

5864

5905

6201

6037

5556

5669

5944

New Territories

Fatal

134

98

93

101

63

76

87

78

70

54

Serious

1069

1233

1276

1207

1248

1395

1492

1157

1178

1183

Slight

3240

3677

3518

4444

4677

4788

4916

4718

5063

4841

Total

4443

5008

4887

5752

5988

6259

6495

5953

6311

6078

Total

Fatal

252

229

204

202

162

167

162

173

160

139

Serious

3084

3154

3103

2808

2838

3165

3118

2674

2519

2504

Slight

11061

11393

10707

11704

11949

12299

12296

11589

12347

12419

Total

14397

14776

14014

14714

14949

15631

15576

14436

15026

15062