Section 7Traffic Accidents
Road Traffic Accidents by Region and Severity during 2011-2020
| Region | Severity | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Island | Fatal | 23 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 17 |
| Serious | 393 | 402 | 414 | 450 | 475 | 446 | 431 | 433 | 425 | 386 | |
| Slight | 2,615 | 2,551 | 2,597 | 2,529 | 2,383 | 2,414 | 2,269 | 2,375 | 2,226 | 1,937 | |
| Sub-total | 3,031 | 2,974 | 3,030 | 2,991 | 2,872 | 2,872 | 2,708 | 2,826 | 2,664 | 2,340 | |
| Kowloon | Fatal | 48 | 46 | 49 | 34 | 53 | 48 | 43 | 29 | 32 | 29 |
| Serious | 613 | 600 | 585 | 627 | 612 | 546 | 423 | 454 | 392 | 315 | |
| Slight | 4,520 | 4,471 | 4,577 | 4,444 | 4,622 | 4,573 | 4,617 | 4,694 | 4,881 | 4,291 | |
| Sub-total | 5,181 | 5,117 | 5,211 | 5,105 | 5,287 | 5,167 | 5,083 | 5,177 | 5,305 | 4,635 | |
| New Territories | Fatal | 57 | 49 | 60 | 53 | 50 | 69 | 53 | 60 | 62 | 50 |
| Serious | 1,184 | 1,383 | 1,477 | 1,431 | 1,423 | 1,387 | 1,216 | 795 | 1,014 | 1,211 | |
| Slight | 6,088 | 6,371 | 6,311 | 6,210 | 6,538 | 6,604 | 6,665 | 7,077 | 7,057 | 7,062 | |
| Sub-total | 7,329 | 7,803 | 7,848 | 7,694 | 8,011 | 8,060 | 7,934 | 7,932 | 8,133 | 8,323 | |
| All Regions | Fatal | 128 | 116 | 128 | 99 | 117 | 129 | 104 | 107 | 107 | 96 |
| Serious | 2,190 | 2,385 | 2,476 | 2,508 | 2,510 | 2,379 | 2,070 | 1,682 | 1,831 | 1,912 | |
| Slight | 13,223 | 13,393 | 13,485 | 13,183 | 13,543 | 13,591 | 13,551 | 14,146 | 14,164 | 13,290 | |
| Total | 15,541 | 15,894 | 16,089 | 15,790 | 16,170 | 16,099 | 15,725 | 15,935 | 16,102 | 15,298 |