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TABLE A4–5: ROAD CASUALTY COLLISIONS, FATALITIES AND INJURIES, WITH RATES
(PER 10,000 MVR AND BILLION VEHICLE KILOMETRES), 1995 – 2004
Year Casualty Collisions 1 Fatalities 2 Injuries 3 MVR (Thousands) Vehicle–Kilometres (Millions) Fatality Rate/10,000 MVR Injury Rate/10,000 MVR Fatality Rate/Billion Veh.–Km Injury Rate/Billion Veh.–Km
1985 – 1994 average 182,743 3,913 262,321 16,270 N/A 2.4 161.2 N/A N/A
1995 167,044 3,351 241,935 17,047 N/A 2.0 141.9 N/A N/A
1996 158,990 3,091 230,894 17,183 N/A 1.8 134.4 N/A N/A
1997 152,764 3,063 221,499 17,518 N/A 1.7 126.4 N/A N/A
1998 151,026 2,949 217,901 17,988 N/A 1.6 121.1 N/A N/A
1999 153,746 2,985 222,579 17,534 N/A 1.7 126.9 N/A N/A
2000 158,569 2,927 227,516 17,882 310,523.0 1.6 127.2 9.4 732.7
2001 154,268 2,781 221,121 18,102 310,172.9 1.5 122.2 9.0 712.9
2002 159,667 2,931 227,983 18,617 315,815.0 1.6 122.5 9.3 721.9
2003 156,904 2,766 222,455 18,868 312,616.5 1.5 117.9 8.8 711.6
2004 151,300 2,730 212,347 19,081 311,899.6 1.4 111.3 8.8 680.8
1999 – 2003 average 156,631 2,878 224,331 18,201   1.6 123.3    

MVR = Motor Vehicle Registrations        N/A = Not Available

Notes:

  • Data for Nunavut are not reported for 2001, except fatalities.

  • Data for Ontario and Saskatchewan are preliminary for 2004.

  1. "Casualty collisions" exclude collisions involving property damage only.

  2. "Fatalities" include all those who died as a result of involvement in a reportable traffic collision within 30 days of its occurrence, except in Quebec (8 days).

  3. "Injuries" include all those who suffered any visible injury or complained of pain.

Source: Collision Statistics: Transport Canada, Road Safety and Motor Vehicle Regulation Traffic Accident Information Database and 2004 Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics, TP3322.
Motor Vehicle Registrations: From 1995–1998: Statistics Canada, Catalogue No 53–219, 'Road Motor Vehicles –  Registrations'. Motor Vehicle Registrations: From 1999–2004: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, Table 405–0004. Licensed Drivers: Pre–1999: Statistics Canada, Catalogue No 53–219, 'Road Motor Vehicles – Registrations'. Licensed Drivers: From 1999, licensed driver data were provided by each jurisdiction. Vehicle Kilometres: Statistics Canada, Catalogue No. 53–223–XIE, 'Canadian Vehicle Survey'


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