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In 2015, 162 people were killed on Irish roads. This represents a decrease of 31 fatalities (16.1%) on the 2014 figure.
Data on road traffic injuries and detailed data on road fatalities is now available up to 2014 in tables 4.5 to 4.14 (note: road safety data for 2014 and 2015 is provisional).
X-axis label | Car users | Pedestrians | Motor cyclists | Pedal cyclists | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | 107 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 19 |
2014 | 103 | 42 | 24 | 13 | 11 |
2015 | 91 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 7 |
Table 4.1 Number of road deaths and number of vehicles under current licence, 2009-2015 | |||||||
Number | |||||||
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
Number of road deaths | 238 | 212 | 186 | 1631 | 188 | 1932 | 1622 |
Number of vehicles licensed | 2,467,660 | 2,416,387 | 2,425,156 | 2,403,223 | 2,482,557 | 2,515,322 | 2,570,294 |
1 Revised | |||||||
2 Provisional | |||||||
Sources: Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport, An Garda Síochána and Road Safety Authority |
Table 4.2 Road fatalities classified by month of year, 2009 - 2015 | |||||||
Number | |||||||
Month | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 20141 | 20151 |
January | 18 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
February | 15 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
March | 24 | 12 | 15 | 132 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
April | 20 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 7 |
May | 28 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 12 |
June | 15 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 13 | 18 | 13 |
July | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
August | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
September | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 16 |
October | 22 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 11 |
November | 25 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 13 |
December | 18 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
Total | 238 | 212 | 186 | 1632 | 188 | 193 | 162 |
1 Provisional | |||||||
2 Revised | |||||||
Sources: Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport, An Garda Síochána and Road Safety Authority |
Table 4.3 Number of persons killed classified by road user type, 2009 - 2015 | |||||||
Number | |||||||
Road user type | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 20141 | 20151 |
Pedestrians | 40 | 44 | 47 | 29 | 31 | 42 | 33 |
Pedal cyclists | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 9 |
Motor cyclists | 25 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Car users | 146 | 130 | 95 | 902 | 107 | 103 | 91 |
PSV users | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goods vehicle users | 17 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
Other or unknown | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Total | 238 | 212 | 186 | 1632 | 188 | 193 | 162 |
1 Provisional | |||||||
2 Revised | |||||||
Source: Road Safety Authority |
Table 4.4 Number of persons injured classified by road user type, 2009 - 2015 | |||||||
Number | |||||||
Road user type | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 1 | 20152 |
Pedestrians | 1,075 | 923 | 930 | 1,009 | 895 | 1,041 | .. |
Pedal cyclists | 363 | 399 | 395 | 630 | 638 | 830 | .. |
Motor cyclists | 442 | 391 | 324 | 338 | 273 | 290 | .. |
Car users | 7,114 | 5,814 | 4,930 | 5,402 | 4,545 | 4,680 | .. |
Other road users3 | 748 | 743 | 656 | 563 | 529 | 575 | .. |
Total | 9,742 | 8,270 | 7,235 | 7,942 | 6,880 | 7,416 | .. |
1 Provisional | |||||||
2 At the time of publication, 2015 data was unavailable | |||||||
3 PSV, Goods vehicle and other or unknown road users | |||||||
Source: Road Safety Authority |
Table 4.5 Number of persons killed and injured by county, 2011 - 2015 | ||||||||||
Number | ||||||||||
County | Persons killed | Persons injured | ||||||||
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 20141 | 20151 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 20141 | ||
Leinster | ||||||||||
Carlow | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 99 | 67 | 89 | 91 | |
Dublin | 11 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 1,607 | 1,974 | 1,410 | 1,932 | |
Kildare | 15 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 268 | 260 | 337 | 318 | |
Kilkenny | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 133 | 176 | 119 | 125 | |
Laois | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 119 | 118 | 95 | 123 | |
Longford | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 67 | 100 | 86 | 99 | |
Louth | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 249 | 343 | 294 | 290 | |
Meath | 4 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 279 | 296 | 227 | 285 | |
Offaly | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 107 | 128 | 135 | 103 | |
Westmeath | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 127 | 138 | 105 | 142 | |
Wexford | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 232 | 283 | 201 | 211 | |
Wicklow | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 255 | 264 | 183 | 183 | |
Munster | ||||||||||
Clare | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 172 | 194 | 182 | 156 | |
Cork | 27 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 773 | 742 | 707 | 756 | |
Kerry | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 249 | 239 | 250 | 319 | |
Limerick | 15 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 429 | 385 | 401 | 377 | |
Tipperary | 11 | 52 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 243 | 237 | 248 | 245 | |
Waterford | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 189 | 201 | 195 | 157 | |
Connacht | ||||||||||
Galway | 13 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 437 | 505 | 467 | 486 | |
Leitrim | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 87 | 71 | 40 | 52 | |
Mayo | 12 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 207 | 269 | 216 | 193 | |
Roscommon | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 158 | 146 | 119 | 133 | |
Sligo | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 131 | 133 | 149 | 79 | |
Ulster (part of) | ||||||||||
Cavan | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 174 | 161 | 163 | 161 | |
Donegal | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 314 | 390 | 355 | 293 | |
Monaghan | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 130 | 122 | 107 | 107 | |
Total | 186 | 1632 | 188 | 193 | 162 | 7,235 | 7,942 | 6,880 | 7,416 | |
1 Provisional | ||||||||||
2 Revised | ||||||||||
Note: at the time of publication, data for persons injured for 2015 was not available. | ||||||||||
Source: Road Safety Authority |
Table 4.6 Number of female casualties classified by road user type and age, 20141 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number and rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age groups | Total | Pedestrians | Pedal cyclists | Motor cyclists | ||||||||||||||||||||
Killed | Injured | Total | % | Killed | Injured | Total | % | Killed | Injured | Total | % | Killed | Injured | Total | % | |||||||||
0-5 | 2 | 84 | 86 | 2.7 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.6 | ||||||||
6-9 | 1 | 66 | 67 | 2.1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
10-14 | 2 | 121 | 123 | 3.8 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 9.2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.6 | ||||||||
15-17 | 1 | 131 | 132 | 4.1 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 6.2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
18-20 | 2 | 228 | 230 | 7.2 | 1 | 34 | 35 | 7.5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.1 | ||||||||
21-24 | 3 | 277 | 280 | 8.7 | 1 | 38 | 39 | 8.4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
25-34 | 4 | 661 | 665 | 20.7 | 1 | 57 | 58 | 12.5 | 1 | 68 | 69 | 35.6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21.4 | ||||||||
35-44 | 10 | 564 | 574 | 17.9 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 7.7 | 1 | 35 | 36 | 18.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10.7 | ||||||||
45-54 | 7 | 408 | 415 | 12.9 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 9.2 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 18.6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 39.3 | ||||||||
55-64 | 9 | 284 | 293 | 9.1 | 3 | 51 | 54 | 11.6 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 9.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.1 | ||||||||
65 and over | 17 | 313 | 330 | 10.3 | 9 | 81 | 90 | 19.4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.1 | ||||||||
Unknown | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
Total | 58 | 3,146 | 3,204 | 100.0 | 21 | 444 | 465 | 100.0 | 3 | 191 | 194 | 100.0 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 100.0 | ||||||||
Age groups | Car drivers | Car passengers | Total car users | Other road users | ||||||||||||||||||||
Killed | Injured | Total | % | Killed | Injured | Total | % | Killed | Injured | Total | % | Killed | Injured | Total | % | |||||||||
0-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 5.3 | 0 | 58 | 58 | 2.4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.8 | ||||||||
6-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 48 | 49 | 4.6 | 1 | 48 | 49 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.8 | ||||||||
10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 65 | 67 | 6.3 | 2 | 65 | 67 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4.7 | ||||||||
15-17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.3 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 8.7 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | ||||||||
18-20 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 4.5 | 1 | 119 | 120 | 11.2 | 1 | 180 | 181 | 7.5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5.7 | ||||||||
21-24 | 2 | 129 | 131 | 9.8 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 8.2 | 2 | 217 | 219 | 9.1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 11.3 | ||||||||
25-34 | 2 | 331 | 333 | 24.8 | 0 | 176 | 176 | 16.4 | 2 | 507 | 509 | 21.1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 21.7 | ||||||||
35-44 | 3 | 333 | 336 | 25.1 | 3 | 148 | 151 | 14.1 | 6 | 481 | 487 | 20.2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 11.3 | ||||||||
45-54 | 6 | 207 | 213 | 15.9 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 9.1 | 6 | 304 | 310 | 12.9 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 14.2 | ||||||||
55-64 | 2 | 134 | 136 | 10.1 | 3 | 68 | 71 | 6.6 | 5 | 202 | 207 | 8.6 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 11.3 | ||||||||
65 and over | 5 | 117 | 122 | 9.1 | 3 | 97 | 100 | 9.3 | 8 | 214 | 222 | 9.2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 10.4 | ||||||||
Unknown | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | ||||||||
Total | 20 | 1,321 | 1,341 | 100.0 | 13 | 1,057 | 1,070 | 100.0 | 33 | 2,378 | 2,411 | 100.0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 100.0 | ||||||||
1 Provisional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Collisions omitted where gender of casualty is not specified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Road Safety Authority |
Table 4.7 Number of male casualties classified by road user type and age, 20141 | |||||||||||||||||||
Number and rate | |||||||||||||||||||
Age groups | Total | Pedestrians | Pedal cyclists | Motor cyclists | |||||||||||||||
Killed | Injured | Total | % | Killed | Injured | Total | % | Killed | Injured | Total | % | Killed | Injured | Total | % | ||||
0-5 | 3 | 121 | 124 | 2.8 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 7.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
6-9 | 3 | 114 | 117 | 2.7 | 2 | 38 | 40 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
10-14 | 2 | 186 | 188 | 4.3 | 2 | 58 | 60 | 9.7 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | |||
15-17 | 5 | 168 | 173 | 3.9 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 4.9 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 5.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | |||
18-20 | 10 | 323 | 333 | 7.6 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 4.9 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 5.2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.2 | |||
21-24 | 13 | 406 | 419 | 9.5 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 5.7 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 7.6 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.5 | |||
25-34 | 29 | 952 | 981 | 22.3 | 4 | 93 | 97 | 15.7 | 1 | 152 | 153 | 23.6 | 8 | 78 | 86 | 30.1 | |||
35-44 | 21 | 802 | 823 | 18.7 | 3 | 73 | 76 | 12.3 | 3 | 143 | 146 | 22.5 | 7 | 71 | 78 | 27.3 | |||
45-54 | 13 | 521 | 534 | 12.2 | 1 | 62 | 63 | 10.2 | 3 | 96 | 99 | 15.3 | 2 | 51 | 53 | 18.5 | |||
55-64 | 8 | 305 | 313 | 7.1 | 2 | 39 | 41 | 6.7 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 7.1 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 10.5 | |||
65 and over | 26 | 346 | 372 | 8.5 | 7 | 86 | 93 | 15.1 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 4.9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.5 | |||
Unknown | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Total | 133 | 4,258 | 4,391 | 100.0 | 21 | 595 | 616 | 100.0 | 10 | 638 | 648 | 100.0 | 23 | 263 | 286 | 100.0 | |||
Age groups | Car drivers | Car passengers | Total car users | Other road users | |||||||||||||||
Killed | Injured | Total | % | Killed | Injured | Total | % | Killed | Injured | Total | % | Killed | Injured | Total | % | ||||
0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 70 | 73 | 8.4 | 3 | 70 | 73 | 3.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.6 | |||
6-9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 6.8 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.8 | |||
10-14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 8.7 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 3.2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.3 | |||
15-17 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 1.7 | 2 | 72 | 74 | 8.6 | 4 | 95 | 99 | 4.2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.7 | |||
18-20 | 6 | 117 | 123 | 8.2 | 2 | 104 | 106 | 12.3 | 8 | 221 | 229 | 9.7 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 5.8 | |||
21-24 | 7 | 160 | 167 | 11.2 | 4 | 122 | 126 | 14.6 | 11 | 282 | 293 | 12.4 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 6.1 | |||
25-34 | 10 | 327 | 337 | 22.5 | 4 | 178 | 182 | 21.0 | 14 | 505 | 519 | 22.0 | 2 | 124 | 126 | 26.3 | |||
35-44 | 5 | 317 | 322 | 21.5 | 2 | 85 | 87 | 10.1 | 7 | 402 | 409 | 17.3 | 1 | 113 | 114 | 23.8 | |||
45-54 | 5 | 200 | 205 | 13.7 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 3.5 | 6 | 229 | 235 | 9.9 | 1 | 83 | 84 | 17.5 | |||
55-64 | 1 | 129 | 130 | 8.7 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 2.7 | 2 | 151 | 153 | 6.5 | 2 | 41 | 43 | 9.0 | |||
65 and over | 10 | 169 | 179 | 12.0 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 3.4 | 13 | 195 | 208 | 8.8 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 6.1 | |||
Unknown | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | |||
Total | 46 | 1,451 | 1,497 | 100.0 | 22 | 842 | 864 | 99.9 | 68 | 2,293 | 2,361 | 100.0 | 11 | 469 | 480 | 100.0 | |||
1Provisional | |||||||||||||||||||
Note: Collisions omitted where gender of casualty is not specified | |||||||||||||||||||
Source: Road Safety Authority |
Table 4.8 Number of traffic collisions and casualties classified by month of year, 20141 | |||||||||
Number and rate | |||||||||
Month | Collisions | Casualties | |||||||
Fatal | Injury | Total | % | Killed | Injured | Total | % | ||
January | 15 | 432 | 447 | 7.7 | 16 | 615 | 631 | 8.3 | |
February | 13 | 400 | 413 | 7.1 | 13 | 552 | 565 | 7.4 | |
March | 14 | 409 | 423 | 7.2 | 15 | 534 | 549 | 7.2 | |
April | 13 | 444 | 457 | 7.8 | 14 | 563 | 577 | 7.6 | |
May | 18 | 452 | 470 | 8.1 | 18 | 605 | 623 | 8.2 | |
June | 14 | 467 | 481 | 8.2 | 18 | 613 | 631 | 8.3 | |
July | 16 | 473 | 489 | 8.4 | 18 | 626 | 644 | 8.5 | |
August | 14 | 485 | 499 | 8.5 | 15 | 689 | 704 | 9.3 | |
September | 11 | 498 | 509 | 8.7 | 11 | 621 | 632 | 8.3 | |
October | 16 | 512 | 528 | 9.0 | 18 | 656 | 674 | 8.9 | |
November | 18 | 571 | 589 | 10.1 | 20 | 724 | 744 | 9.8 | |
December | 17 | 515 | 532 | 9.1 | 17 | 618 | 635 | 8.3 | |
Total | 179 | 5,658 | 5,837 | 100.0 | 193 | 7,416 | 7,609 | 100.0 | |
1 Provisional | |||||||||
Source: Road Safety Authority | |||||||||
Table 4.9 Number of fatal and injury collisions and casualties classified by day of week, 20141 | |||||||||
Number and rate | |||||||||
Day | Collisions | Casualties | |||||||
Fatal | Injury | Total | % | Killed | Injured | Total | % | ||
Sunday | 29 | 667 | 696 | 11.9 | 30 | 967 | 997 | 13.1 | |
Monday | 26 | 847 | 873 | 15.0 | 26 | 1,139 | 1,165 | 15.3 | |
Tuesday | 18 | 804 | 822 | 14.1 | 18 | 1,033 | 1,051 | 13.8 | |
Wednesday | 23 | 775 | 798 | 13.7 | 25 | 979 | 1,004 | 13.2 | |
Thursday | 35 | 815 | 850 | 14.6 | 38 | 1,031 | 1,069 | 14.0 | |
Friday | 24 | 913 | 937 | 16.1 | 27 | 1,158 | 1,185 | 15.6 | |
Saturday | 24 | 837 | 861 | 14.8 | 29 | 1,109 | 1,138 | 15.0 | |
Total | 179 | 5,658 | 5,837 | 100.0 | 193 | 7,416 | 7,609 | 100.0 | |
1 Provisional | |||||||||
Source: Road Safety Authority |
Table 4.10 Number of fatal and injury collisions and casualties classified by hour of day, 20141 | |||||||||
Number and rate | |||||||||
Hour beginning | Collisions | Casualties | |||||||
Fatal | Injury | Total | % | Killed | Injured | Total | % | ||
12 midnight | 2 | 117 | 119 | 2.0 | 3 | 142 | 145 | 1.9 | |
1 | 9 | 92 | 101 | 1.7 | 10 | 136 | 146 | 1.9 | |
2 | 7 | 95 | 102 | 1.7 | 7 | 125 | 132 | 1.7 | |
3 | 4 | 83 | 87 | 1.5 | 5 | 114 | 119 | 1.6 | |
4 | 8 | 60 | 68 | 1.2 | 9 | 88 | 97 | 1.3 | |
5 | 2 | 45 | 47 | 0.8 | 2 | 68 | 70 | 0.9 | |
6 | 4 | 83 | 87 | 1.5 | 5 | 82 | 87 | 1.1 | |
7 | 5 | 147 | 152 | 2.6 | 9 | 157 | 166 | 2.2 | |
8 | 8 | 308 | 316 | 5.4 | 8 | 361 | 369 | 4.8 | |
9 | 9 | 322 | 331 | 5.7 | 10 | 354 | 364 | 4.8 | |
10 | 5 | 255 | 260 | 4.5 | 5 | 321 | 326 | 4.3 | |
11 | 8 | 280 | 288 | 4.9 | 9 | 324 | 333 | 4.4 | |
12 | 9 | 281 | 290 | 5.0 | 9 | 358 | 367 | 4.8 | |
13 | 8 | 337 | 345 | 5.9 | 8 | 408 | 416 | 5.5 | |
14 | 10 | 363 | 373 | 6.4 | 10 | 471 | 481 | 6.3 | |
15 | 9 | 407 | 416 | 7.1 | 9 | 556 | 565 | 7.4 | |
16 | 9 | 408 | 417 | 7.1 | 9 | 540 | 549 | 7.2 | |
17 | 12 | 460 | 472 | 8.1 | 13 | 644 | 657 | 8.6 | |
18 | 15 | 403 | 418 | 7.2 | 16 | 534 | 550 | 7.2 | |
19 | 7 | 338 | 345 | 5.9 | 8 | 469 | 477 | 6.3 | |
20 | 12 | 288 | 300 | 5.1 | 12 | 436 | 448 | 5.9 | |
21 | 8 | 203 | 211 | 3.6 | 8 | 298 | 306 | 4.0 | |
22 | 5 | 156 | 161 | 2.8 | 5 | 232 | 237 | 3.1 | |
23 | 4 | 127 | 131 | 2.2 | 4 | 198 | 202 | 2.7 | |
Total | 179 | 5,658 | 5,837 | 100.0 | 193 | 7,416 | 7,609 | 100.0 | |
1 Provisional | |||||||||
Source: Road Safety Authority |
Table 4.11 Number of traffic collisions and casualties in each county, 20141 | |||||||||||
Number and rate | |||||||||||
County and province | Pop (000's) 2011 | Vehicles under current licence (000's) 2014 | Collisions | Casualties | |||||||
Fatal | Injury | Total | % | Fatal | Injury | Total | % | ||||
Leinster | |||||||||||
Carlow | 55 | 37 | 5 | 64 | 69 | 1.2 | 5 | 91 | 96 | 1.3 | |
Dublin | 1,273 | 606 | 29 | 1,719 | 1,748 | 29.9 | 29 | 1,932 | 1,961 | 25.8 | |
Kildare | 210 | 115 | 3 | 223 | 226 | 3.9 | 4 | 318 | 322 | 4.2 | |
Kilkenny | 95 | 56 | 3 | 97 | 100 | 1.7 | 3 | 125 | 128 | 1.7 | |
Laois | 81 | 42 | 6 | 85 | 91 | 1.6 | 7 | 123 | 130 | 1.7 | |
Longford | 39 | 23 | 4 | 59 | 63 | 1.1 | 4 | 99 | 103 | 1.4 | |
Louth | 123 | 59 | 5 | 199 | 204 | 3.5 | 6 | 290 | 296 | 3.9 | |
Meath | 184 | 99 | 5 | 215 | 220 | 3.8 | 5 | 285 | 290 | 3.8 | |
Offaly | 77 | 42 | 2 | 63 | 65 | 1.1 | 2 | 103 | 105 | 1.4 | |
Westmeath | 86 | 49 | 3 | 108 | 111 | 1.9 | 6 | 142 | 148 | 1.9 | |
Wexford | 145 | 89 | 4 | 158 | 162 | 2.8 | 4 | 211 | 215 | 2.8 | |
Wicklow | 137 | 78 | 7 | 156 | 163 | 2.8 | 7 | 183 | 190 | 2.5 | |
Munster | |||||||||||
Clare | 117 | 70 | 4 | 116 | 120 | 2.1 | 5 | 156 | 161 | 2.1 | |
Cork | 519 | 311 | 18 | 573 | 591 | 10.1 | 19 | 756 | 775 | 10.2 | |
Kerry | 146 | 89 | 13 | 219 | 232 | 4.0 | 14 | 319 | 333 | 4.4 | |
Limerick | 192 | 108 | 10 | 283 | 293 | 5.0 | 10 | 377 | 387 | 5.1 | |
Tipperary | 158 | 98 | 12 | 183 | 195 | 3.3 | 14 | 245 | 259 | 3.4 | |
Waterford | 114 | 66 | 5 | 124 | 129 | 2.2 | 6 | 157 | 163 | 2.1 | |
Connacht | |||||||||||
Galway | 251 | 140 | 5 | 319 | 324 | 5.6 | 5 | 486 | 491 | 6.5 | |
Leitrim | 32 | 19 | 1 | 37 | 38 | 0.7 | 1 | 52 | 53 | 0.7 | |
Mayo | 131 | 77 | 11 | 136 | 147 | 2.5 | 12 | 193 | 205 | 2.7 | |
Roscommon | 64 | 42 | 6 | 72 | 78 | 1.3 | 6 | 133 | 139 | 1.8 | |
Sligo | 65 | 37 | 1 | 67 | 68 | 1.2 | 1 | 79 | 80 | 1.1 | |
Ulster (part of) | |||||||||||
Cavan | 73 | 42 | 1 | 107 | 108 | 1.9 | 1 | 161 | 162 | 2.1 | |
Donegal | 161 | 86 | 9 | 201 | 210 | 3.6 | 9 | 293 | 302 | 4.0 | |
Monaghan | 60 | 35 | 7 | 75 | 82 | 1.4 | 8 | 107 | 115 | 1.5 | |
Total | 4,588 | 2,515 | 179 | 5,658 | 5,837 | 100.0 | 193 | 7,416 | 7,609 | 100.0 | |
1 Provisional | |||||||||||
Source: Road Safety Authority |
Table 4.12 Number of drivers of cars involved in fatal and injury collisions classified by age and gender, 20141 | ||||||||||
Number and rate | ||||||||||
Age group | Male | Female | Overall total | % of Total | ||||||
Killed | Injured | Total | Killed | Injured | Total | |||||
0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
6-9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
10-14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
15-17 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 1.0 | ||
18-20 | 6 | 117 | 123 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 184 | 6.5 | ||
21-24 | 7 | 160 | 167 | 2 | 129 | 131 | 298 | 10.5 | ||
25-34 | 10 | 327 | 337 | 2 | 331 | 333 | 670 | 23.6 | ||
35-44 | 5 | 317 | 322 | 3 | 333 | 336 | 658 | 23.2 | ||
45-54 | 5 | 200 | 205 | 6 | 207 | 213 | 418 | 14.7 | ||
55-64 | 1 | 129 | 130 | 2 | 134 | 136 | 266 | 9.4 | ||
65 and over | 10 | 169 | 179 | 5 | 117 | 122 | 301 | 10.6 | ||
Unknown | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0.4 | ||
Total | 46 | 1,451 | 1,497 | 20 | 1,321 | 1,341 | 2,838 | 100.0 | ||
1 Provisional | ||||||||||
Source: Road Safety Authority |
Table 4.13 Number of cars and goods vehicles involved in fatal and injury collisions classified by driver's country of residence, 20141 | ||||
Number and rate | ||||
Fatal | Injury | Total | % | |
Cars | ||||
Ireland | 171 | 6,084 | 6,255 | 97.0 |
N. Ireland | 2 | 113 | 115 | 1.8 |
Great Britain | 1 | 35 | 36 | 0.6 |
Other | 4 | 39 | 43 | 0.7 |
Total cars | 178 | 6,271 | 6,449 | 100.0 |
Goods vehicles | ||||
Ireland | 32 | 683 | 715 | 96.9 |
N. Ireland | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2.2 |
Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Other | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.8 |
Total goods vehicles | 34 | 704 | 738 | 100.0 |
1 Provisional | ||||
Source: Road Safety Authority |
Table 4.14 Number of users of cars involved in fatal and injury collisions classified by seat belt usage, 20141 | ||||||
Number and rate | ||||||
Seat belt usage | Killed | Injured | Uninjured2 | Total | % | |
Car drivers | ||||||
Seat belt in use | 35 | 1,554 | 1,734 | 3,323 | 61.3 | |
Seat belt not in use | 17 | 86 | 43 | 146 | 2.7 | |
Unknown | 14 | 43 | 1,894 | 1,951 | 36.0 | |
Not stated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
Total | 67 | 1,683 | 3,671 | 5,421 | 100.0 | |
Passengers (front seat) | ||||||
Seat belt in use | 9 | 526 | .. | 535 | 54.9 | |
Seat belt not in use | 9 | 38 | .. | 47 | 4.8 | |
Unknown | 5 | 387 | .. | 392 | 40.2 | |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | .. | 0 | 0.0 | |
Total | 23 | 951 | .. | 974 | 100.0 | |
1 Provisional | ||||||
2 Data on passengers not available at the time of publication | ||||||
Source: Road Safety Authority |
Table 4.15 National road length in kilometres by carriageway type, 2011 - 2015 | ||||||||||||||
Kilometres and rate | ||||||||||||||
Carriageway type | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||
km | % | km | % | km | % | km | % | km | % | |||||
Motorway | 900 | 16.6 | 900 | 16.6 | 897 | 16.6 | 897 | 16.6 | 916 | 17.3 | ||||
Dual carriageway/two plus one | 324 | 6.0 | 324 | 6.0 | 298 | 6.0 | 298 | 6.0 | 294 | 5.5 | ||||
Single | 4,189 | 77.4 | 4,189 | 77.4 | 4,110 | 77.4 | 4,110 | 77.4 | 4,096 | 77.2 | ||||
Total | 5,413 | 100.0 | 5,413 | 100.0 | 5,305 | 100.0 | 5,305 | 100.0 | 5,306 | 100.0 | ||||
Source: Transport Infrastructure Ireland |
Table 4.16 National route length in kilometres by carriageway type and local authority, 2015 | ||||
Kilometres | ||||
Local authority | Motorway | Dual carriageway | Single | Total |
Carlow | 24 | - | 54 | 78 |
Cavan | - | - | 123 | 123 |
Clare | 32 | 20 | 182 | 233 |
Cork City | - | 13 | 6 | 19 |
Cork County | 49 | 50 | 397 | 495 |
Donegal | - | 6 | 298 | 304 |
Dublin City | 6 | 0 | - | 6 |
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown | 17 | 9 | 6 | 33 |
Fingal | 43 | 9 | 1 | 53 |
Galway City | - | 9 | 8 | 17 |
Galway County | 62 | 3 | 372 | 437 |
Kerry | - | 11 | 413 | 424 |
Kildare | 108 | 8 | 18 | 134 |
Kilkenny | 68 | 17 | 112 | 197 |
Laois | 67 | - | 102 | 168 |
Leitrim | - | 7 | 49 | 56 |
Limerick City & County | 27 | 9 | 156 | 192 |
Longford | - | 0 | 97 | 97 |
Louth | 40 | 9 | 49 | 98 |
Mayo | - | - | 397 | 397 |
Meath | 88 | 12 | 104 | 204 |
Monaghan | - | 15 | 88 | 104 |
Offaly | 15 | - | 101 | 116 |
Roscommon | 21 | 1 | 225 | 247 |
Sligo | - | 13 | 141 | 153 |
South Dublin | 15 | 24 | 9 | 48 |
Tipperary | 122 | 3 | 210 | 335 |
Waterford City & County | - | 10 | 97 | 107 |
Westmeath | 56 | 18 | 102 | 175 |
Wexford | 22 | - | 142 | 164 |
Wicklow | 35 | 18 | 38 | 92 |
Total | 916 | 294 | 4,096 | 5,306 |
Source: Transport Infrastructure Ireland |
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