Transport Canada
Motor Vehicle Safety
Collected in co-operation with the
Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators
TP 3322
Cat. T45-3/2003E
ISBN 0-662-38046-0
October 2004
Table of Contents
- Casualty Rates
- Collisions and Casualties - 1984-2003
- Fatalities - 1984-2003
- Fatalities by Road User Class - 1999-2003
- Fatalities and Injuries by Age Group
- Licensed Drivers and Motor Vehicle Registrations by Type of Vehicle - 1984-2003 (in thousands)
- Number of Collisions by Location
- Number of Licensed Drivers by Gender and by Age
- Percentage of Driver and Passenger Fatalities and Serious Injuries Where Victims Were not Using Seat Belts - 2000-2003
- Percentage of Driver and Passenger Fatalities and Serious Injuries by Age Group
- Percentage of Fatally Injured Drivers Tested and Found to Have Been Drinking (BAC>0 mg%*)
- Percentage of Fatalities and Serious Injuries by Road User Class
2003 - Casualty Rates
|
Per 100,000 Population |
Per Billion Vehicle-Kilometres Footnote 1 |
Per 100,000 Licensed Drivers |
||||
|
Fatalities |
Injuries |
Fatalities |
Injuries |
Fatalities |
Injuries |
|
|
Canada |
8.8 |
702.7 |
8.9 | 711.0 | 13.0 |
1,036.9 |
|
N.L. |
7.9 |
550.8 |
11.0 |
768.5 | 11.8 | 821.9 |
|
P.E.I. |
11.6 |
728.6 | 12.0 |
753.3 |
16.5 |
1,033.9 |
|
N.S. |
7.5 | 565.3 | 6.7 |
504.1 |
10.6 |
802.7 |
|
N.B. |
12.4 |
601.8 |
11.8 | 572.5 | 17.7 |
859.0 |
|
Que. |
8.3 | 746.5 | 8.4 | 754.3 | 13.3 |
1,200.6 |
|
Ont. |
6.9 | 636.0 | 7.3 | 669.2 | 9.9 | 911.3 |
|
Man. |
8.9 | 841.2 | 8.5 | 795.9 | 15.2 |
1,425.1 |
|
Sask. |
14.9 |
760.5 |
12.1 | 618.0 | 22.1 |
1,131.5 |
|
Alta. |
12.2 | 837.9 | 9.8 | 671.8 | 16.3 |
1,118.0 |
|
B.C. |
10.6 | 739.8 |
12.9 |
902.5 |
15.5 |
1,081.0 |
|
Y.T. |
22.5 |
749.2 | 14.1 | 468.3 | 30.6 |
1,019.8 |
|
N.W.T |
7.2 | 410.5 | 8.2 | 471.4 | 10.2 | 585.7 |
|
Nunavut |
20.4 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Collisions and Casualties - 1984 - 2003
|
|
Collisions |
Victims |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FatalFootnote 1 |
Personal-InjuryFootnote 2 |
Fatalities Footnote 3 |
Injuries Footnote 4 |
|
|
1984 |
3,580 |
165,221 |
4,120 |
237,455 |
|
1985 |
3,774 |
179,704 |
4,364 |
259,189 |
|
1986 |
3,510 |
184,053 |
4,068 |
264,481 |
|
1987 |
3,729 |
193,237 |
4,286 |
280,575 |
|
1988 |
3,610 |
190,094 |
4,154 |
278,618 |
|
1989 |
3,651 |
192,595 |
4,246 |
284,937 |
|
1990 |
3,445 |
178,515 |
3,963 |
262,680 |
|
1991 |
3,228 |
170,693 |
3,690 |
249,217 |
|
1992 |
3,073 |
169,640 |
3,501 |
249,821 |
|
1993 |
3,121 |
168,106 |
3,615 |
247,588 |
|
1994 |
2,869 |
166,780 |
3,263 |
245,110 |
|
1995 |
2,854 |
164,190 |
3,351 |
241,935 |
|
1996 |
2,708 |
156,282 |
3,091 |
230,890 |
|
1997 |
2,647 |
150,118 |
3,064 |
221,349 |
|
1998 |
2,612 |
148,414 |
2,949 |
217,803 |
|
1999 |
2,636 |
151,110 |
2,985 |
222,551 |
|
2000 |
2,569 |
156,000 |
2,927 |
227,458 |
|
2001Footnote * |
2,434 |
151,834 |
2,781 |
221,121 |
|
2002 |
2,593 Footnote r |
157,074 Footnote r |
2,930 Footnote r |
227,973 Footnote r |
|
2003Footnote * |
2,496 |
154,225 |
2,778 |
222,260 |
Fatalities - 1984-2003
Fatalities by Road User Class - 1999-2003
|
Road User Class |
1999 |
2000 |
>2001 |
2002 |
2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drivers | # | 1,531 | 1,467 | 1,443 | 1,514 Footnote r | 1,473 |
|
% |
51.3 |
50.1 |
51.9 |
51.7 | 53.0 | |
| Passengers |
# |
720 |
749 |
654 |
712 Footnote r | 656 |
|
% |
24.1 |
25.6 |
23.5 |
24.3 | 23.6 | |
|
Pedestrians |
# |
419 |
372 |
335 |
368 Footnote r | 378 |
|
% |
14.0 |
12.7 |
12.0 |
12.6 | 13.6 | |
|
Bicyclists |
# |
68 |
40 |
60 |
63 Footnote r | 45 |
|
% |
2.3 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
2.1 | 1.6 | |
|
Motorcyclists Footnote * |
# |
160 r |
173 Footnote r |
157 Footnote r | 172 | 178 |
|
% |
5.4 |
5.9 |
5.7 |
5.9 | 6.4 | |
|
Not stated / Other |
# |
87 Footnote r |
126 Footnote r |
132 Footnote r | 101 Footnote r | 48 |
|
% |
2.9 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
3.4 | 1.7 | |
|
Total |
# |
2,985 |
2,927 |
2,781 |
2,930 Footnote r | 2,778 |
|
% |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 | 100.0 | |
2003 - Fatalities and Injuries by Age Group
| Age Group | Fatalities | Injuries |
| 0 - 4 | 30 | 2,866 |
| 5 - 14 | 78 | 12,397 |
| 15 - 19 | 327 | 27,757 |
| 20 - 24 | 353 | 29,304 |
| 25 - 34 | 419 | 40,053 |
| 35 - 44 | 449 | 38,266 |
| 45 - 54 | 396 | 30,080 |
| 55 - 64 | 228 | 17,150 |
| 65 + | 469 | 16,682 |
| Not stated | 29 | 7,705 |
| Total | 2,778 | 222,260 |
Licensed Drivers and Motor Vehicle Registrations by Type of Vehicle 1984-2003(in thousands)
| Licensed Drivers Footnote 1 | Passenger Automobiles | Commercial VehiclesFootnote 2 | MotorcyclesFootnote 3 | |
| 1984 | 15,540 | 10,781 | 3,119 | 507 |
| 1985 | 15,964 | 11,118 | 3,213 | 487 |
| 1986 | 16,226 | 11,586 | 3,285 | 465 |
| 1987 | 16,927 | 11,686 | 3,659 | 448 |
| 1988 | 17,155 | 12,086 | 3,850 | 400 |
| 1989 | 17,592 | 12,380 | 3,962 | 378 |
| 1990 | 17,718 | 12,622 | 4,000 | 359 |
| 1991 | 18,090 | 12,578 | 3,516 | 350 |
| 1992 | 18,465 | 12,781 | 3,461 | 339 |
| 1993 | 18,843 | 12,925 | 3,455 | 337 |
| 1994 | 19,243 | 13,131 | 3,510 | 330 |
| 1995 | 19,327 | 13,192 | 3,535 | 320 |
| 1996 | 19,964 | 13,251 | 3,620 | 312 |
| 1997 | 20,148 | 13,515 | 3,684 | 319 |
| 1998 | 20,744Footnote e | 13,887 | 3,767 | 334 |
| 1999 | 20,934 | 16,538 | 722 | 274 |
| 2000 | 20,593 | 16,832 | 739 | 311 |
| 2001 | 20,879 | 17,055 | 729 | 318 |
| 2002 | 21,163 | 17,543 | 724 | 350 |
| 2003 | 21,436 | 17,755 | 740 | 373 |
2003 - Number of Collisions by Location
|
Location |
Fatal |
Personal Injury |
|
Urban Footnote 1 |
936 |
110,511 |
|
Rural Footnote 2 |
1,539 | 41,639 |
|
Not stated |
21 |
2,075 |
|
Total |
2,496 |
154,225 |
2003 - Number of Licensed Drivers by Gender and by Age
|
Age Group |
Males |
Females |
Total Footnote * |
|---|---|---|---|
|
< 16 |
25,568 | 17,371 | 42,939 |
|
16 - 19 |
556,591 | 488,455 | 1,045,047 |
|
20 - 24 |
915,231 | 839,161 | 1,754,394 |
|
25 - 34 |
1,969,364 | 1,864,187 | 3,833,556 |
|
35 - 44 |
2,454,013 | 2,306,489 | 4,760,515 |
|
45 - 54 |
2,260,193 | 2,098,220 | 4,358,434 |
|
55 - 64 |
1,558,098 | 1,366,467 | 2,924,581 |
|
65 + |
1,517,455 | 1,190,353 | 2,707,821 |
| Not Stated | 4,368 | 4,370 | 8,738 |
|
Total |
11,260,881 |
10,175,073 |
21,436,025 |
Percentage of Driver and Passenger Fatalities and Serious Injuries Where Victims Were Not Using Seat Belts - 2002-2003
|
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
|
|
Drivers |
||||
|
Fatalities |
36.8 |
38.7 |
36.4 |
36.8 |
|
Serious Injuries |
15.5 |
16.0 |
13.2 |
14.6 |
|
Passengers |
||||
|
Fatalities |
35.2 |
41.1 |
33.9 |
37.4 |
|
Serious Injuries |
21.4 |
23.1 |
19.1 |
19.8 |
"Serious Injuries" include victims admitted to hospital for treatment or observation.
Note: The percentage of serious injuries where victims were not using seat belts does not reflect data for British Columbia.
2003 - Percentage of Driver and Passenger Fatalities and Serious Injuries by Age Group
| Age Group |
Fatalities | Serious Injuries | ||
|
Drivers |
Passengers |
Drivers |
Passengers |
|
| 0 - 4 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 5.2 |
| 5 - 14 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 10.8 |
| 15 - 19 | 9.7 | 18.6 | 10.5 | 19.2 |
| 20 - 24 | 12.9 | 16.2 | 14.1 | 14.3 |
| 25 - 34 | 18.3 | 12.7 | 20.6 | 12.5 |
| 35 - 44 | 19.6 | 8.9 | 18.9 | 9.7 |
| 45 - 54 | 16.5 | 9.3 | 15.7 | 8.1 |
| 55 - 64 | 9.4 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 6.7 |
| 65 + | 13.3 | 19.1 | 9.9 | 9.5 |
| Not Stated | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Note: The percentage of drivers and passengers seriously injured by age group does not reflect data for British Columbia.
2003 - Percentage of Fatally Injured Drivers Tested and Found to Have Been Drinking (BAC > 0 mg %Footnote *)
2003 - Percentage of Fatalities and Serious Injuries by Road User Class
|
Road User Class |
Fatalities |
Serious Injuries |
|
Drivers |
53.0 | 51.0 |
|
Passengers |
23.6 | 27.6 |
|
Pedestrians |
13.6 | 9.8 |
|
Bicyclists |
1.6 | 3.0 |
|
Motorcyclists |
6.4 | 6.7 |
|
Not Stated/Other |
1.7 | 1.9 |
|
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Note: The percentage of serious injuries by road user class does not reflect data for British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador.