Germany – more accidents but fewer fatalities in 2013

The latest figures from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) report that 2013 was the year with most traffic accidents since German reunification. The report also finds that police recorded roughly 2.4 million road traffic accidents all over Germany, which is 0.5 per cent more than in 2012. Despite the higher number of accidents, the number of people who died on German roads in 2013 was the lowest ever recorded since the survey was first conducted in 1953. There were a total 3,339 traffic acci
July 3, 2014 Read time: 1 min
The latest figures from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (6163 Destatis) report that 2013 was the year with most traffic accidents since German reunification. The report also finds that police recorded roughly 2.4 million road traffic accidents all over Germany, which is 0.5 per cent more than in 2012.

Despite the higher number of accidents, the number of people who died on German roads in 2013 was the lowest ever recorded since the survey was First conducted in 1953. There were a total 3,339 traffic accident fatalities, 7.3 per cent less than a year earlier.

Compared with 1970, the worst year of accident statistics (21,332 fatalities), this is a decrease of over 80 per cent. Nevertheless, an average of nine people died in road traffic each day in 2013. The number of people injured was also down in 2013, with 3.4 per cent fewer seriously injured and 2.5 per cent fewer slightly injured.

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