Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics 2012 Collected in cooperation with the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Transport, 2014. INTRODUCTION Cette publication est aussi disponible en français sous le titre Statistiques sur les collisions de la route au Canada 2012. Transport Canada’s National Collision Database (NCDB) contains data on all reportable motor vehicle collisions in Canada that the provinces and territories provide each year. Catalogue No.: T45-3/2010E-PDF ISBN: 1701-6223 To request permission to reproduce materials from this publication for commercial purposes, please complete the following web form: www.tc.gc.ca/eng/crown-copyright-request-614.html Or contact: TCcopyright-droitdauteurTC@tc.gc.ca To find out more about national road safety programs or initiatives, call Transport Canada toll free at 1-800-333-0371 or e-mail us at mvs-sa@tc.gc.ca. You can also visit our web site at www.tc.gc.ca/motor-vehicle-safety or the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators’ web site at www.ccmta.ca. More detailed motor vehicle collision data can be queried using the National Collision Database (NCDB) On-Line tool located at www.tc.gc.ca/motor-vehicle-safety. The federal, provincial and territorial governments in Canada work to improve road safety to reduce the number of fatalities and serious injuries and to have the safest roads in the world.  The year 2012 saw an increase in the number of fatalities compared to 2011, however the downward trend continued for serious injuries and total injuries. Despite the increase in fatalities compared to the previous year, 2012 observed the 2nd lowest fatality count since the data were first collected by Transport Canada in the early 1970’s. • In 2012, the number of motor vehicle fatalities was 2,077; up 2.7% from 2011 (2,023). • The downward trend for serious injuries continued, dropping to 10,655 in 2012; down 1.3% from 2011 (10,794). • The  rate of the number of fatalities per 100,000 population was 6.0 in 2012, up from 5.8 in 2011. • 2012 marked the second consecutive year that the fatality rate per 10,000 registered vehicles (of 0.93) was below 1.0. COLLISIONS AND CASUALTIES 1993–2012 COLLISIONS YEAR FATALITIES AND INJURIES BY AGE GROUP 2012 VICTIMS AGE GROUP (YRS) FATALITIES SERIOUS INJURIES INJURIES (TOTAL) 0–4 17 109 2,132 FATAL1 PERSONAL INJURY2 FATALITIES3 SERIOUS INJURIES4 INJURIES5 (TOTAL) 5–14 47 347 6,738 1993 3,122r 168,036 r 3,615 23,902 247,593 15–19 214 1,102 16,721 1994 2,837 164,635r 3,230 21,564 241,899 20–24 270 1,402 20,342 1995 2,818 r 162,014 r 3,313 20,188 238,458 25–34 309 1,867 30,437 1996 2,740 153,944 3,129 18,734 227,283 35–44 251 1,475 25,048 1997 2,660 147,549 3,076 17,294 217,401 45–54 321 1,679 26,089 r 213,319 55–64 230 1,193 17,874 218,457 65 + 395 1,239 15,728 NOT STATED 23 243 4,063 TOTAL 2,077 10,656 165,172 1998 2,583 145,615 2,919 16,410 1999 2,632 148,683 2,980 16,187 2000 r 153,290 r r 15,581 149,023 r r 15,296 r 216,542 r 222,665r 2001 2,548 2,415 r 2,904 2,758 222,848 r r 2002 2,583 153,832 2,921 15,894 2003 2,487 150,493r 2,777 15,110 r 216,123r 2004 2,438 r 145,150 r 2,735r 15,572r 206,104 r 2005 2,551r 145,559r 2,898 15,792r 204,701r 2006 2,586 r r r 15,879 r 199,976 r 2007 2,455 r 2,753 14,216 r 192,745r 2008 2,197r 127,672r 2,431r 12,674 r 176,512r 2009 2,014 r 123,561r 2,216 r 11,780 r 170,912r 2010 2,020 r 123,628 r 2,238 r 11,625r 172,100 r 2011 1,837r 121,159 2,023r 10,794 r 166,725 2012 1,823 122,140 2,077 10,656 165,172 r 142,517 138,615 r 2,871 1. “Fatal collisions” include all reported motor vehicle crashes that resulted in at least one death, where death occurred within 30 days of the collision, except in Quebec before 2007 (eight days). 2. “Personal injury collisions” include all reported motor vehicle crashes which resulted in at least one injury but not death within 30 days of the collision, except in Quebec before 2007 (eight days). FATALITIES BY ROAD USER CLASS 2008–2012 ROAD USER CLASS # % # % # % # % # % # DRIVERS DRIVERS PASSENGERS PASSENGERS 2009 2010 2011 2012 1,293r 1,155r 1,131r 1,022r 1,052 r 52.1 r r 53.2 502 20.6 r PEDESTRIANS 309 PEDESTRIANS r BICYCLISTS BICYCLISTS MOTORCYCLISTS* MOTORCYCLISTS NOT STATED/OTHER 3. “Fatalities” include all those who died as a result of a reported traffic collision within 30 days of its occurrence, except in Quebec before 2007 (eight days). % NOT STATED/OTHER 4. “Serious Injuries” include persons admitted to hospital for treatment or observation. Serious injuries were estimated from 1993 to 2012 because several jurisdictions under-reported these numbers. # TOTAL % TOTAL 5. “Total Injuries” include all reported severities of injuries ranging from minimal to serious. 2008 r Revised. * Includes moped riders. r Revised. 12.7 44 21.0 316 r 312 r 15.0 14.2 r 13.7 r 58 321 15.9 r 61 57 r 2.9 r 175 8.6 8.6 r 8.4 55 r 40 r 1.9 2.8 r 8.9 306 62 198 r 437 r 19.7 r 57 398 r 2.0 r 50.6 r 50.5 21.9 r 226 491 r 20.1 45 1.8 9.3 444 50.5 r 193 r 2.8 173 52 2.6 2.5 2.6 2,431r 2,216 r 2,238 r 2,023r 2,077 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 2.3 FATALITIES 1993–2012 CASUALTY RATES 2012 5 PER 100,000 POPULATION1 4 1 0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 FATALITIES (THOUSANDS OF PERSONS) FATALITY RATE (PER 10,000 MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED) PER 100,000 LICENSED DRIVERS FATALITIES INJURIES FATALITIES INJURIES FATALITIES INJURIES CANADA 6.0 475.3 6.0 480.5 8.6 684.0 N.L. 5.3 392.1 5.9 433.7 7.7 567.1 P.E.I. 7.6 438.8 7.6 439.8 10.7 619.0 N.S. 8.8 492.8 7.7 434.1 12.0 672.3 N.B. 8.6 375.4 8.0 351.8 11.7 512.8 QUE. 5.2 483.3 5.9 545.2 8.1 752.1 ONT. 4.2 442.3 4.3 459.9 5.9 625.7 MAN. 7.7 842.1 7.3 805.5 11.4 1,255.5 SASK. 16.8 664.9 13.9 548.2 24.0 948.9 ALTA. 8.9 468.5 6.4 340.1 11.9 630.9 B.C. 6.2 444.5 7.6 543.3 8.8 629.1 Y.T. 5.5 549.0 3.2 318.3 7.2 719.5 N.W.T. 4.6 334.7 5.2 378.9 8.1 590.0 NVT. 2.9 167.1 26.5 1,538.1 16.6 964.6 3 2 PER BILLION VEHICLEKILOMETRES2 1. Statistics Canada, Annual Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2013, Catalogue No. 91-215-X. 2. Statistics Canada, ‘Canadian Vehicle Survey’, Catalogue No. 53-223-XIE. Notes: Vehicle KMs Data were not available for 2012 so they were estimated using average yearly change for the years 2009-2011. Data for Ontario are preliminary for 2012. Data for Newfoundland and New Brunswick were estimated. Recent changes in how traffic accident reports are collected in Manitoba resulted in an increased number of injuries of a minimal nature being captured in 2012. PERCENTAGE OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES BY AGE GROUP 2012 FATALITIES LICENSED DRIVERS AND MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS BY TYPE OF VEHICLE (IN THOUSANDS) 1993–2012 SERIOUS INJURIES LICENSED DRIVERS1 LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES2 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES3 MOTORCYCLES4 AGE GROUP (YRS) DRIVERS PASSENGERS DRIVERS PASSENGERS 1993 18,843 12,925 3,455 337 0–4 0.0 2.5 0.0 3.6 1994 19,243 13,131 3,510 330 5–14 0.0 7.0 0.2 7.7 1995 19,327 13,192 3,535 320 15–19 7.5 17.9 8.5 15.3 1996 19,964 13,251 3,620 312 1997 20,148 13,515 3,684 319 1998 20,744 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 20–24 13.3 15.0 13.5 15.6 25–34 17.2 13.0 20.1 14.8 35–44 13.9 8.5 15.7 10.9 45–54 17.0 11.9 17.9 9.1 55–64 11.6 7.8 12.0 7.7 65 + 19.0 15.5 11.9 10.7 NOT STATED 0.5 0.9 0.2 4.7 TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 NUMBER OF LICENSED DRIVERS BY GENDER AND BY AGE 2012 AGE GROUP (YRS) MALES FEMALES TOTAL 2004 21,673 17,920 752 409 2005 21,937 18,124 786 443 2006 22,278 18,739 841 485 2007 22,606 19,199 872 522 2008 22,972 19,613 907 567 2009 23,198 19,877 915 595 2010 23,541 20,268r 964r 2011 23,831 20,608 r 1,008 r 631r 2012 24,147 20,652 1,053 661 616r <16 30,957 24,963 55,920 16–19 574,559 517,587 1,092,146 20–24 985,957 912,221 1,898,178 25–34 2,101,494 2,025,165 4,126,659 2. Pre-1999, these registrations include passenger automobiles. From 1999, light-duty vehicles include passenger type vehicles (automobiles, passenger vans), light trucks and vans (less than 4 500 kg). 35–44 2,172,027 2,096,490 4,268,517 45–54 2,506,864 2,379,657 4,886,521 3. Pre-1999, these registrations include trucks, buses and other commercial vehicles, such as vans. From 1999, these registrations include commercial vehicles (trucks and buses) greater than 4 500 kg. 55–64 2,096,321 1,962,577 4,058,898 65 + 2,012,492 1,747,543 3,760,035 NOT STATED 0 1 1 TOTAL 12,480,671 11,666,204 24,146,875 1. Excludes temporary permits prior to 1999. 4. Includes mopeds. Source: 1993 to 1998: Statistics Canada, Catalogue No. 53-219, “Road Motor Vehicles - Registrations”. From 1999, the motor vehicle registration data are from Statistics Canada, CANSIM, Table 405-0004. From 1999 the licensed driver data were provided by each jurisdiction. Notes: A reduced level of police reporting in British Columbia in years 1996 through 2004 has affected the British Columbia totals and, to a lesser extent, national totals reported in this publication. PERCENTAGE OF FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES BY ROAD USER CLASS 2012 ROAD USER CLASS FATALITIES SERIOUS INJURIES DRIVERS 50.6 46.9 PASSENGERS 21.0 20.5 PEDESTRIANS 15.0 14.4 BICYCLISTS 2.9 4.3 MOTORCYCLISTS* 8.4 11.7 NOT STATED/OTHER 1.9 2.2 100.0 100.0 TOTAL * Includes moped riders. PERCENTAGE OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES WHERE VICTIMS WERE NOT USING SEAT BELTS 2008–2012 NUMBER OF COLLISIONS BY LOCATION 2012 LOCATION 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 DRIVERS FATALITIES 34.9 33.6 34.0 31.4 31.8 FATAL PERSONAL INJURY URBAN1 778 90,937 RURAL2 1,018 29,157 27 2,046 1,823 122,140 NOT STATED SERIOUS INJURIES 15.6 14.5 12.9 12.9 12.6 TOTAL 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 PASSENGERS FATALITIES 38.3 36.3 40.4 34.1 36.6 SERIOUS INJURIES 21.6 23.3 20.5 20.9 20.0 Note: “Serious Injuries” include victims admitted to hospital for treatment or observation. 1. Urban includes: (a) metropolitan roads and streets and other urban areas, or (b) a speed limit at the collision site of 60 km/h or less. 2. Rural includes: (a) primary or secondary highways, as well as local roads, or (b) a speed limit at the collision site exceeding 60 km/h. Note: In Alberta, New Brunswick, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan,“urban” includes any area within the corporate boundaries of a city, town, village or hamlet. “Rural” includes any area outside of what is defined as “urban”.