Transport Safety and Security : Accident occurrences

SS002 Number of accidents per capita (road, rail, maritime, aviation)

Series Data

Accident occurrences per 100,000 population by mode
20062007200820092010
Road (Police reported fatal and injury crashes)270285273258249
Rail (Incidents that resulted in death or injury)1.30.90.91.01.1
Maritime Commercial5.86.17.16.15.1
Maritime Recreational1.92.02.02.31.6
Maritime Total7.78.19.18.46.8
Aviation0.90.70.80.90.9
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Accident occurrences per 100,000 population by region
20062007200820092010
Northland344354318306278
Auckland238231228224223
Waikato317347340315308
Bay of Plenty208232212214225
Gisborne248237333232296
Hawkes Bay323345292338306
Taranaki287313300269248
Manawatu/Wanganui272289285253286
Wellington210259251210203
Nelson/Marlborough257281275243223
West Coast374382380442437
Canterbury258298274254233
Otago428439399388327
Southland503440430393359
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Accident occurrences per 100,000 population by Territorial Local Authority
20062007200820092010
Far North395424314321298
Whangarei265252293257239
Kaipara512554419469385
Rodney285304313287
North Shore218203184187
Waitakere203203220219
Auckland271261263255220
Manukau203198184190
Papakura258296263221
Franklin348304323318
Thames-Coromandel303328302269278
Hauraki392470424393329
Waikato430470402426557
Matamata-Piako292301446297352
Hamilton217269262226212
Waipa302274277279241
Otorohanga591432499238388
South Waikato272306316325349
Waitomo620677500572778
Taupo422448395473400
Western Bay Of Plenty249330257297273
Tauranga157165153163187
Rotorua261271266217238
Whakatane220282279251259
Kawerau84715710072
Opotiki293295375443467
Gisborne248237333232297
Wairoa333548389546545
Hastings391371300338304
Napier239288267316259
Central Hawkes Bay272264256270333
New Plymouth300321301267235
Stratford318407374350371
South Taranaki250269276250245
Ruapehu384486403338539
Whanganui164213228205232
Rangitikei376392395356350
Manawatu328326358261333
Palmerston North237228209198213
Tararua355384394373355
Horowhenua310311320301324
Kapiti Coast202198165143192
Porirua196207171206173
Upper Hutt179225209165209
Lower Hutt180271261207216
Wellington219270287217184
Masterton319264297322248
Carterton165479231243438
South Wairarapa307405337378364
Tasman236299299235199
Nelson251236246229222
Marlborough284307279264249
Kaikoura670773531661395
Buller392552371390360
Grey266272322385440
Westland522357479588518
Hurunui614769606527559
Waimakariri184188176173155
Christchurch260292279244225
Selwyn231269285282250
Ashburton161278226220207
Timaru237262219249208
Mackenzie692587557758698
Waimate190485322253371
Chatham Island9237816256250
Waitaki454454440415341
Central Otago434424390334291
Queenstown-Lakes436496352399273
Dunedin388408393380324
Clutha692610461483487
Southland586598560509536
Gore331236359302301
Invercargill496399374349273
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Graphical Data

Road accident occurrences per capita

Police reported fatal and injury crashes / 100,000 population

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Rail, Maritime and Aviation accident occurrences per capita

Rail Incidents that resulted in death or injury / 100,000 population, Maritime and Aviation accidents

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Metadata

Indicator name Number of accidents per capita (road, rail, maritime, aviation)
Key reference number SS002
Indicator Accident occurrences
Date exported 13/09/2011
Core indicator information
Road
Nature of data Quantitative
Data source: Crashes Crash data: MoT - Crash Analysis System (CAS)
Data source: Population National Stats NZ Infoshare series DPE013AA
Data source: PopulationRegional / TLA Stats NZ Infoshare series DPE007AA
URL http://www.stats.govt.nz/infoshare/
Definition: Crashes Crashes: Police reported on-road motor vehicle crashes that result in death or injury. Reported to NZ Transport Agency by Police officers who attend road crashes. (Full details in Motor Vehicle Crashes in NZ.)
Definition: Population Population: Resident population at 30 June
Frequency Annually from 2000
Disaggregation National, regional, TLA
Loacl body From 2010 crash data for Auckland are based on the new Auckland boundaries. The Auckland population is taken as the sum of the populations for Rodney, Northshore, Waitakere, Auckland, Manukau, Papakura and Franklin.
Timeliness Data for Jan-Dec year is available by the following June
Quality of the data
Rail
Nature of data Quantitative
Data source: Crashes Crash data: MoT / NZ Transport Agency
Data source: Population National Stats NZ Infoshare series DPE013AA
Definition: Crashes Incidents resulting in death or injury occurring on the rail corridor and involving a rail vehicle. Reported to NZ Transport Agency by rail operators.
Definition: Population Resident population at 30 June
Frequency Annually from 2000
Disaggregation National
Timeliness Data available within four months
Quality of the data
Maritime
Nature of data Quantitative
Data source: Crashes Crash data: Maritime NZ
Data source: Population National Stats NZ Infoshare series DPE007AA
Definition: Population Population: Resident population at 30 June
Frequency Annually from 1999
Disaggregation National
Timeliness
Quality of the data
Aviation
Nature of data Quantitative
Data source: Crashes Crash data: CAA
Data source: Population National Stats NZ Infoshare series DPE013AA
Definition: Population Population: Resident population at 30 June
Frequency Annually from 2000
Disaggregation National
Timeliness
Quality of the data