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Ministry of Transport

Summary

Crash data are derived from Traffic Crash Reports completed by police officers who attend fatal and injury crashes. The detailed information about crash circumstances and causes is extracted from these reports by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency staff and stored in their Crash Analysis System (CAS). The New Zealand crash data presented in this annual publication is extracted from the information stored in CAS.

From 2017, information is presented within Tableau dashboards.

We shall continue to migrate many of its current product from Excel Spreadsheets to Tableau Dashboards, or other web-based presentations. These shall include more information on hospitalisations, breath and blood alcohol, road user behaviour, comparative international statistics which relate to road crashes, and regular detailed reporting on a range of crash statistics.

Find more information on terms and references used in related documents — Glossary and references.

Contact us for any feedback and further enquiries.

Email: MoTanalytics@transport.govt.nz

 

Annual crash statistics

Headline statistics for calendar years 1990-2021

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Copyright and disclaimer

All reasonable endeavours are made to ensure the accuracy of the information in these reports. However, the information is provided without warranties of any kind including accuracy, completeness, timeliness or fitness for any particular purpose.

The Ministry of Transport excludes liability for any loss, damage or expense, direct or indirect, and however caused, whether through negligence or otherwise, resulting from any person or organisation's use of, or reliance on, the information provided in this report.

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Copyright and disclaimer