Te Marutau — Ngā tatauranga ā-tau Safety — Annual statistics

Hospitalisations per 100,000 million km travelled declined modestly from from 2001 to 2011, and has remained fairly steady since then.

Like road fatal and injury crashes (see RD040), road fatal and injury crashes per 100,000 population rose between 2000 and 2007, before declining between 2007 and 2014.

Deaths fell from 179 for every million licence holders in 2001 to 77 in 2013, but have risen again since then. Similarly, injuries fell from 4,872 for every million licence holders in 2001 to 3,376 in 2014, but have risen again since then.

Each year, the 4 leading factors contributing to fatal crashes tend to be lost control, failed to keep left, alcohol or drugs, and too fast for conditions.

The 5 leading factors contributing to injury crashes tend to be lost control, inattention or attention diverted, failed to give way or stop, did not see other party, and too fast for conditions.

Reported serious non-fatal injuries in motor vehicle traffic crashes per 100,000 population have been rising since 2012.