Reported road casualties Scotland

Reported road accident and casualty statistics for 2010 have been published by Transport Scotland's Statistician. These statistics update provisional figures published in June, and present more detailed analysis, including estimates of drink driving accidents.

The main findings of the report show that there were:

• 208 deaths on Scotland's roads in 2010 - 4% fewer than in 2009, 36% fewer than 2000 and the lowest figure since records began.
• 13,334 reported casualties in total in 2010 - 11% fewer than in 2009 and a 35% reduction on 2000.
• 1,376 child casualties, 7% fewer than in 2009 and 54% fewer than 2000.
• 10,293 reported injury accidents in 2010 - 11% fewer than in 2009 and the lowest number since accident records began in 1966.
• Since 2000, reported injury road accidents have fallen by 32% whilst road traffic volume increased by 10%.

The figures related to drink-driving reveal:

• 920 casualties (7% of all reported casualties) were estimated to be due to drink-drive accidents in Scotland in 2009 (the latest year available), the same level as in GB as a whole.
• 30 fatalities (14% of all reported fatalities) were estimated to be due to drink-drive accidents in Scotland in 2009, similar to the GB as a whole.
• Casualties resulting from drink drive accidents fell by 17% since 1999.
• In 2010, 3.6% of drivers involved in injury accidents who were asked for a breath test registered a positive reading or refused to take the test.