Road crash statistics are updated by Traffic Support Branch daily.  These are preliminary statistics.

Daily update of fatal crashes   PDF

Daily update of serious injury crashes   PDF

Daily update of casualties to midnight   PDF

 

Historical crash statistics

Fatal Crashes 2012

Fatal crashes 2011

Fatal crashes 2010

Fatal crashes 2009

 

	Fatalities	Fatal Crashes	Serious Injuries	Serious Injury Crashes
2012	94	85	787	673
2011	103	95	931	780
2010	118	105	1,050	886
2009	119	104	1,109	909
2008	99	87	1,218	996
2007	125	108	1,361	1,083
2006	117	104	1,357	1,091
2005	147	126	1,296	994
2004	139	128	1,330	1,070

 

Other sources

Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) also give a daily update of fatalities and serious injuries on South Australian roads as well as monthly road crash reports.

http://www.dpti.sa.gov.au/roadsafety/road_crash_facts/sa_crashes

Where do fatal crashes occur?

• In 2012  67% of all fatalities occurred on rural roads

Who is involved?

• In 2012 77% of the people that died in a crash were male  

What are the causes?

• In 2012  30% of drivers and passengers who died were not wearing a seatbelt
   
• In 2012  40% of fatal crashes involved alcohol and/or drugs as a factor
  
  
• In 2012  27% of fatal crashes involved speed or driving in a dangerous manner 

 

Data based on 2012 statistics.  Sourced from SAPOL crash data